Category Archives: beg God

Sunday, August 7, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“You who preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? As it is written: ‘God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.’”
(Romans 2:21-24)

O Holy Spirit!

Is there anything I’m doing – or not doing –

that causes unbelievers to think less of You?

If so, I beg You to show me!

In Your Holy Name, dear Jesus!

Amen!

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Matthew 6:2; Matthew 6:5; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 7:5; Matthew 15:6-8; Matthew 23:13; Matthew 23:15

Saturday, July 30, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with lavish love:

“No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. Otherwise, the new piece will pull away from the old, making the tear worse. And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins.”
(Mark 2:21-22)

You were doing a New Thing, Jesus.

Their old ways couldn’t handle it.

I beg You!

Do a New Thing in me!

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Psalm 33:3; Psalm 40:3; Isaiah 42:9; Isaiah 43:19; Jeremiah 31:22; Luke 22:20; 2 Corinthians 5:17

Friday, June 3, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in utter reliance on God:

“…Ehud had made a double-edged sword…which he strapped to his right thigh under his clothing. He presented the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was a very fat man. After Ehud had presented the tribute, he sent on their way those who had carried it.”
(Judges 3:16-19)

Eglon never would have trusted Ehud, Jesus

If he had known what was coming next.

I have no idea who’s carrying a sword to use on me

or on those I love, Holy Spirit

but You do.

I beg You:

Protect us!

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Numbers 14:9; Deuteronomy 23:14; Ezra 8:22; Psalm 5:11; Psalm 12:5; John 17:11; John 17:15

Friday, March 11, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“Where now is the lions’ den, the place where they fed their young, where the lion and lioness went…”
(Nahum 2:11)

The lion and lioness need a den, Jesus –

a place to rest
to hide from their enemies
to call home.

And so do my precious brothers and sisters around the world.

But some of them are too poor.
Others are being attacked, fleeing for their lives.

O God!

Rescue them!
Don’t let the enemy overtake them.

I beg You.

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Genesis 35:1; Exodus 18:10; Psalm 17:13; Psalm 18:48; Proverbs 11:8; Jeremiah 48:19; 2 Timothy 4:18

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit:

“This is the proclamation he issued in Nineveh:”
(Jonah 3:7)

Unbelievably powerful, Jesus.

An unrighteous king hears a message from You
recognizes the error of his ways
repents of his sin

and here’s the part that nails it:

he makes it public!

As a result, the whole nation repents!

Great God!
Give us leaders of such great courage today.
I beg You!

because that just may be what it takes

to rescue my country and all the nations
from the coming disaster we deserve.

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2 Chronicles 32:26; Jeremiah 31:19; Jeremiah 34:15; Zechariah 1:6; Matthew 11:21; Matthew 12:41; 1 Corinthians 16:13

Sunday, December 26, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“But you, dear friends…”
(Jude 1:20)

You’re teaching by contrast, aren’t You, Jesus?

First, You describe the behavior of those who sin against You
then You show me how someone who loves You –

and who is loved by You –

behaves.

It’s supposed to give me the incentive I need to do what’s right.

As You can tell:

It’s working! 😉

Great God in Heaven, I beg You:

May it keep working this day, the next day and the next –

all the way Home.

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1 Chronicles 4:10; Psalm 16:1; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 31:4; Psalm 119:29; 2 Corinthians 12:7

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with driven desire:

“But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!”
(Galatians 2:17)

It kills me to admit it, Jesus

but I sometimes find myself among the sinners.

That doesn’t mean You promote or excuse or overlook sin.

It means You’ve saved someone
who still needs a whole lot of work!

I’m ready to go to work, Holy Spirit.

Please.
I beg You:

Help me.

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Romans 3:23; Romans 7:15; Romans 7:18-20; Romans 7:24-25; 1 Timothy 1:15-16; Hebrews 4:1; Hebrews 12:15; James 3:2

Friday, July 17, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.”
(Daniel 2:28)

Yes, there is, Jesus!

You understand every mystery that baffles us.

You’re the Creator of all.
You’re the Creator of all mysteries.

But as true as that is, that’s not what Daniel said.

He said you reveal mysteries!

Oh, Hallelujah!

Dear God:

Would it please You to reveal to our scientists
the mystery of this Coronavirus that has us by the throat?

Please.
We beg You.

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Job 11:7; Daniel 2:18-19; Daniel 2:30; Romans 11:25; Romans 16:25; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 1:9

Sunday, March 15, 2020

 

Cry out to God! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the protective shield is put in place.”
(Nahum 2:5)

If there was ever a time our world needed a protective shield, Jesus

it’s now.

As of this morning, 156,800 confirmed cases of Coronavirus have been reported in 153 countries..

We don’t know how many have gone unreported

but we know the number is large.

We have been told the Coronavirus has killed 5,839 people

so far.

O God!

We beg You to raise Your protective shield over Your people!

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Exodus 32:35; Leviticus 26:25; Numbers 11:33; Numbers 14:37; Psalms 91:1-16; Hebrews 11:32-40; Revelation 6:8

Friday, March 13, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with God-inspired anticipation:

“On the first day…”
(Jonah 3:4)

First days are momentous, Jesus!

They’re full of excitement, promise, hope, new beginnings.

Sometimes.

Of course, I can also dread a first day.

It may represent the unknown.
It may remind me that this is only one step in a very long journey.

But ultimately, I have to keep undertaking first days, don’t I?

If I don’t begin, I’ll never finish.

But I beg You:

Don’t let me begin anything outside of Your will!

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Genesis 1:5; Genesis 8:13; Exodus 12:16; Leviticus 23:39; Ezra 3:6; John 20:1; 1 Corinthians 16:2