Watchmen

² The nations will see your righteousness,
and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name
that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

³ You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD's hand,
a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

⁴ No longer will they call you Deserted,
or name your land Desolate.
But you will be called Hephzibah,
and your land Beulah;
for the LORD will take delight in you,
and your land will be married.

(isaiah 62:2-4)

Lord, we pray to You as Your beloved. As the ones whom You delight in. Who are we to be a crown of splendor in Your hand? That You have a new name for us?

You are so faithful. You redeem us because You delight in us because You created us. Like a bride prepares herself for her wedding day, where she enters into partnership with her bridegroom, You prepare us to receive You in full, with Your countenance that shines more brightly than the sun at its fullest strength (Rev 1:16). In order to receive You, we must trust You, Lord. So You tell us, "Behold, I am doing a new thing! Can you not perceive it? I am creating paths in the wilderness and streams in the desert!" (Isaiah 43:19) Lord, make us attentive to Your voice. Give us eyes for only You. We want to trust You with our physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional lives in every circumstance and situation. Oh Lord, we love You because You love us so much.

And because You pour out Your spirit upon us, we will turn to You and ask for MORE. Lord, DOWNPOUR. We want to see lives changed. We want to see people HEALED physically, spiritually...completely. Like the bleeding woman. We don't want to walk in ankle-deep water when we know that there is water so deep we must swim in it, surrounded by trees with fruit that is always fruitful in every season (ezekiel 47).

We desire to see Your kingdom come, Lord. So we will pray for Your heart. We will pray for Your will to be done. For UCSD to be Your dwelling place.

I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;

they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the LORD,
give yourselves no rest,

and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.

(isaiah 62:6-7).

We accept Your call to be Your watchmen. We are Your chosen, Your elect, whom You hear as we cry out day and night (Luke 18:7). Lord, You tell us to give You no rest until You establish the new Jerusalem that You promise Your faithful ones in Revelation 21. We will never be silent day or night until You come in full. We will pray, fast, live and love boldly. We will seek Your face and dwell in Your house and never take our gaze from Your beauty (ps 27:4). Because we desire You more than anything else. Keep us faithful, Lord.

I want to live before Your eyes.

I want to stay before Your gaze.

Just keep me steady here.

Because we desire only You, only Your kingdom, only the plans You have to heal and restore what has been broken and perverted. And we will come out of a place of deep love, passion, and intimacy with You, Abba. We will know Your heart and hear Your voice and follow Your commands with simple obedience and will rely on You with childlike faith. Strengthen our wills and our spirits, Lord.

We love You, Lord. We want to love You more.

-Natalie