Category Archives: Descendants

Monday, April 12, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unswerving holy intent:

“Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau…”
(Obadiah 1:21)

You gave the entire promised land to the descendants of Jacob, Jesus

even though Esau was the firstborn
the one traditionally in line to receive the inheritance.

But Esau had no heart for You

didn’t value what You value.

So he lost his chance

leaving the descendants of his younger brother
to rule over the whole land.

O God!

May what I value
perfectly align with You.

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Numbers 17:12; Deuteronomy 7:12; Jeremiah 4:9; Jeremiah 17:4; Matthew 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25

Sunday, January 3, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in abject gratitude:

“The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
(1 Chronicles 7:14)

It would have been nice if Asriel had been born to a Jewish woman, Jesus

rather than an Aramean.

It would have been nice if she had been a wife, rather than a concubine.

But you didn’t discard their entire line!
You turned them into captains and great fighters.

Thank You for Your amazing, forgiving mercy!

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Joshua 17:1; 2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Kings 8:28; 2 Kings 21:18; Nehemiah 13:22; Psalms 123:2; Matthew 1:10

Saturday, February 8, 2020

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…allotted ten towns…”
(1 Chronicles 6:61)

Why were Kohath’s descendants allotted those ten towns, Jesus?

Because that’s how many they needed.

That perfectly explains why You’ve allotted all my possessions to me.

I sometimes ask for more
and sometimes You give it.

But when You don’t give me more

it’s because I don’t need it.

In fact, sometimes You give me more

to let me discover for myself
that sometimes what I think I want

is too much.

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Exodus 16:18; 2 Samuel 12:7-10; Proverbs 23:20; Proverbs 25:16; Proverbs 30:8-9; 1 Corinthians 9:11; Philippians 4:19

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“The rest of Kohath’s descendants…”
(1 Chronicles 6:61)

They’re not all the same, are they, Jesus?

I can rejoice over some of those who come after me
and weep over others –

especially when I remember that my descendants
are not limited to my biological children.

Every person into whom I’ve invested time, prayer, energy, finances

is a child of mine.

O God!

I’m so grateful for the ones who are doing well.
Please transform and rescue those who aren’t!

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Psalms 34:22; Psalms 44:26; Psalms 72:14; Psalms 107:20; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 3:21

Thursday, August 29, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“You drive the women of my people from their pleasant homes.”
(Micah 2:9)

You love the women You’ve created, Jesus –

especially those descended from Abraham.

But when they sin again and again –

rejecting You, following other gods –

they’ll pay for their disobedience
and their detestable idolatry.

Though You’ve blessed me time after time beyond measure

If I reject You and put other things and people before You
You’ll do the same to me

because You discipline those You love.

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Genesis 27:46; Joshua 8:35; 1 Samuel 2:22; Psalms 68:11; Isaiah 3:16; Acts 1:14; 1 Timothy 3:11

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heartfelt gratitude:

“Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were in Israel…”
(2 Chronicles 2:17)

I’d have been an alien in that census, Jesus

a foreigner
a stranger
a misfit

I’m not descended from Abraham, Isaac or Jacob.

I’m not even sure who all my ancestors are
except that if I go back far enough…

I’m pretty sure I go back to Adam. 😉

But I’m no longer an alien, am I?

Thanks to the cross
I’m family.

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Romans 11:17-24; Galatians 3:7; Galatians 4:7; Galatians 4:31; Ephesians 2:19; Ephesians 4:17; Hebrews 2:11