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

This is what the Lord says: I anoint you to be the king over Israel.’ Then open the door and run for your life!”
4So the young prophet did as he was told

Nonetheless the Lord said to Jehu, “You have done well

Lord God my Father,
May I listen to you, may I stop hearing from my perspective and truly Hear you. May I do your will in spite of the fear this world may put in me, may I be courageous in your power. Lord God help me to be ruthless in my faith and see this world thru your power and grace. Help me to do well in your eyes.

In Jesus name,
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!

As soon as they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “O Lord, now open their eyes and let them see.” So the Lord opened their eyes, and they discovered that they were in the middle of Samaria.
21When the king of Israel saw them, he shouted to Elisha, “My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?”
22“Of course not!” Elisha replied. “Do we kill prisoners of war? Give them food and drink and send them home again to their master.”
23So the king made a great feast for them and then sent them home to their master. After that, the Aramean raiders stayed away from the land of Israel.

Lord God,
Again I ask you to help me accept your desire over my own. Help me to understand, I don’t have to understand. Let me do your will without question. Open my eyes to “see” your army. Help me to surrender to this life and live it your way with a heart of Joy and Peace. Living to delight you in all my ways.

In Jesus name,
Amen