Category Archives: Holy Spirit

Thursday, October 21, 2021

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.”
(Jude 1:19)

That’s everything, isn’t it, Jesus?

To have Your Spirit living in me
because I’ve put my trust in You alone as my Savior.

Those who live by their natural instincts don’t get it.

Their actions make that abundantly clear.

The most loving thing I can do for them

is to introduce them to You
and the indwelling Majesty of Your Holy Spirit!

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Genesis 1:2; Exodus 35:31; Ezekiel 11:24; John 14:15-18; John 16:7-14; Romans 8:9; Romans 8:14; 1 Peter 1:11

Friday, July 9, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such a person is not subject to merely human judgments, for, ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 2:15-16)

This is nothing short of mind-boggling, Jesus!

Truly awesome.

Because I have put my trust in You

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

You allow me to share some of Your thoughts!

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John 14:17; John 14:20; John 15:4-5; John 15:7; John 17:21; Romans 8:10; Philippians 2:5

Sunday, June 20, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in listening obedience:

“Its slave girls…beat upon their breasts.”
(Nahum 2:7)

When men do that, Jesus

they do so in triumph
boasting of their strength.

When women do that

they’re in agony!

How do I respond when I see someone gripped by intense suffering, Father?

Do I have compassion?

Do I check with You
to see if there’s something You want me to do?

True, I can’t bear every burden, fix every problem.

But when You prompt me to act, Holy Spirit

in Your strength, I’ve got to try.

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Deuteronomy 1:12; Psalms 68:19; Isaiah 9:4; Luke 11:46; Galatians 6:2; Ephesians 4:32; James 2:14-17

Sunday, May 9, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Abner called out to Joab, ‘Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?’”
(2 Samuel 2:26)

This was the wise plea, Jesus

of a general whose army was being soundly beaten.

There’s a time to keep fighting

and a time to call a halt to the hostilities
when nothing worthwhile is being accomplished.

O Holy Spirit!

Give me Your discernment
to know which is which.

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1 Kings 3:9; Psalms 19:12; Proverbs 14:6; Malachi 3:18; Hosea 14:9; Luke 14:31-32; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 11:31; Philippians 1:10

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with driven desire:

“But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!”
(Galatians 2:17)

It kills me to admit it, Jesus

but I sometimes find myself among the sinners.

That doesn’t mean You promote or excuse or overlook sin.

It means You’ve saved someone
who still needs a whole lot of work!

I’m ready to go to work, Holy Spirit.

Please.
I beg You:

Help me.

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Romans 3:23; Romans 7:15; Romans 7:18-20; Romans 7:24-25; 1 Timothy 1:15-16; Hebrews 4:1; Hebrews 12:15; James 3:2

Sunday, December 20, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo filled with enormous comfort:

“When you see the ark…follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before.”
(Joshua 3:3-4)

Sometimes I wish I had a visible ark to follow, Jesus

so I’d know which way to go
since I’ve never been this way before.

But I have something better!

I have You, Holy Spirit!

You’re here, inside me.

If I truly listen for Your inner prompting

I’ll know my next step

which is all I need to know.

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Psalms 51:11; Isaiah 63:10; Matthew 12:32; Mark 13:11; Luke 3:16; Luke 12:12; John 14:26

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“So, as the Holy Spirit says: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…’”
(Hebrews 3:7-8)

That’s a big “if,” Jesus.

Most people haven’t heard Your voice.

Except…if I’ve read the Bible

or heard a preacher or teacher proclaiming Your Word

I guess I have heard from You.

So I’m not off the hook, am I?

Looks like I’d better not harden my heart. Smile

O God!

Help me make my heart totally responsive to You!

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Exodus 4:21; Joshua 11:20; Proverbs 28:14; Isaiah 63:17; Mark 6:52; Romans 11:25; Hebrews 3:13

Monday, November 2, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“…many…wept aloud…while many others shouted for joy.”
(Ezra 3:12)

Same event, Jesus:

the laying of the foundation of the second temple.

Some wept, remembering, overcome with emotion.

Others were so happy they shouted.

That’s who we are, isn’t it?

We react differently because of what’s inside us.

Fill me with Yourself, Holy Spirit!

Put everything inside me You want to be there!
Fill me up with Your holy Word!

So what comes out of me
will consistently glorify You.

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Isaiah 11:9; Matthew 5:6; Luke 1:15; Acts 9:17; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Timothy 1:4

Sunday, October 18, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble awareness:

“…no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.”
(1 Corinthians 2:11)

But couldn’t I know at least some of Your thoughts, Jesus?

You could share them with me, Holy Spirit!

I don’t deserve a glimpse into what You’re thinking, Father

but wow – to be given just a taste?

Still, I don’t have the capacity to grasp even five full seconds of Your thoughts, do I?

‘cause You’re thinking about all 7.8 billion of us at once!

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Psalms 92:5; Psalms 139:17; Proverbs 1:23; Proverbs 15:26; Isaiah 55:8-9; Amos 4:13; Micah 4:12; Matthew 9:4