“We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the Lord’s fierce anger is already turned against Israel.”

Yes, they worshiped idols,#17:12 The Hebrew term (literally round things) probably alludes to dung. despite the Lord’s specific and repeated warnings.

Lord God,
Clean me from my past and deliver me to today pure and fresh so I may avoid disaster I am driving to. Set my path on your desire and deliver me from my sinful way. Expose my sin and give me courage to see and offer it to you so your grace can find the deepest areas I hold onto. May I please you from the deepest parts of my being.

In Jesus name,
Amen

when I, the Lord, did everything I could
to teach you about my faithfulness.”

No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.

Lord God, my Father,
I plea with you to open my heart to your truth and protect me from the lies of this world. May I be faithful only to you and deny my sinful desires. You have been guiding me since my birth and I have struggled with you, filled with my will. Bring a peace to my spirit that will only hear your voice, use me to release your delightful Joy within and outward to those around me.

In Jesus name,
Amen

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

“Thank the Lord! Praise his name!
Tell the nations what he has done.
Let them know how mighty he is!
5Sing to the Lord, for he has done wonderful things.
Make known his praise around the world.

Lord God,
Be with me and guard my heart. Give me power over my sin so I may be obedient to you. May I delight in you in all things. May this day’s struggles reveal your wonder. Allow me to be your light to the world and praise you at all times. Deliver me from my sinful outlook and fill me with amazing Joy.

People will stagger from sea to sea
and wander from border to border#8:12 Hebrew from north to east.
searching for the word of the Lord,
but they will not find it.

From the ruins I will rebuild it
and restore its former glory.

Lord God,
Present yourself to me in all your glory, restore your relationship with me so I may live in your inspiration. Lord God, I am a sinner who can do nothing without our power driving me, I am weak on my won, weak and lazy. I need your power to bring wisdom and action to my hands.

In Jesus name,
Amen

Away with your noisy hymns of praise!
I will not listen to the music of your harps.
24Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice,
an endless river of righteous living.

Lord God,
I pray that my praise and worship will be acceptable to you. I pray for you to remove my hypocrisy and restore my soul to how you created it. Remove my lifetime of “filtering” your desire and allow me to See you desire thru me and be obedient to you.

In Jesus name,
Amen

lyre and harp, tambourine and flute—
but they never think about the Lord
or notice what he is doing.

“My care for the people of Judah is like the gently flowing waters of Shiloah, but they have rejected it.

Lord God, my Father,
I pray that you may keep my eyes open to See you at all times, Lord remove my desire so I may see your awesome, perfect vision for this broken old sinner. Use me to release your glory to this place. I am nothing and stupid on my own, I strain to understand what is not important and am so impressed with my self. Lord God, I surrender to your will and desire. May I serve and delight in you.

In Jesus name,
Amen

“Though your sins are like scarlet,
I will make them as white as snow.
Though they are red like crimson,
I will make them as white as wool.

Lord God,
Help me to remember your heart for me at all times. Lord God I need to live in the understanding that you are with me always and you wish me to be living in your blessing. May I focus only on you this day.

In Jesus name,
Amen

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. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.

Lord God,
May you make me famous in your eyes, keep me from getting arrogant in my ways but keep me humble so I may only shine your light to this world. Keep me bold in my pursuit of your way for me.
In Jesus name,
Amen

“But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?”
The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this!”

Lord God,
Help me to let go of the treasures I think I have so I may be available to accept what you wish me to have. Make my heart pure, desiring only you and your way.

In Jesus name,
Amen

Yet even so, he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.

This pleased all the leaders and the people, and they gladly brought their money and filled the chest with it.

Lord God,
Help me to find and destroy all the pagan shrines in myself, give me power over them and ruthlessly destroy them, the shrine of lust, laziness, resentment and rebellion. Purify me so I may serve you wholeheartedly and release your power in my actions and may it all be for your glory.

In Jesus name,
Amen