We are talking about interceding for others and how they like to seek God but also forsake God at the same time. First God reveals the truth of their condition and then begins to set them free.

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Isaiah 58:2 "Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.”

They look for God daily. They look for God, and they also like what’s in the dark. They already know how to find God, and yet they keep looking. They’re afraid. They should go to God directly and ask Him to free them from the dark.

They delight in the knowledge about God. They increase their knowledge about God, and still do bad deeds. Will more knowledge set them free from their bad deeds? No. They continue to stay at a distance from God. They should go to God directly and ask Him to free them from the dark.

They want to be seen doing good deeds. They do good deeds, and they do bad deeds. Will their good deeds set them free from the bad deeds? No. They continue to stay at a distance from God. They should go to God directly and ask Him to free them from the dark.

They delight in following the rules. They follow the rules, but they’ve modified them so they can stay at a distance from God. They modify the rules to keep doing bad deeds. They continue to stay at a distance from God. They should go to God directly and ask Him to free them from the dark.

They ask God to be just. They ask God for justice, even though they are unjust when they do bad deeds. They modify justice to keep doing bad deeds. They continue to stay at a distance from God. They should go to God directly and ask Him to free them from the dark.

They delight that God is close by. They keep God just close enough to feel good, but still do bad deeds. They continue to stay at a distance from God. They don’t go to God directly and ask Him to free them from the dark.

Prayer coaching: “Jesus, bring (them) close to You. May they know You personally and be free from their sin. Jesus, bring justice, and help (them) be just in their actions. Be near (them) and reveal Yourself to them.”