Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

Our Father in Heaven
Hallowed be Your Most Holy Name!
We Worship You and You Alone. For You Alone Are Worthy
Of Glory, Honor, Worship and Praise!
Keep Us, Lord, From raising up idols,
In Government, Entertainment, or Religion.
Let us Always remember, There is Only One King.
Only One Everlasting and Almighty God!

We Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem,
According to Your Will and Promise.
We Pray For the People and Leaders of Israel,
that They Will Look to You for the Protection
and Prosperity of their Nation.
We Also Pray For Revival in our own Beloved USA.

We Pray For The Swift and Sure Coming of Messiah,
Blessed Be He,
To Establish His Kingdom,
and Make All Things Right.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS

Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem

In This somewhat obscure Passage of Scripture, we see some very familiar things...taxes, a census, a "Building Fund" for a house of worship, and a Building Contractor who sub-contracts out to various tradesmen to complete a huge government project.
The Temple of Solomon was a magnificent edifice, but due to a succession of bad kings, had fallen into a state of disrepair.

From this passage, we can infer that the king was motivated by religious fervor as well as civic pride. The project was completed without corruption, which is amazing in and of itself!

Notice, however, that even though King Joash was religious, he allowed the "high places" to continue operation. These were hilltops that contained pagan shrines, and were the sites of idolatry and some very nasty ceremonies. Whether this was due to indifference or an attempt to be "inclusive" is not mentioned in Scripture, but it was a glaring deficit in his reign, So much so that it is mentioned in the very first sentence!
It was the "black fly in his Chardonnay".

Come and Pray For the Peace of Jerusalem, For Our FRiends in Need, For Persecuted Believers, and For Our Beloved Nation.

Blessings To All Who Visit This Garden of Prayer.

Hallelujah and Amen

ML/LTOS