The Sovereign Lord is my strength!
He makes me as surefooted as a deer,3:19 Or He gives me the speed of a deer.
able to tread upon the heights.

I was only a little angry with my people, but the nations inflicted harm on them far beyond my intentions.

Lord God my Father,
You are my strength, my guide. Guide my life and give me your motivation to serve this world for you. Take my past from me, deliver me to a shameless, fearless present where I completely rely on you. Soften the hearts of those around me so your peace may rest on them.

In Jesus name,
Amen

What sorrow awaits you who lie awake at night,
thinking up evil plans.
You rise at dawn and hurry to carry them out,
simply because you have the power to do so.

You will trample our sins under your feet
and throw them into the depths of the ocean!
20You will show us your faithfulness and unfailing love

Lord God my Father,
Remove the evil I carry, place me on your path and protect me from attack. Let me know right from wrong and punish me for my past sin. Destroy that sin and make me pure in your power.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord.

When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

Lord God my Father,
May I be obedient to your desire, may I follow you and avoid the self inflicted storms, May I obey you. Soften my heart so your delight is released in my efforts.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison
and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

“The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord,
“when I will send a famine on the land—
not a famine of bread or water
but of hearing the words of the Lord.

Lord God my Father,
Remove my foolish desire and let me live in your Truth. Allow me to share your way with this world and soften the hearts of the lost.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,
but tear your hearts instead.”
Return to the Lord your God,
for he is merciful and compassionate,

How you hate honest judges!
How you despise people who tell the truth!
11You trample the poor,
stealing their grain through taxes and unfair rent.

Lord God my Father,
Give me power over the nature I have developed and restore me to the nature you placed in me. Allow me to see the evil around me and protect me from it landing on me.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
so that we may offer you our praises.14:2 As in Greek and Syriac versions, which read may repay the fruit of our lips;

Let those who are wise understand these things.
Let those with discernment listen carefully.
The paths of the Lord are true and right,
and righteous people live by walking in them.
But in those paths sinners stumble and fall.

Lord God my Father,
Forgive my past, my arrogance where I thought I knew better than you. Release your power in me to shape me into your desired child. Protect me from confusion in this fallen world.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

I will show love
to those I called ‘Not loved.’2:23a Hebrew Lo-ruhamah; see 1:6.
And to those I called ‘Not my people,’2:23b Hebrew Lo-ammi; see 1:9.
I will say, ‘Now you are my people.’
And they will reply, ‘You are our God!’”

O foolish people! You refuse to understand,
so you will be destroyed.

Lord God m Father,
May I follow you and clear my heart of the idols that pull me away from you. You are beyond awesome and I am tired of being a fool. Fill me with your will and remove my past so I may walk with you complete in your presence.

I Jesus name I pray,
Amen

They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them.”

And from that day the name of the city will be ‘The Lord Is There.’

Lord God my Father,
May I honor you with my actions, remove my sinful way and make me ever present in your way.
In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

Because Egypt31:10 Hebrew you. became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds, 11I will hand it over to a mighty nation that will destroy it as its wickedness deserves.

As surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of wicked people. I only want them to turn from their wicked ways so they can live.

Lord God my Father,
Remove my pride, help me to see it. Protect me from arrogance, help me to see myself in the light of truth. May I only serve you and bring you honor.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen

“Because you said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it,’ 10I am now the enemy of both you and your river.

I will destroy the land of Egypt and everything in it
by the hands of foreigners.

Lord God my Father,
I am a selfish, self serving person of this world. Lord God, heal me from the sin I have grown comfortable with and deliver me to your way. Give me strength to destroy my lazy way and be obedient to you.

In Jesus name I pray,
Amen