Category Archives: deep

Sunday, March 1, 2020

 

On this 11th Lazaroo anniversary, let’s pray together with burning zeal:

“Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds…”
(Jeremiah 2:20)

That sounds wonderful, Jesus!

Freedom is good, right?

But not this time.

Your people had broken all ties to You.

To be free from obedience to You and Your Word

is to be shackled in a deep, dark, dank prison
on death row.

True freedom is found only in You.

Satan’s so-called “freedom” is built on lies and deceit
and ends in utter devastation.

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Jeremiah 34:17; Matthew 11:28-30; John 8:36; John 8:44; Galatians 5:13; 2 Peter 2:19; 2 John 1:7

Thursday, February 27, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heartfelt trust:

“Their condemnation has long been hanging over them…”
(2 Peter 2:3)

What a terrifying place to be in, Jesus!

…for those who are spiritually aware.

Of course, if I’m spiritually aware, I won’t land in such a place.

It’s only when I’m deaf, blind and dumb to spiritual reality

that I repeatedly make the kinds of decisions
that destine me for condemnation.

O God, my Redeemer and Protector:

May I ever remain
in Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment
1on1 relationship with You!

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Ezekiel 33:12; Romans 3:8; Romans 5:16; Romans 5:8; Romans 8:1; 2 Corinthians 3:9; Jude 1:4

Saturday, February 22, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with purified purpose:

Let love and faithfulness never leave you…Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.”
(Proverbs 3:3-4)

I need Your favor, Jesus. Desperately.

Without it, I won’t survive, let alone thrive.

I don’t know how others make it without a deep, daily, moment-by-moment 1on1 relationship with You

but I know I can’t.

Do I want a good reputation among others? Yes.

But the only approval I absolutely have to have

is Yours.

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Judges 18:6; Luke 2:52; John 6:27; John 12:42-43; Romans 14:16-18; Galatians 1:10; Hebrews 11:24-26

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

 

Be so very grateful! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…fellowship with the Spirit…”
(Philippians 2:1)

There’s nothing like it, Jesus!

You in me…in the Person of the Holy Spirit.

You and the Father are One

so I have all of You…

in me!

That boggles my mind.

It feels too good to be true
but I know it is.

I’m never alone

never out of options

never at a loss.

If I ever feel that way

it’s because I’m not remaining

Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment
in 1on1 relationship with You.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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John 8:16; John 10:30; John 14:9-20; John 16:32; Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 4:19

Friday, November 8, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deepest gratitude:

“I will live among you…”
(Zechariah 2:11)

You’re everywhere present, Jesus…

so this is an intensification of Your Presence, isn’t it?

You’re always wherever I am

but there’s the potential of something closer
more palpable, more intimate.

Wow.

I want that.

Let me rephrase:
I want You.

But You want me, too, don’t You?

Oh, not merely in the sense
that I’ve prayed to receive You as my Savior

but in deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 relationship with You.

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Leviticus 9:24; Leviticus 10:2; Deuteronomy 29:10; Joshua 18:6; Psalms 16:11; Luke 1:19; Acts 2:28

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“…that those who love your name may rejoice in you.”
(Psalms 5:11)

I love Your Name, Jesus!

And oh, how I rejoice in You!

You’re guiding my every step.

You’re protecting me in all my ways.

Even when I make poor choices

You rescue me, pick me up
and set me once again on Your firm foundation.

You Are Tender, Forgiving, Loving, Merciful, All-Powerful. Helpful.

You’re my Best Friend.

I cannot imagine living without You

deep
daily
moment-by-moment
1on1.

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Genesis 19:16; Exodus 34:7; Deuteronomy 33:29; Psalms 91; Proverbs 18:24; Jeremiah 10:12; Luke 1:78

Sunday, June 30, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“Did not one God create us?”
(Malachi 2:10)

Yes, Jesus, You did.

You’re my Creator, my Father, my Indweller
my Savior, Best Friend, Guide and Protector
my LORD and my God!

You have all rights to me.

Do with me as You will.
I’m Yours! Use me!

I long to bring You praise, honor and glory.

I’m determined to tell as many people as possible about You
so they can experience you as I do:

deep, daily, moment-by-moment

1on1.

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Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:26-27; Psalms 25:5; Psalms 64:1; Psalms 88:9; Isaiah 9:6; John 14:6-10; John 14:15-17; Philippians 3:20

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with catalytic dedication:

“…your backsliding will rebuke you.”
(Jeremiah 2:19)

Has it ever, Jesus!

Has it ever.

When I truly visualize everything I’ve lost

I drop to my knees…then to my face…
in anguish.

How stupid! How foolish! How unimaginably dense, blind, shortsighted!

But I’d be wise not to spend any more time beating myself up.

I need every ounce of energy left in my body
to make certain from this moment forward

I stay in deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 relationship with You.

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Psalms 116:7; Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 15:6; Ezekiel 37:23; Hosea 14:1-2; 1 Peter 2:25

Thursday, March 7, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trembling awe:

“He will thunder against them from heaven…”
(1 Samuel 2:10)

Your thunder is something to behold, Jesus!

First of all, it’s loud.
But not just loud…it’s deep, rumbling.
It makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

What a reminder of what You can do anytime You choose to do it!

I don’t ever want my sins to force You to thunder against me –
because of what comes before the thunder:

the strike of Your lightning.

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Job 36:29; Job 37:4-5; Job 38:25; Psalms 29:3; Psalms 68:33; John 12:29; Revelation 10:3-4

Friday, March 1, 2019

 

Cry out to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the pursuers…searched all along the road and returned without finding them.”
(Joshua 2:22)

You hid them, Jesus!

That’s why their enemies couldn’t find them.

O God! Hide me from all who mean me harm!

Hide me in deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 relationship with You.

Be my Shield, my Protector, my Defender.

But enable all who love You and Your Word

to find me, Father!

so together we can pool the gifts You’ve given us

to bring eternal glory to You!

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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1 Samuel 23:26-27; 1 Samuel 24:1-22; Psalms 17:8; Psalms 27:5; Psalms 64:2; Psalms 91:1-2; John 8:59