Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and lentil stew. Esau ate the meal, then got up and left. He showed contempt for his rights as the firstborn.

“How could you do this to us?” Abimelech exclaimed. “One of my people might easily have taken your wife and slept with her, and you would have made us guilty of great sin.”

They replied, “We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you.

 I have already eaten it, and I blessed him just before you came. And yes, that blessing must stand!”

Lord God my Father,

Your plan is beyond my understanding, you use what I see as wrong for your good. Help me to follow your plan weather I understand it or not. Help me to honor you without the need to understand your plan. Release your blessing on my efforts.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Don’t lay a hand on the boy!” the angel said. “Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son.”13Then Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught by its horns in a thicket.

“O Lord, God of my master, Abraham,” he prayed. “Please give me success today, and show unfailing love to my master, Abraham.

 So Rebekah covered her face with her veil. 66Then the servant told Isaac everything he had done.

Lord God my Father,

Give me a heart that only thinks of your will, prevent me from wandering from your plan and give me success in my day. It is all for your glory.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

The outcry against this place is so great it has reached the Lord, and he has sent us to destroy it.”

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there he worshiped the Lord, the Eternal God.

Lord God my Father,

Clean my heart of worldly things and allow your spirit of truth to rest well with me and guide me forward.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

 And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

There he built another altar and dedicated it to the Lord, 

Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return about this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Sarah was afraid, so she denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh.”But the Lord said, “No, you did laugh.”

 “I have heard a great outcry from Sodom and Gomorrah, because their sin is so flagrant. 21I am going down to see if their actions are as wicked as I have heard. If not, I want to know.”

Lord God my Father,

Direct me on how to build an altar to you in my heart and land. Keep my focus in that direction. Help me to believe in your power over my weakness and give me strength to overcome and do your will above mine. I trust in your power and truth; may it guide me towards your desire.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!

There he built another altar to the Lord.

“Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

And Abram believed the Lord, and the Lord counted him as righteous because of his faith.

Lord God my Father,

Keep my heart focused on your plan even when I don’t understand it. May I build an alter in my heart and keep it in my sight to remind me of you always and believe completely in your path for me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Who gives intuition to the heart and instinct to the mind?

I had only heard about you before,but now I have seen you with my own eyes.6I take back everything I said,and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”

After the Lord had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I am angry with you and your two friends, for you have not spoken accurately about me, as my servant Job has. 

Lord God my Father,

Help me to take my place under your authority, open my heart to know you so I may speak accurately about you and carry you properly in my heart.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

God’s friendship was felt in my home.

“I thought, ‘Surely I will die surrounded by my family after a long, good life.

“I made a covenant with my eyesnot to look with lust at a young woman.2For what has God above chosen for us?What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high?

For lust is a shameful sin,a crime that should be punished.12It is a fire that burns all the way to hell.31:12 Hebrew to Abaddon.It would wipe out everything I own.

“For God watches how people live;he sees everything they do.22No darkness is thick enoughto hide the wicked from his eyes.

Lord God my Father,

You are perfect and I struggle to follow your plan without distraction. Keep me close and protect me from wandering from you. Protect my thoughts and actions so I may please you and represent you well.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

As long as I live,

while I have breath from God,4my lips will speak no evil,

and my tongue will speak no lies.5I will never concede that you are right; I will defend my integrity until I die.6I will maintain my innocence without wavering.0My conscience is clear for as long as I live.

The fear of the Lord is true wisdom; to forsake evil is real understanding.’”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me close and protect my heart from evil, you are the Truth, may I follow you in all things.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“The righteous will be happy to see the wicked destroyed,and the innocent will laugh in contempt.20They will say, ‘See how our enemies have been destroyed.The last of them have been consumed in the fire.’

“Submit to God, and you will have peace;then things will go well for you.22Listen to his instructions,and store them in your heart.23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored—so clean up your life.

And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.11For I have stayed on God’s paths;I have followed his ways and not turned aside.12I have not departed from his commands,but have treasured his words more than daily food.

Lord God my Father,

Cleanse my heart and make me righteous, protect me from evil temptation. Give me courage in your Truth and cause me to turn towards you in all things.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Submit to God, and you will have peace;then things will go well for you.22Listen to his instructions,and store them in your heart.23If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored—so clean up your life.

“But he knows where I am going.And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.11For I have stayed on God’s paths;I have followed his ways and not turned aside.12I have not departed from his commands,

Lord God my Father,

Work on my heart so it is clean, repair my thoughts so they are pure. Give me confidence in how I live to honor you and remove my sinful nature.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen