Category Archives: Altar

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with determined faith:

“The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and some olive oil, together with all the incense on the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord…For all generations to come it is his perpetual share…Whatever touches them will become holy.”
(Leviticus 6:15, 18)

This is my prayer, Jesus…

that whoever touches my life will be pointed to You –

the only one who can make them holy!

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Exodus 15:11; Psalm 29:2; Psalm 93:5; Romans 6:19; Romans 6:22; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Hebrews 12:14

Monday, September 25, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“All the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and relatives—stood on the east side of the altar, dressed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps and lyres. They were accompanied by 120 priests sounding trumpets. The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the Lord.”
(2 Chronicles 5:12-13)

You’ve given me gifts, too Jesus.

From the bottom of my heart:

Thank You!

May I work to fully develop them

to bring maximum glory to Your Great Name!

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Psalm 86:9; Romans 11:29; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Corinthians 12;4-11; Ephesians 6:8; Revelation 15:4

Sunday, September 3, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.”
(Leviticus 6:12-13)

Why was it so important to You that the fire didn’t go out, Jesus?

Was it because You want the fire You’ve lit in my heart

to keep burning ever hotter until You call me home?

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Job 18:5; Jeremiah 20:9; Zechariah 3:2; Matthew 10:22; Matthew 24:13; Mark 13:13; 1 Corinthians 1:8

Saturday, July 15, 2023

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.”
(1 Kings 3:4)

Big whoop.

Gibeon may have been the most important high place, Jesus
but Solomon was supposed to destroy all these high places –

not worship You on them.

May I never sin in the most important area of my life

in a badly mistaken notion that what I’m doing

honors You!

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Leviticus 26:30; Numbers 33:52; 1 Kings 3:2-3; 2 Kings 17:9; 2 Chronicles 14:2-4; 2 Chronicles 21:11; Matthew 4:10

Thursday, June 29, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with holy passion:

“The Lord said to Moses: ‘Give Aaron and his sons this command: “These are the regulations for the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar.”’”
(Leviticus 6:8-9)

You’ve made it clear, Jesus:

Everything You did back then serves as an example for us.

O God!

Keep Your fire burning within me –
morning, noon and night!

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Romans 15:4; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:7; 1 Peter 2:21

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in the fear of God:

“Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants will die in the prime of life. And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day.”
(1 Samuel 2:33-34)

You’re longsuffering, Jesus.

For such a very long time You refrain from punishing.

But when we despise Your patience as weakness…

oh, dear God!

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Exodus 34:6; Nehemiah 9:30; Psalm 37:10-11; Jeremiah 6:26; Romans 2:4; 1 Peter 3:20; 2 Peter 3:9

Saturday, July 16, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate entreaty:

“Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, ‘Spare your people, Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”’”
(Joel 2:17)

You’re telling us how to pray, Jesus!

that is…if we want You to hear us:

with sincere, heartfelt, passionate weeping
with deep concern for the honor of Your Great Name.

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Job 16:16; Job 17:6; Psalm 6:6; Psalm 44:14; Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 31:9; Luke 14:29; 1 Timothy 3:7; 1 Peter 3:15-16

Thursday, May 26, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unbounded gratitude:

“…the priest…shall… burn it on the altar on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord…In this way the priest will make atonement for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest.’”
(Leviticus 5:12-13)

I’m so thankful that I don’t have to do this anymore, Jesus.

On the cross You gave Your life to become my sin offering.

I am wholly, completely, utterly forgiven!

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Isaiah 43:25; Matthew 6:12; Matthew 9:2; Matthew 12:31-32; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 2:13-15; Colossians 3:13

Sunday, September 26, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“He made a bronze altar…He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape…Below the rim, figures of bulls encircled it. The bulls were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.”
(2 Chronicles 4:1-3)

These were huge objects for worship, Jesus!

The altar was 30’ wide and long, 15’ high.

The sea (a large, water reservoir)
was 7 ½’ in diameter and 45’ in circumference.

May I never skimp in my worship of You!

You deserve my all!
My very, very best.

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1 Kings 7:23-26; Psalms 29:2; Psalms 95:6; Psalms 96:9; Psalms 100:2; Matthew 14:33; Mark 12:30

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heartfelt gratitude:

“If someone brings a lamb as their sin offering, they are to bring a female without defect… the priest shall burn it on the altar…In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.”
(Leviticus 4:32,35)

My sin has to be atoned for, doesn’t it, Jesus?

It can’t simply be ignored.

You are the Lamb that once and for all

paid for my sins

with Your own blood.

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Acts 20:28; Ephesians 2:13; Hebrews 9:12; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 13:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 Peter 3:18