Prayer Retreat

Prayer Retreat
Today I am going to spend the day in prayer. This passage will be my focus:
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Isaiah 62:6-7 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
6 Jerusalem,
I have appointed watchmen on your walls;(A)
they will never be silent, day or night.
There is no rest for you,
who remind the Lord.
7 Do not give Him rest
until He establishes and makes Jerusalem
the praise of the earth.(B)
Cross references:
A 62:6 : Is 52:8; Jr 6:17; Ezk 3:17; 33:7
B 62:7 : Is 60:18; Jr 33:9; Zph 3:19-20
-- Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB). Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
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Isaiah 62:6-7 Expanded Bible (EXB)
6 Jerusalem, I ·have put guards [post watchmen] on your walls.
    They ·must not [or will never] be silent day or night.
You people who ·remind the Lord of your needs in prayer [or call on the Lord]
    should ·never be quiet [take no rest].
7 You should ·not stop praying to him [L give him no rest] until he builds up Jerusalem
    and makes it a city ·all people will praise [of praise/pride in the earth].
-- Expanded Bible (EXB). The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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Here are some commentaries explaining Isaiah 62:6:
Link: http://biblehub.com/commentaries/isaiah/62-6.htm
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Is God calling us to act as watchmen today? Is He wanting us to watch and pray about terrorism around the world and enter the war on terror through and with prayer?
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(837 a.m.) It's snowing! When did that start? I just looked out the window. Thank God for the moisture and the beauty of a layer of snow-cake frosting on the land.
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So what is a watchman in prayer and intercession?
See this blog post:
Title: "THE TASK OF THE WATCHMAN" By Dave Butts
Link: http://www.harvestprayer.com/resources/articles/intercession/task-of-watchman
Please read that article. It's a fantastic explanation.
In the biblical times, a watchman was someone that stood, alert, guarding, watching for the enemy or any signs of the enemy. Then, if they spotted the enemy, they sounded the alarm. They stood on watch.
Our military still uses the watchman today. They are referred to as a sentry, security force, and defense force.
We are all called to pray and to pray always (see verses in previous blog post of: 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 and Philippians 4:6-8).
Here is another article and blog post about the watchman:
Title: "God's Watchmen"
Link: http://www.crosswalk.com/faith/prayer/god-s-watchmen.html
Please read the article.
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(1019 a.m.) Update:
Article title: "Dozens feared dead as hostage situation in Mali hotel apparently ends"
Link: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/11/20/mali-hotel-attack/
The prayer retreat continues.
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Hebrews 6:19 Expanded Bible (EXB)
19 We have this hope as an anchor for ·the soul [our lives], ·sure [stable; secure] and ·strong [reliable; unshifting]. It enters behind the curtain in the ·Most Holy Place in heaven [L inner place/sanctuary],
-- Expanded Bible (EXB). The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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