Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work. 5They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans.

“Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.

Lord God,
Protect me from the distractions and attacks of this world, place a path before me to lead me to your purpose. Protect me from compromise I desire so I may reveal your truth to my desires. May I rebuild my life to become the temple you designed.

In Jesus name,
Amen

And the man said to me, “Daniel, you are very precious to God, so listen carefully to what I have to say to you. Stand up, for I have been sent to you.”

And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way, they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end,

Lord God,
I know I am precious to you, why do I doubt your desire and pursue my own. Lord God, soften my heart so I may do your will and not justify the compromise in my walk. Help me to see your victory over this world and not fall victim to my weakness.

In Jesus name,
Amen

Ezekiel, A lot of temple dimensions

Lord God,
May I listen and hear your specific details you have laid out for me. Give me discernment and focus to follow your path for me and not my compromised desires.

In Jesus name,
Amen

I am doing it to protect my holy name,

And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.

Lord God,
Use me to protect your name among your people. Make me stubborn in your ways. Give me a new heart, a heart that is sensitive to you only. Rebuild me in your image as I release my control to you.

I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths. 9But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself.

You are my flock, the sheep of my pasture. You are my people, and I am your God. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!”

Lord God, my Father,
You created me and gave me freedom to follow any path I may choose and in my youthful way I chose to ignore the path you created me for. Lord God, forgive me of my sinful way and deliver me from my past so I may live with you in the present. Hive me the desire to care for all you have blessed me with, to protect your glory from neglect on my part. I surrender my will, replace it with yours so I may care for the family and land you blessed me with. May I be the husband, father and caregiver that sines your will. May I take comfort in the fact that you are my shepherd, my protector.

In Jesus name,
Amen

Your wisdom was corrupted
by your love of splendor.

Lord God,
Protect me from the temptations of this world so nothing can separate me from you glory and your plan for me.

In Jesus name,
Amen

your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Lord God,
May my eyes be open to your truth again this day, protect me from the temptations in my path. Allow me to be a symbol to the world of your power and truth in charge of my life this day.

In Jesus name,
Amen

I, the Lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said.

“I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one.

Lord God,
Why do I not believe you will punish me for my sin. I allow my thoughts and actions to insult you and my self. Lord God, I need you to be the fire that purifies me. Burn away my sinful nature and leave only a desire to bring you glory in all things.

In Jesus name,
Amen

They wouldn’t obey my regulations even though obedience would have given them life. They also violated my Sabbath days.

You say, ‘We want to be like the nations all around us, who serve idols of wood and stone.

Lord God,
Place in my heart and obsession to only follow you. Place in me a strength to ignore my way that separates me from you. Protect me from the ways of this world.
In In Jesus name,
Amen

Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit.

Lord God,
I surrender, I surrender from my past and seek to replace my heart with yours. I seek to comply with your plan and not run from it.

In Jesus name,
Amen