I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; no longer will their names be invoked. (Hosea 2:17). Prayer: Father, I thank you for Jesus. I thank you for you always hear & answer my prayers & accept my fastings. Thank you for today's text on: Israel's Punished & Restored. I will focus on its restoration. Thank you Father for purifying us from all unrighteousness each time we come to you through Christ. Thank you for pushing sin far away from us, as far as the east is from the west. Thank you for reaching out to us in love. We did not discover you, you reached out to us through your love & send Your Only Son, Jesus Christ to die for our sins on the cross. You overcame sin & death through the cross. You caused Israel to experience a partial hardening until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. Our relationship & fellowship with you has been restored. Father I give you praise. I pray for Israel, uphold your Word & covenant concerning this natìon. Favor them & protect them. I serve You, the God of Israel, our Creator & will never curse what You God has blessed. They may not be perfect but that is not our problem Lord, it's Yours. As for us, we stand on the authority of your Word. We do not deviate from it or adulterate it. We teach it or preach it as it is: The UNADULTERATED Word of God. The Word of God is our standard for life. Give us the grace to continue to set our eyes on Jesus, the author & finisher of our faith.  Give us the grace to obey God & His Word in total. Assign your angels to guard us & to minister to our needs. Show your power. Perform extraordinary miracles by our hands. Let your favor locate us & speak for us. Let your favor & miracles follow us wherever we go. In Jesus mighty name we pray, believe & give you thanks, Amen. Heaven Rules.