Category Archives: created

Sunday, March 26, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.”
(1 Peter 2:10)

Once I was lost, Jesus

but now I’m found.

by You.

Of course, You knew me the whole time – even before I was born

even before You created the world.

I was the clueless one.

I was the one who was lost and on my way to hell
because I didn’t have You.

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Psalm 139:13-16; Matthew 18:12-13; Luke 19:10; Romans 8:29; Romans 10:20; Romans 11:2; 1 Corinthians 15:19; Ephesians 1:4-5

Saturday, March 4, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in confidence and respect:

“…for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
(Ephesians 3:9-11)

You’ve got a plan, Jesus.

It’s a beautiful, perfect, awesome plan.

And nothing in this world or the next has the power to thwart it!

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Job 5:12; Job 42:2; Psalm 33:10; Proverbs 10:3; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 8:10; Isaiah 14:27; Matthew 16:18

Monday, February 27, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in ardent love:

“’When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.’ ‘I will do whatever you say,’ Ruth answered. So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.’”
(Ruth 3:4-6)

Naomi – the ultimate matchmaker, Jesus.

Worked out pretty well, too –
since Ruth became
Your many times removed great-grandmother.

Put me with the right people, Jesus!

so I and they

can become everything You’ve created us to be.

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Psalm 38:11; Psalm 55:12-14; Proverbs 13:30; Proverbs 28:7; Proverbs 29:3; Romans 11:1-13; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Revelation 1:9

Monday, January 23, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undying love:

“No one who denies the Son has the Father…”
(1 John 2:23)

There aren’t millions of Gods, Jesus.

There aren’t two Gods or three Gods.

There’s just One:

You.

You and the Father Are One.

Anyone who has seen You has seen the Father.

You live within me

in the Person of the Holy Spirit.

God created the heavens and the earth.

Everything that exists was made by You.

I have the Father

because I have You!

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Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 9:6; John 8:19; John 10:30; John 14:9; John 14:16-18; John 17:11; John 17:22; John 20:27-29; Colossians 1:15-16

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with redeemed perspective:

“Your breasts are like two fawns, like twin fawns of a gazelle that browse among the lilies. Until the day breaks and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of incense. You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.”
(Song of Songs 4:5-7)

Actually, she did have flaws, Jesus.

I don’t know what they were
but every person has them.

Solomon, however, saw her as flawless –

perfect…because that was how You created her.

Awesome Father:

Help me see everyone through Your eyes!

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Genesis 18:3; Deuteronomy 15:21; Ruth 2:10; 2 Samuel 22:31; Job 11:4; Song of Songs 5:2; Matthew 5:48; Philippians 2:20; James 3:2

Sunday, October 9, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.”
(Luke 1:80)

Just like John the Baptist, Jesus

I want to grow in You!
I want to become strong in spirit!

In short, I want to become everything You’ve created me to be!

But that means I have to deliberately carve out time to do what he did

and get away for Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment
1on1 relationship with You.

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Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 61:3; Luke 2:40; Romans 1:11; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 2 Corinthians 12:10

Friday, September 9, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“‘It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?’ declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.”
(Isaiah 3:14-15)

May you never say that of me, Jesus!

I know You love and care for the poor.

That means I had better love and care for them, too –

offering them the wholehearted respect
due everyone created in Your Image.

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Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 109:16; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 28:8; Acts 10:4; 1 Corinthians 13:3; Galatians 2:10

Monday, June 27, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in overwhelmed gratitude:

“…what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor.”
(Psalm 8:4-5)

Yes, You did, Jesus –

because You love us.
You created us in Your Image.

And because we sinned against You – every last one of us!

You came to this earth to pay for our sins with Your own Life

so we could live with You forever.

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Hosea 11:1; John 3:16-17; Romans 5:5; 2 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 4:7; Jude 1:21

Friday, May 20, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: “If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.”’”
(Zechariah 3:6-7)

You love doing this for us, Jesus –

giving us huge incentive to honor You.

Cause Your holy passion to rise within my soul

to become everything You’ve created me to be!

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Exodus 15:2; Judges 5:3; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 22:22; Psalm 30:12; Psalm 119:8; Psalm 119:145; Philippians 3:7-11