Category Archives: God’s anger

Friday, December 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“As you summon to a feast day, so you summoned against me terrors on every side. In the day of the Lord’s anger no one escaped or survived; those I cared for and reared my enemy has destroyed.”
(Lamentations 2:22)

We make a lethal mistake, don’t we, Jesus?

When we sin and nothing happens
we think nothing will happen.

We fail to realize You’re giving us time to repent.

But if we don’t

on a day seemingly like any other
suddenly the day of Your anger will arrive.

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Isaiah 13:6; Ezekiel 30:3; Joel 1:15; Amos 5:18; Obadiah 1:15; Acts 2:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:2; 2 Peter 3:9

Sunday, December 6, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in growing confidence:

“Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.”
(Zephaniah 2:3)

You did it for Lot, Jesus!

When You destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
You first sent Your angels to take him out of harm’s way.

You did it for Your people in Egypt, Father!

When you sent those ten plagues
You spared the land of Goshen.

Please, LORD:

Do it for me!

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Genesis 19:1-24; Genesis 47:27; Exodus 8:22; Exodus 9:26; Exodus 11:7; Philippians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 1:30

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Holy Spirit-inspired discernment:

“…I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.”
(Ezekiel 3:14)

It’s seldom a good idea to go anywhere when I’m bitter, Jesus.

Even less so with an angry spirit.

But when You’re the one whose strong hand is creating both

look out, sin-ridden destination!

They’re about to find out what You can do to disrupt and destroy

through Your unworthy, chosen instrument.

Use me, LORD!
Use me!

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Judges 14:19; 1 Samuel 11:6; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Acts 8:22-24; 1 Corinthians 13:5; Ephesians 4:26; Ephesians 4:31

Sunday, April 19, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with righteous determination:

“…without anger…”
(1 Timothy 2:8)

There’s righteous anger, Jesus

but that’s not what You’re talking about, is it?

You’re telling me to worship You and serve You and interact with others

free of the caustic acid of unrighteous anger.

My anger.

Where do I allow that to creep in, Holy Spirit?

Show me!

So rise up within me in Your love and power

that You enable me to totally eradicate it from my life.

In Jesus’ Name!

Amen.

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Genesis 4:6-8; Exodus 11:18; Judges 14:19; 2 Samuel 12:5; Mark 3:5; Ephesians 4:26-27; James 1:19-21

Thursday, June 27, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“…before the fierce anger of the LORD comes upon you…”
(Zephaniah 2:2)

That’s the last thing I want, Jesus!

I know You’re unimaginably longsuffering.
I know You’re loving, merciful and kind.
You’re unbelievably patient with me.

But there’s a line, isn’t there?

One I’d better never cross.

The thing is, I can’t see it, can’t tell when I’m close.

So I’d better turn around now

change whatever I know needs to be corrected
while I still can.

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Exodus 32:12; Numbers 25:4; Deuteronomy 13:17; Joshua 7:26; 2 Kings 23:26; 2 Chronicles 28:11; Hebrews 10:26-31

Monday, April 22, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…the fierce anger of the LORD…”
(Zephaniah 2:2)

I don’t like to think of You this way, Jesus

but I know it’s real.

You’re longsuffering, slow to anger, abounding in love…

but there’s a line.

When one of Your children repeatedly, willfully, unapologetically crosses it

You make certain they realize
that they have done a foolish thing.

I’ve known Your well-deserved discipline countless times, LORD

but never Your wrath.

With Your help

I’d like to keep it that way.

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Exodus 34:6; Numbers 1:53; Numbers 16:46; Deuteronomy 9:8; Deuteronomy 29:20; Deuteronomy 32:22; Psalms 7:11; Matthew 3:7

Friday, May 25, 2018

 

Take warning as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The metal on the chariots flashes…”
(Nahum 2:3)

It’s happening in broad daylight, Jesus

and there’s not one thing the Ninevites can do about it.
This punishment is from You.

Why?

It was their cruelty, wasn’t it?
their witchcraft and prostitution.

You sent your prophet Jonah to warn them.

They listened! Repented!
You relented.

But after You showed them kindness

they went right back to it.

O God!

May I never repeat their mistake
in response to Your grace.

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Exodus 32:14; Jonah 1:1-2; Jonah 3:1-10; Nahum 2:2; Nahum 3:4; Nahum 3:19; Hebrews 10:26-31

Monday, March 19, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“Is the Spirit of the LORD angry?”
(Micah 2:7)

I know You get that way sometimes, Jesus

because You say so!

That’s because we – for whom You have done so much –

give You good reason to be angry
when we defiantly disobey You.

But I’m still here – and not fried to a cinder by one of your lightning bolts –

because You’re slow to anger

which gives me at least a little time to change my ways

before it’s too late.

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Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 1:37; Judges 10:7; 1 Kings 11:9; Psalms 7:11; Psalms 86:15; Romans 9:22

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Spirit-renewed determination:

“When the LORD heard what you said, he was angry…”
(Deuteronomy 1:34)

May my words never do that to You, Jesus!

Of course, to keep that from happening
I need to guard my thoughts, as well.

It might help, too, if I make sure I’m following You every step of the way

‘cause when my 1on1 relationship with You slips
so does my tongue.

As you monitor my thoughts, words and actions

may You beam with pride and joy!

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Deuteronomy 3:26; Deuteronomy 9:8; 2 Samuel 22:7-8; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 95:10; Hebrews 3:10; James 1:19

Sunday, August 7, 2016

 

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

“…he was furious.”
(Matthew 2:16)

There are good reasons to become furious, Jesus

and some not so good.

Fury is a dangerous emotion.

It can negatively affect my judgment
goading me to do something rash.

On the other hand, fury can also embolden me to do what’s right

to take heroic action
without fear of what will happen to me

just so long as it’s Your fury I’m operating in

and not giving in to my own.

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Deuteronomy 29:28; 2 Samuel 13:21; 2 Chronicles 25:10; Psalms 78:59; Daniel 3:13; Luke 6:11; Acts 19:28; James 1:20