Category Archives: Confidence

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“In [Jesus Christ our Lord] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.”
(Ephesians 3:12)

Not beside You, Jesus…

in You.

Not through faith in myself…

but only through faith in You.

It is in You and through faith in You that the great barrier between human beings and God can be crossed.

It was our sin that created that barrier.
Okay. In my case, it’s my sin.
Mine.

But You died in my place on the cross

so I could enjoy You with freedom and confidence!

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Psalm 119:45; John 8:36; 2 Corinthians 3:4; Ephesians 3:11; 2 Thessalonians 3:4; Hebrews 4:16; Hebrews 10:35

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with joy and gratitude!

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
(Hebrews 4:15-16)

You know firsthand what I’m going through, Jesus!

You’re not judging me harshly.

With compassion and total understanding
You’re helping me make it through.

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Psalm 34:18; Psalm 86:15; Psalm 103:7-14; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 11:28; Colossians 2:23; James 3:2

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.”
(Proverbs 3:31-33)

From a distance, Jesus…

it’s easy to believe evil people
are getting away with it.

But You’ve given Your Word:

They’re not!

You alone are my hope for a great life on this earth

…and beyond.

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Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:1-20; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1; Romans 1:28-32; 1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Timothy 6:3-5

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Such confidence we have through Christ before God.”
(2 Corinthians 3:3-4)

That’s the letter of recommendation I desire, Jesus!

I’m not asking for a piece of paper.

All I need to see

is that through me

You continue to transform lives!

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Genesis 23:8; 1 Samuel 14:6; 2 Samuel 3:12; 2 Kings 5:6; 2 Chronicles 2:11; Job 6:22; 2 Corinthians 3:1; Hebrews 6:20

Sunday, February 4, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“…the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s…”
(1 Samuel 2:8)

Yes, they are, Jesus.

What hope, gratitude and confidence that gives me!

When my heart is broken by what I see all around me
When I’m baffled by some unexpected turn of events
When I’m stunned by the cruelty of the ruthless

all I have to remember is:

Everything that happens rests on You.

You made it, set it in motion and control it.

You’ve got this.

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Job 14:5; Psalms 24:1; Psalms 44:3; Psalms 44:6-7; Psalms 75:6-7; Lamentations 3:37-38; Acts 4:27-28

Monday, April 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered assessment:

“I had confidence in all of you…”
(2 Corinthians 2:3)

That’s quite a statement, Jesus.

The larger the number of people it refers to
the harder it is to make.

It’s one thing to have confidence in a single person I know well

quite another to believe in every member of a large group.

Paul knew he had taught them well…

but I’m both a witness and an example:

Good teaching cannot guarantee
that everyone listening will follow it.

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Isaiah 5:4; Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 58:2; Ezekiel 33:32; Matthew 21:28-32; Mark 7:6; James 1:22