I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices.I want you to know me

So now, come back to your God.Act with love and justice,and always depend on him.

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,

Keep me in your Love, I depend on you. Allow your peace and truth to flow thru me and protect me from stumbling off your path.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

But the king of Assyria will not understand that he is my tool;his mind does not work that way.His plan is simply to destroy,to cut down nation after nation.

Lord God my Father,

Help me to understand only your way and not struggle to understand the way of the world so I can fix it. Keep me from wanting to do your job.

In Jesus name,

Amen

King Jotham became powerful because he was careful to live in obedience to the Lord his God.

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

Lord God my Father,

Keep me in your desire, make me aware of areas I wonder, Protect me with a faith that keeps me in your will.
In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

 “O Sovereign Lord, please forgive us or we will not survive, for Israel7:2 Hebrew Jacob; also in 7:5. See note on 3:13. is so small.”3So the Lord relented from this plan. “I will not do it,” he said.

Lord God my Father,

I have been a bonehead, Restore me to your design, to be a student under your authority, learning from you and not from this world.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

But still you would not return to me,”says the Lord.

6Come back to the Lord and live!Otherwise, he will roar through Israel5:6 Hebrew the house of Joseph. like a fire,devouring you completely.Your gods in Bethelwon’t be able to quench the flames.7You twist justice, making it a bitter pill for the oppressed.You treat the righteous like dirt.

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,

Remove my rebellion, keep my close to your desire. Help me to live in your truth and express your message to the lost but keep me humble and honest.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up.”

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.

His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.

But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall.

As my life was slipping away,I remembered the Lord.And my earnest prayer went out to youin your holy Temple.8Those who worship false godsturn their backs on all God’s mercies.9But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise,and I will fulfill all my vows.For my salvation comes from the Lord alone.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me focused on you alone, protect me from distraction from this world. Make me into your witness and use me to do your will.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Then he said, “Now pick up the other arrows and strike them against the ground.” So the king picked them up and struck the ground three times. 19But the man of God was angry with him. “You should have struck the ground five or six times!” 

Lord God my Father,

Help me to hear you from your perspective, make me obedient to your desire and do your will this day.

In Jesus name,

Amen

They 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.

Lord God my Father,

Keep me close and in your truth. Protect me from distraction and in your desire.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

So throw him out on Naboth’s property, just as the Lord said.”

“Now come with me, and see how devoted I am to the Lord.”

In this way, Jehu destroyed every trace of Baal worship from Israel. 

But Jehu did not obey the Law of the Lord, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam had led Israel to commit.

Lord God my Father,

Help me to carry out your desire for me and keep me from distraction. Bring out of me all my past dysfunction and take it from me so I may be pure in my desire, the desire you shaped for me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

But Naaman became angry and stalked away. “I thought he would certainly come out to meet me!” he said. “I expected him to wave his hand over the leprosy and call on the name of the Lord his God and heal me! 12Aren’t the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than any of the rivers of Israel? Why shouldn’t I wash in them and be healed?” So Naaman turned and went away in a rage.

“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,

Help me to trust your control over everything in my life. Bring me your wisdom and confidence in your plan this day.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen