I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. 14I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty,” declares the Lord.

“Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,”

Is not Ephraim my dear son, the child in whom I delight? Though I often speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore my heart yearns for him; I have great compassion for him,” declares the Lord.

No longer will they teach their neighbor, or say to one another, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,” declares the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”

Lord God my Father,

I delight in your way, you are the Peace I long for. Keep me close and expose my sin nature so I may release it you your destruction. Even as I am a sinner you delight in me, restore me to your desire, release your healing to restore your people and give us passion in your way.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Then Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people: “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the things you have heard. 13Now reform your ways and your actions and obey the Lord your God. Then the Lord will relent and not bring the disaster he has pronounced against you.

He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the Lord, because he has preached rebellion against me.’ ”

Lord God my Father,

Help me to be used to spread your Truth to the world and bring the lost closer to you. Protect me from arrogance and conceit and under your authority. Keep me in line with your desires.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Therefore, I will surely forget you and cast you out of my presence along with the city I gave to you and your ancestors. 40I will bring on you everlasting disgrace—everlasting shame that will not be forgotten.”

My eyes will watch over them for their good, and I will bring them back to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them. 7I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart.

Lord God my Father,

I cry out to you to place me in your presence and give me inspiration to loudly live your will. Lord use me to call the lost and show my restoration in you to them so hope can be our way, not fear. Bring me back into your flock and keep watch over me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed, 8and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned. 9And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted, 10and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.

‘Listen! I am going to bring on this city and all the villages around it every disaster I pronounced against them, because they were stiff-necked and would not listen to my words.’ ”

Lord God my Father,

You are in control of everything, help me to be with you and not against you. Help me to pass your way to others in Love and delight to strengthen the light. Soften the hearts of those who seek darkness and turn us back to you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Therefore this is what the Lord says about the prophets who are prophesying in my name: I did not send them, yet they are saying, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ Those same prophets will perish by sword and famine.

For the sake of your name do not despise us; do not dishonor your glorious throne.

“If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; if you utter worthy, not worthless, words, you will be my spokesman. Let this people turn to you, but you must not turn to them.

Lord God my Father,

Keep my thoughts focused on your Truth and protect me from deceit. Bless my actions so I may bring you glory. Bless my home so it may be used for your message. Thank you for grace that removes the darkness from me. Restore and use me this day.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

And if they learn well the ways of my people and swear by my name, saying, ‘As surely as the Lord lives’—even as they once taught my people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among my people. 17But if any nation does not listen, I will completely uproot and destroy it,” declares the Lord.

These wicked people, who refuse to listen to my words, who follow the stubbornness of their hearts and go after other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt—completely useless! 

Lord God my Father,

Open my heart so I may hear only your desire, remove from me my wicked, stubbornness.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

But look, you are trusting in deceptive words that are worthless.

: Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in obedience to all I command you, that it may go well with you. 24But they did not listen or pay attention; instead, they followed the stubborn inclinations of their evil hearts. 

Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what kind of wisdom do they have?

Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.

Lord God my Father,

Give me discernment over deceit, allow me to place boundaries to protect my spirit and keep me in your desire in all things. Help me to keep my eyes on you in all things and not reject you for self. Help me to not break your heart.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“Your own conduct and actions have brought this on you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart!”

They have lied about the Lord; they said, “He will do nothing! No harm will come to us; we will never see sword or famine.

“A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land: 31The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?

Lord God my Father,

Protect my thoughts and my actions so I may be pleasing to you in all things. Shield me from the dark desires that approach me and cause me to allow your Light to overcome the dark distractions that call me. Allow me to speak your truth in Love and respect, to make a difference for you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.

They followed worthless idols and became worthless themselves.

Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have cracked your skull. 17Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the Lord your God when he led you in the way?

Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the Lord your God and have no awe of me,” declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

“Return, faithless people; I will cure you of backsliding.”

Lord God my Father,

You are my strength and protector. Keep me close so distraction is kept away. Keep your commands fresh on my heart and turn me from my evil ways. Direct my walk today and direct me to your glory. Remove my desire to look back.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish those who are complacent, who are like wine left on its dregs, who think, ‘The Lord will do nothing, either good or bad.’

the unrighteous know no shame.

‘Surely you will fear me and accept correction!’ Then her place of refuge would not be destroyed,

Lord God my Father,

Shape me into your desire so I may not be complacent, bring a desire to be just and not judgmental. Help me to see your path and stay true to you only.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen