Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.”

Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm.”

Lord God my Father,

Open my ears so I may hear you and grow my faith to where it has no doubt. Allow me to see your desire and follow it.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

And the Lord replied, “I will test my people with this plumb line. I will no longer ignore all their sins. 

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

Lord God my Father,

Test me and show me where I am not honest, honest with you and with myself. Help me to be restored to your design and in your blessing.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Hate evil and love what is good; turn your courts into true halls of justice .Perhaps even yet the Lord God of Heaven’s Armies will have mercy on the remnant of his people.

Lord God my Father,

Protect my heart from deceit, help me to keep you on my heart as you desire. Have mercy on my past and protect my future. Help me to stay with you in each moment.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them! 15This made the Lord very angry, and he sent a prophet to ask, “Why do you turn to gods who could not even save their own people from you?”

But Amaziah refused to listen, for God was determined to destroy him for turning to the gods of Edom. 

 O Lord, you have sent this storm upon him for your own good reasons.”

“No one, not even the animals from your herds and flocks, may eat or drink anything at all. 8People and animals alike must wear garments of mourning, and everyone must pray earnestly to God. They must turn from their evil ways and stop all their violence. 9Who can tell? Perhaps even yet God will change his mind and hold back his fierce anger from destroying us.”10When 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.

The Lord replied, “Is it right for you to be angry about this?”

Then the Lord said, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly. 11But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness,4:11 Hebrew people who don’t know their right hand from their left. not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from compromise, give me a heart that longs to listen to you. Discipline me as you must to keep me under your authority and my heart humble. Keep my focus on your plan alone.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Jehoiada the priest decided to act. He summoned his courage and made a pact with five army commanders: 

Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people that they would be the Lord’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people. 18And all the people of the land went over to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They demolished the altars and smashed the idols to pieces,

So the priests agreed not to accept any more money from the people, and they also agreed to let others take responsibility for repairing the Temple.

“Go to all the towns of Judah and collect the required annual offerings, so that we can repair the Temple of your God. Do not delay!” But the Levites did not act immediately.

But after Jehoiada’s death, the leaders of Judah came and bowed before King Joash and persuaded him to listen to their advice. 18They decided to abandon the Temple of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and they worshiped Asherah poles and idols instead! Because of this sin, divine anger fell on Judah and Jerusalem. 19Yet the Lord sent prophets to bring them back to him. The prophets warned them, but still the people would not listen.

Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, “This is what God says: Why do you disobey the Lord’s commands and keep yourselves from prospering? You have abandoned the Lord, and now he has abandoned you!”

Lord God my Father,

Give me the courage to do your will and protection from distractions. I wish to only honor you in my actions. Give me your wisdom to follow your desire your way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Jehu replied, “How can there be peace as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother, Jezebel, are all around us?”

Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s relatives living in Jezreel and all his important officials, his personal friends, and his priests. So Ahab was left without a single survivor.

In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel. 29He did not, however, destroy the gold calves at Bethel and Dan, with which Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin.

Lord God my Father,

Cleanse me heart so it only listens to you, remove my sin nature and show me where there are strongholds. May I serve you unconditionally.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me! 

 if the prophet had told you to do something very difficult, wouldn’t you have done it? So you should certainly obey him when he says simply, ‘Go and wash and be cured!’” 

“Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” 17Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from expecting and keep me in obedience. I want to do your will your way not mine. Your plan is best and your forces are stronger than I can imagine. Help me to submit to your plan today.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.

“No,” Elisha said, “don’t send them.” 17But they kept urging him until they shamed him into agreeing, and he finally said, “All right, send them.” So fifty men searched for three days but did not find Elijah. 18Elisha was still at Jericho when they returned. “Didn’t I tell you not to go?” he asked.

Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. “Go away, baldy!” they chanted. “Go away, baldy!” 24Elisha turned around and looked at them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of them. 

“What can I do to help you?” Elisha asked. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?”“Nothing at all, except a flask of olive oil,” she replied.3And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbors.

“Why go today?” he asked. “It is neither a new moon festival nor a Sabbath.”But she said, “It will be all right.”

Lord God my Father,

Open my eyes to see your strength, give me faith to remove doubt, allow your will to be my will and my work to be your work. Help me to look past the limits I carry.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

And then seat two scoundrels across from him who will accuse him of cursing God and the king. Then take him out and stone him to death.”

But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”

 Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. 

Lord God my Father,

Protect me from the scoundrels of this world, allow me to only carry your truth in my heart and do your plan and allow you to fight my battles.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.”

“I have made no trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “You and your family are the troublemakers, for you have refused to obey the commands of the Lord and have worshiped the images of Baal instead. 

Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.

“This is what the Lord says: Do you see all these enemy forces? Today I will hand them all over to you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

Lord God my Father,

Make my faith bold so you may be seen thru me. Give me your strength and a determination to do this day your way. Guide me and tell me how to engage in the day.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen