Category Archives: God knows

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“This company of Israelite exiles…will possess the land as far as Zarephath…”
(Obadiah 1:20)

That’s pretty specific, Jesus.

I love it when You do that.
I kinda wish You’d do it more often. 😉

You were letting Your people know they could go this far…

…and no farther.

How far are You going to take me?

I know You know.

Is it best for me to know that, too?

If it is, You’ll tell me.

If it isn’t…

I guess I’ll find out.

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Job 23:10; Psalms 94:11; Luke 16:15; 2 Corinthians 12:2; John 6:9; 2 Peter 2:9; Revelation 2:5

Saturday, May 25, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“I am not lying…”
(1 Timothy 2:7)

I feel for the Apostle Paul, Jesus.

These people thought so little of him
that he had to defend his own honor as a truthful man.

The worst part about it is that the moment you have to protest:

“I’m not lying!”

…it sounds like you are.

I know. I’ve been there.

The moment those words left my mouth
I felt how unbelievable they sounded.

But You know.
The truth will come out.

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Job 34:6; Proverbs 19:22; John 8:40; John 8:55; Romans 9:1; 2 Corinthians 11:31; 1 John 2:4

Saturday, May 18, 2019

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“After a roundabout march of seven days…”
(2 Kings 3:9)

I’ve been on a few of those roundabout journeys, Jesus!

At least, that’s what they felt like at the time:

a total waste.

But is that what they were?

No. Even when I didn’t know what I was doing

You did.

You’ve made me a promise:

That if I will seek You with my whole heart
and faithfully follow You all the way

You will guide my steps.

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Psalms 25:5; Psalms 31:3; Psalms 37:23; Psalms 73:24; Psalms 119:59; Psalms 139:7-10; Jeremiah 29:13; John 14:26

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The Sovereign LORD has spoken…”
(Amos 3:8)

When You speak, Jesus

That’s it.

No more debate.

There can be questions, seeking to understand.
But there’d better be no one arguing.

God help those who disagree
thinking they know better!

It’s not merely that You know what’s best.

It’s Your title: “Sovereign LORD” –

which means the reason You know what’s going to happen

is that You have all power to make it happen

while granting us the free will we crave.

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Genesis 15:8; Exodus 34:23; Deuteronomy 3:24; Joshua 7:7; Judges 6:22; Acts 4:24; Jude 1:4

Thursday, April 4, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“Go into the rocks, hide in the ground from dread of the LORD…”
(Isaiah 2:10)

As if, Jesus.

Now, where are we gonna hide?

You made the rocks and the ground on which they lie.

You know the exact location
of every cave, nook, closet, cranny and hidey-hole.

No one’s ever going to hide anything from You…

But there’s no need to dread!

All I have to do is surrender

to become the person You’ve created me to be.

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1 Kings 22:24-25; Job 34:21; Psalms 138:6; Psalms 139:1-12; Isaiah 29:15; Romans 10:12-13; 2 Timothy 4:16-17

Sunday, September 9, 2018

 

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

“Confident of your obedience…”
(Philemon 1:21)

I wish You could be confident of mine, Jesus!

I wish my friends and family could be.
I wish I could be.

But I’m not.

Oh, I’m confident of my good intentions.

You know all about those, too.

I sure do mean well.

But my follow-through needs some work.

I don’t have to tell You that last statement was an understatement.

My follow-through needs a lot of work.

Help me. Please.
Help me.

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Deuteronomy 5:33; Deuteronomy 8:6; Joshua 22:5; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Kings 3:14; Romans 1:5; 2 Corinthians 9:13

Saturday, June 16, 2018

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“He will guard the feet of his saints…”
(1 Samuel 2:9)

Guard mine, Jesus!

My feet have taken me to wonderful places
and some not so wonderful.

When I was younger

I thought becoming an adult
meant finally getting to go wherever I wanted to go.

But since when do I know enough to make that decision?

You alone know the end from the beginning.

Now all I want

is for You to lead me where You want to go.

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Psalms 5:8; Psalms 27:11; Psalms 43:3; Psalms 61:2; Psalms 139:24; Psalms 143:10; Romans 2:4; Revelation 7:17

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“Declare them guilty, O God!”
(Psalms 5:10)

David didn’t pray this prayer over people who’ve merely slipped, Jesus.

When I run into one of those, I beg You to forgive them,
pick them up, teach them, give them another chance.

After all…that’s what You keep doing for me.

But David has run into a few pathological liars

whose souls are wicked to the core.

He knows the heartbreak, ugliness and devastation that bunch can cause

…and so do You.

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Psalms 63:11; Isaiah 57:4; Micah 6:12; 1 Timothy 1:9-10; 1 Timothy 4:2; Revelation 3:9; Revelation 21:8

Sunday, March 11, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“See the Lord is coming…to convict all the ungodly…”
(Jude 1:14-15)

It would absolutely take You – and You alone – to pull that off, Jesus!

Ungodly people tend to be slippery and unrepentant.
Defiant. Closed-minded.
Hard to convict.

It’s a challenge to get enough evidence together

to convict really clever ones.

Of course, since You know and see everything…

they’ll have no defense.

But the bigger miracle

will be making them admit their ungodliness.

Although something tells me…

You’ll manage.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 19:15; Job 9:29; Psalms 36:12; Psalms 109:7; Proverbs 24:25; Matthew 7:21-23

Friday, January 5, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a listening ear:

“O God of my fathers…you have made known to me what we asked of you…”
(Daniel 2:23)

That doesn’t always happen, Jesus.

Sometimes You don’t answer my question
because I can’t handle the answer.

Sometimes You answer at the perfect moment
but I’ve quit listening.

And of course, there are times when I’m asking the wrong question.

If You were to answer me
I’d head off in the wrong direction.

But help me remember:

You always have the answer.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Numbers 12:6; 1 Samuel 2:27; Psalms 19:1-4; Ecclesiastes 5:1; Daniel 2:47; Matthew 11:27; Galatians 1:15-16