I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem, who will never hold their peace day or night; you who [are His servants and by your prayers] put the Lord in remembrance [of His promises], keep not silence.

Isaiah 62:6 (AMPC)

Today’s verse instructs us to remind God of the promises He has made to us, and one of the best ways to do that is to pray His Word back to Him.

God’s Word is extremely valuable to Him and should be to us as well. After all, He speaks to us clearly through His Word, and it is a trustworthy way to hear His voice. In fact, the Amplified Bible renders Psalm 138:2 as I will worship toward Your holy temple and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and for Your truth and faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name! This verse indicates that God magnifies His Word even above His name. If He honors it to that extent, we need to make a priority out of knowing the Word, studying the Word, loving the Word, getting the Word deeply rooted in our hearts, esteeming the Word more highly than anything else, and incorporating the Word in our prayers.

When we honor the Word and commit ourselves to it as I have just described, we are “abiding” in it (John 15:7). Abiding in the Word and allowing the Word to abide in us are directly related to confidence in prayer and to having our prayers answered. When we pray the Word of God, we are less likely to pray for things that are not God’s will for us. Jesus Christ is the living Word (John 1:1–4), and as we abide in the Word, we abide in Him—and that brings unspeakable power to our prayers.

Prayer of the Day: Lord, help me to be fully confident when I pray. I’ll need Your help as I learn to pray Your Word back to You, reminding You of Your promises. I want to walk in wisdom and obedience in everything I do, amen.

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