“What sorrow awaits those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, ‘Stop, you’re doing it wrong! ’Does the pot exclaim, ‘How clumsy can you be?’

“You felt secure in your wickedness. ‘No one sees me,’ you said. But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray, and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’11So disaster will overtake you, and you won’t be able to charm it away.

Lord God my Father,

Give me peace where others wish to argue, quiet my spirit to the point of protection and surrender to your desire. May I be bold in my love for others and represent you well. Give me discernment of your will over my own so I can follow you completely.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last. I alone am he.”

All your idols are as empty as the wind.

“Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.2When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

Lord God my Fater,

You are literally everything, you created everything that is and you know me. How amazing it is that in all your greatness, you take time to delight in me and allow me to delight in you. Keep my heart close so I don’t look away. Your plan is perfect, even when I don’t understand it.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” 

 ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will add fifteen years to your life, 6and I will rescue you and this city from the king of Assyria. Yes, I will defend this city.

Yes, this anguish was good for me, for you have rescued me from death and forgiven all my sins.

Lord God my Father,

Help me to only desire what pleases you and release your design in my life so I may do your will. Give me health and determination to complete your task today and shape as you will.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Look, a righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him.2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.

Justice will rule in the wilderness and righteousness in the fertile field.17And this righteousness will bring peace. Yes, it will bring quietness and confidence forever.

But Lord, be merciful to us, for we have waited for you. Be our strong arm each day and our salvation in times of trouble.

Lord God my Father,

Give me patience for your plan to play out in my life without my desire getting in the way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Who does the Lord think we are?” they ask.“Why does he speak to us like this?Are we little children,just recently weaned?10He tells us everything over and over—one line at a time,one line at a time,

So now God will have to speak to his peoplethrough foreign oppressors who speak a strange language!12God has told his people,“Here is a place of rest;let the weary rest here.This is a place of quiet rest.”But they would not listen.13So the Lord will spell out his message for them again,one line at a time,one line at a time,

The coming destruction can never touch us,for we have built a strong refuge made of lies and deception.”

And so the Lord says,“These people say they are mine.They honor me with their lips,but their hearts are far from me.And their worship of meis nothing but man-made rules learned by rote.29:13 Greek version reads Their worship is a farce, / for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God. Compare Mark 7:7.14Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocriteswith amazing wonders.The wisdom of the wise will pass away,and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from my arrogant way and live under your authority. Keep my thoughts and actions focused on you and protect me from my desire to control and allow you to have your way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

 the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.

Since you have forgotten the laws of your God,I will forget to bless your children.

But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust.

I wanted to redeem them, but they have told lies about me.14They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. Instead, they sit on their couches and wail.

Lord God my Father,

Straighten my heart and restore it to worship only you. Draw me close and bless my actions and cause me to desire pleasing you only. Protect me from deceit.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Hezekiah trusted in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before or after his time. 6He remained faithful to the Lord in everything,

At the same time, God’s hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them all one heart to obey the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the Lord.

And the Lord listened to Hezekiah’s prayer and healed the people.

Hezekiah sought his God wholeheartedly. As a result, he was very successful.

Lord God my Father,

I do trust you, protect my trust from any doubt and allow your truth and peace to rest on me as you desire. Hear my prayer and bring honor to yourself thru our relationship. May all things I do bring delight to you and me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Who has brought this disaster on Tyre, that great creator of kingdoms? Her traders were all princes, her merchants were nobles.9The Lord of Heaven’s Armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth’s nobility.

In the night I search for you; in the morning26:9 Hebrew within me. I earnestly seek you. For only when you come to judge the earth will people learn what is right.10Your kindness to the wicked does not make them do good. Although others do right, the wicked keep doing wrong and take no notice of the Lord’s majesty.

Lord God my Father,

Judge me and convict my heart. Make me aware of the compromise I allow in your plan. I search for you but have to sift thru the deceit around me. Thank you for your peace that guides me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

When the people cry to the Lord for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them.

But you never ask for help from the One who did all this. You never considered the One who planned this long ago.

Lord God my Father,

I lift my voice and cry out to you to heal this nation. Soften the hearts of your people and bring us back under your authority. We need you and worship you. Your plan is perfect, and our trust is in you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

For the Lord has crushed your wicked power and broken your evil rule.6You struck the people with endless blows of rage and held the nations in your angry grip with unrelenting tyranny.7But finally the earth is at rest and quiet. Now it can sing again!

In the evening Israel waits in terror, but by dawn its enemies are dead. This is the just reward of those who plunder us, a fitting end for those who destroy us.

Lord God my Father,

Purify your people, open our eyes to see the deceit around us and turn towards your Truth and Peace. Soften the hearts of your people to desire your peace over the fear being poured out around us.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen