7.2.2025 Prayer Room

DEUTERONOMY 6:4-15 Moses is giving warning to the Israelites as they prepare to enter into the Promised Land to remember and remain faithful to the Lord. 

4 “Listen, Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength. 6 These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. 7 Repeat them to your children. Talk about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them be a symbol on your forehead. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates.

10 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that he would give you—a land with large and beautiful cities that you did not build, 11 houses full of every good thing that you did not fill them with, cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied, 12 be careful not to forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. 13 Fear the Lord your God, worship him, and take your oaths in his name. 14 Do not follow other gods, the gods of the peoples around you, 15 for the Lord your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. Otherwise, the Lord your God will become angry with you and obliterate you from the face of the earth. 

HEAR:

Listen to the Holy Spirit. You may specifically think about:

• What does loving God with all your “heart, soul, and strength” look like in your daily rhythms? What does it look like amidst challenging situations and relationships? (v.5)

• Are you working against spiritual complacency when things are going well in your life? Ask God to renew your desire for Him (v.12).

• Invite the Spirit to search your heart for areas where you are giving your attention and devotion to something or someone else besides God (v.14-15).

RESPOND:

Respond to God in prayer:

• Ask God to make His Word living and active in you – written on your heart, not just your mind. Pray for boldness to disciple others with both truth and tenderness (vv.6-7).

• Invite the Holy Spirit into your daily life – that you would be sensitive to His presence, not missing Him even in the mundane (vv. 8-9).

• Intercede on behalf of our city – that amongst all the success, money, and accolades – Boston would become a city that is captivated by God’s goodness and holiness. That we would not forget the Lord, but remember Him with humility and hunger for His presence.