God answered Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God appeared once again to his wife as she was sitting in the field. 

Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please stay here until we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.” 16“I will stay,”

“Why do you ask my name?” the angel of the Lord replied. “It is too wonderful for you to understand.”

His father and mother didn’t realize the Lord was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time.

Lord God my Father,

Remind me to stay in prayer with you, life is delightful with you at my side. Sometimes I wonder off and get into struggle, help me to stay so close that I don’t wonder. Give me boldness in my prayer and open my eyes to see your answer. I don’t have to understand what you are doing, I just need to be obedient.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight.

So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to the Philistines and the Ammonites,

But the Israelites pleaded with the Lord and said, “We have sinned. Punish us as you see fit, only rescue us today from our enemies.”

“Father, if you have made a vow to the Lord, you must do to me what you have vowed, for the Lord has given you a great victory over your enemies, the Ammonites. 37But first let me do this one thing: Let me go up and roam in the hills and weep with my friends for two months, because I will die a virgin.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from corruption and turning from you. Restore me to your design and away from my desires to question you. Protect me from making vows that you don’t approve of and help me to follow through with my promises.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

As soon as Gideon died, the Israelites prostituted themselves by worshiping the images of Baal, making Baal-berith their god. 34They forgot the Lord their God, who had rescued them from all their enemies surrounding them.

In this way, God punished Abimelech for the evil he had done against his father by murdering his seventy brothers. 57God also punished the men of Shechem for all their evil. So the curse of Jotham son of Gideon was fulfilled.

Lord God my Father,

Help me to place my faith and focus where it needs to be. Keep me from listening to the deceiver and stay grounded in your Truth.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

So Israel was reduced to starvation by the Midianites. Then the Israelites cried out to the Lord for help.

“Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” 15“But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” 16The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man.”

Then Gideon said to God, “Please don’t be angry with me, but let me make one more request. Let me use the fleece for one more test.

“Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!

Lord God my Father,

Cause a stillness to rest on me so I may hear only your desire in my thoughts. Direct me i your way and give me victory in the battles you place me in. Cause me to seek to verify it is your will I am following above my own and delight me in the outcome of your design. Your victory in all that I need, may your will be done cheerfully in my heart.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Once again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, and the Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel because of their evil.

But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord again raised up a rescuer to save them.

“Follow me,” he said, “for the Lord has given you victory over Moab your enemy.” 

After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. 2So the Lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor

Then Deborah said to Barak, “Get ready! This is the day the Lord will give you victory

‘Let the people of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord. ‘Let them be utterly cursed, because they did not come to help the Lord— to help the Lord against the mighty warriors.’

“Lord, may all your enemies die like Sisera! But may those who love you rise like the sun in all its power!”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me in your favor and away from your enemy. If I must fight for you, go ahead of me and show me your path, give me victory. Protect me from doing evil and representing you poorly. Bless my family and land and use us for your desire.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

I declare that I will no longer drive out the people living in your land. They will be thorns in your sides, and their gods will be a constant temptation to you.”

Whenever the Lord raised up a judge over Israel, he was with that judge and rescued the people from their enemies throughout the judge’s lifetime. For the Lord took pity on his people, who were burdened by oppression and suffering. 19But when the judge died, the people returned to their corrupt ways, behaving worse than those who had lived before them. They went after other gods, serving and worshiping them. And they refused to give up their evil practices and stubborn ways.

Lord God my Father,

Keep my heart longing for only you, be my strength. Build in me a temple that only listens and looks for you and rejects the false gods of temptation.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

If you break the covenant of the Lord your God by worshiping and serving other gods, his anger will burn against you, and you will quickly vanish from the good land he has given you.”

 Serve the Lord alone. 15But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve.

“We will serve the Lord our God. We will obey him alone.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep my heart dedicated to you, remove any other idols from my desire. I will serve you alone, above any other desire. Cause me to obey you as you desire me to.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true.

Lord God my Father,

Your promise is always answered as you say it will. Help me to release my desire to understand and just follow your plan without question.

In Jessus name I pray,

Amen

“How long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your ancestors, has given you? 

Lord God my Father,

Give me obedience that will not wait, but act swiftly and completely.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

“I myself will drive these people out of the land ahead of the Israelites. 

Hebron still belongs to the descendants of Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite because he wholeheartedly followed the Lord, the God of Israel.

Lord God my Father,

I know you are all powerful and don’t need my help. Give me strength to do your will for me without hesitation and serve you well. Help me to claim what you desire me to have with boldness and delight.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen