“‘When people fall down, don’t they get up again?When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back? Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path?

“My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot out lies.They refuse to stand up for the truth.They only go from bad to worse.They do not know me,”says the Lord.

But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone:that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,and that I delight in these things.I, the Lord, have spoken!

I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own.We are not able to plan our own course. So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle.Do not correct me in anger, for I would die. Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—on the peoples that do not call upon your name.For they have devoured your people Israel, they have devoured and consumed them,making the land a desolate wilderness.

Lord God my Father,

You have shown us our past is with us again, Help us to come under your authority again and live in your blessing.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen