When I make Egypt desolate and strip the land of everything in it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the Lord.’

then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head. 5Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.

“Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just. 18If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it. 19And if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live by doing so. 

Lord God my Father,

You are in control of all things. I pray to know you with such devotion that I may represent you well with grace in my heart. Protect my thoughts and keep me from judgment of others when I have so much to be judged for. Thank you for your grace and patience with me, deliver me from my way and make your path clear for me to see.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’ ”

by the hand of foreigners I will lay waste the land and everything in it.

So I will inflict punishment on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Lord God my Father,

You are creator and sustainer; you are life and peace. Bring me under your authority and cause me to represent you well. Bring a Peace to my thoughts so I may hear you. Restore this nation to it’s purpose and destroy our enemies.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, rejoicing with all the malice of your heart against the land of Israel, 7therefore I will stretch out my hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will wipe you out from among the nations and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

The merchants among the nations scoff at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’ ”

Lord God my Father,

Soften my desires and expose my hardness against you. Bring me close, protect and guide me and use me to bring hope to my family and those I meet today.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

You sat on an elegant couch, with a table spread before it on which you had placed the incense and olive oil that belonged to me.

“So I will put an end to lewdness in the land, that all women may take warning and not imitate you. 49You will suffer the penalty for your lewdness and bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.”

“ ‘Now your impurity is lewdness. Because I tried to cleanse you but you would not be cleansed from your impurity, you will not be clean again until my wrath against you has subsided.

Lord God my Father,

Protect me from the deceit from evil and give me your Peace. Make me aware of the plotting of darkness so I may turn from it. Open my heart so it may be cleansed and made rite with you so I may live with you well.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Despite false visions concerning you and lying divinations about you, it will be laid on the necks of the wicked who are to be slain, whose day has come, whose time of punishment has reached its climax.

Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.

Lord God my Father,

Allow your Truth and Peace to rest on my and restore me to your design. Remove my sinful ways so you can be seen through me. Give me courage and strength to fight for you, your way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. 

‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north will be scorched by it. 48Everyone will see that I the Lord have kindled it; it will not be quenched.’ ”

Lord God my Father,

Clean me and make me into your desire. Burn the sin nature in me and destroy the evil desires within. Make me new!

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“ ‘I am filled with fury against you, declares the Sovereign Lord, when you do all these things, acting like a brazen prostitute! 31When you built your mounds at every street corner and made your lofty shrines in every public square, you were unlike a prostitute, because you scorned payment.

Then, when I make atonement for you for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your humiliation, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”

 As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant. 20I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare.

All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. “ ‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”

Lord God my Father,

Bring me to your peaceful place and cause me to stop rebelling against you. I wish to worship only you and honor you with all I do. Give me direction and strength to follow your desire above mine and give me confidence in the ability you give me. Cause me to flourish under your desire.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

 I will save my people from your hands. And then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”

I will make the land desolate because they have been unfaithful, declares the Sovereign Lord.”

Lord God my Father,

You are creator, sustainer, all mighty, all knowing. Help me to know you as you are and not try to understand you, I just want to know you. Deliver me into a delightful state so I may reflect your light, and flavor life with you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Yet in her wickedness she has rebelled against my laws and decrees more than the nations and countries around her. She has rejected my laws and has not followed my decrees.

“Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the people of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually arouse my anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose! 18Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to them.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me far from my wicked nature, place a peace on me that becomes my guide. Help me to keep thoughts that please you at the front of my mind and place barriers to keep detestable desires at bay. Help me to live in your Peace and Love that is greater than all other things.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.

But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.”

The people will eat rationed food in anxiety and drink rationed water in despair, 17for food and water will be scarce. They will be appalled at the sight of each other and will waste away because of their sin.

Lord God my Father,

Give me a heart that knows you and your way so I may represent you and warn those who are lost. Keep fear at bay as I speak your Truth and soften the hearts of those who don’t know you. Keep me confident and calm in the difficult times before me and cause me to worship you in all situations.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen