Category Archives: Ark of the Covenant

Saturday, February 24, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“‘In those days, when your numbers have increased greatly in the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘people will no longer say, “The ark of the covenant of the Lord.” It will never enter their minds or be remembered; it will not be missed, nor will another one be made.’”
(Jeremiah 3:16)

Well one thing’s for certain, Jesus:

These are not those days.

We still remember Your ark.
There are many who miss it.

But Your Presence has moved beyond that ark

to indwell each of us who believe
by Your Holy Spirit.

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Exodus 25:10-22; Psalm 78:61; Psalm 132:8; John 14:16-18; Colossians 1:27; Hebrews 9:5; Revelation 11:19

Monday, December 19, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in ardent love:

“In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”
(Joshua 4:6-7)

O Jesus!

Help me build into the fabric of my life
memorials to the wonderful times

when You intervened in my life!

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Genesis 28:11-22; Joshua 4:1-5; 1 Samuel 7:12; Psalm 106:29-31; Isaiah 59:16; Acts 15:14; 2 Peter 1:15

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steadfast faith:

“…the people crossed over opposite Jericho. The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.”
(Joshua 3:16-17)

Moses gets all the attention for miraculously crossing the Red Sea, Jesus

but You also did the same thing through Joshua!

Second time or no, a miracle is a miracle.

For the second googolth time, Father
keep working Your miracles through us…

…and unworthy me.

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1 Chronicles 16:12; Nehemiah 9:17; Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Psalm 77:11; Psalm 77:14; Matthew 13:58

Saturday, May 28, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered awareness:

“After Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy furnishings and all the holy articles, and when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die.”
(Numbers 4:15)

When the oxen stumbled and Uzzah took hold of the Ark of The Covenant

You struck him down, Jesus
and he died.

When it comes to Your holy things, You don’t mess around!

Neither should I.

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Genesis 2:3; Exodus 3:5; Deuteronomy 23:13-14; 2 Samuel 6:6-7; Psalm 5:7; Matthew 4:5; Hebrews 10:10

Sunday, March 27, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest. Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away…while the water flowing down to the…Dead Sea was completely cut off.”
(Joshua 3:15-16)

You did this for at least two reasons, Jesus:

1. To rescue your people
2. To show us forevermore that if You can do this…

You can do anything!

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Genesis 18:14; Numbers 11:23; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 59:1; Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 32:27; Matthew 19:26

Monday, November 15, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in ardent love:

“See, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will go into the Jordan ahead of you. Now then, choose twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.”
(Joshua 3:11-12)

When You go before me, Jesus

I can’t fail!

Only when You’ve gone before me

can those You’ve chosen to go with me

be of any help!

May I never rely on the expertise of my family, friends or team.

Only You. Only You. Only You.

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2 Kings 19:15; Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 60:11; Psalm 76:7; Psalm 108:12; Isaiah 37:20; John 5:44; 1 Corinthians 3:7; 1 Timothy 1:17; Jude 1:25

Thursday, November 11, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with new awareness:

“This is the work of the Kohathites at the tent of meeting: the care of the most holy things. When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law.”
(Numbers 4:4-5)

What are the holy things I am to care for, Jesus?

Is it possible that I don’t recognize what is truly holy?

Teach me, LORD!

May I view what is around me

through Your eyes.

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Genesis 2:3; Exodus 3:5; Exodus 29:37; Psalm 16:3; Matthew 4:5; Acts 4:30; Ephesians 3:5

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo as a passionate plea:

“And the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: “When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.”’”
(Joshua 3:7-8)

When You do that for a leader, Jesus

their biggest challenge is to make sure

they’re not exalted in their own eyes.

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Numbers 13:33; 1 Samuel 15:17; 2 Samuel 6:22; Job 32:1; Psalms 36:2; Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 26:12; Ephesians 4:2

Saturday, May 1, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.’ Joshua said to the priests, ‘Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people.’ So they took it up and went ahead of them.”
(Joshua 3:5-6)

These two commands are not unrelated, Jesus.

As I consecrate myself

I need the life-changing wisdom, comfort and power

of Your holy Word to go before me

every step of the way.

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Exodus 19:10; Exodus 19:22; Leviticus 8:10; Ezra 8:28; Psalms 50:5; Psalms 106:16; 1 Timothy 4:4-5

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in up-close-and-personal faith:

“…keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not go near it.”
(Joshua 3:4)

You gave them a dramatic illustration of Your absolute holiness, Jesus –

unapproachable by sinful human beings.

If they carelessly drew any closer

or dared to reach out and touch the ark itself

they would die.

Oh, how different now!

HALLELUJAH!

At your death the temple curtain that blocked us from entering Your Presence

was torn in two, from top to bottom!

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Leviticus 16:2; 2 Samuel 6:3-7; Matthew 27:51; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Hebrews 7:19; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 10:22; James 4:8