Category Archives: Hope

Friday, February 3, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name.”
(Amos 4:13)

You Are Awesome, Jesus!

To think that You, the Creator of Everything
want to spend 1on1 time with me

sharing Your thoughts
transforming my life
giving me hope and a future.

Great and Mighty One!

You’re my Best Friend.

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Psalm 50:1; Proverbs 18:24; John 15:15; Matthew 26:64; Luke 1:49; John 21:5; Revelation 18:8

Thursday, January 5, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing eagerness:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

May I pray that prayer over others, Jesus

and may others pray it over me.

Oh, how we need You to encourage and strengthen us

as in Your Name we perform good deed after good deed!

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Psalm 34:14; Matthew 5:16; 1 Timothy 2:9-10; 1 Timothy 5:9-10; 1 Timothy 5:25; 1 Timothy 6:18; Hebrews 10:24; 1 Peter 2:12

Monday, October 31, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

Oh, do I need Your strength, Jesus!

Strength to obey You no matter what.
S
trength to bear up under the hard times.
Strength to stay true to You during the good times.
Strength to overcome Satan’s temptations.
Strength to stay faithful to You…

right up to the moment You call me home.

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Exodus 15:2; Deuteronomy 4:37; Psalm 18:32; Proverbs 24:10; Romans 4:18-22; 1 Corinthians 1:25; Ephesians 3:16-19

Sunday, August 21, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in breathless anticipation:

“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? Indeed, you are our glory and joy.”
(1 Thessalonians 2:19-20)

Other than You, Yourself, Jesus

the best thing about heaven isn’t going to be streets of gold.
It isn’t going to be pearly gates or even the vast number of mighty angels.

It will be the people who are there
because of what You did through me.

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Psalm 23:6; Luke 2:13; John 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:21

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

 

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

“Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.”
(Proverbs 3:31-33)

From a distance, Jesus…

it’s easy to believe evil people
are getting away with it.

But You’ve given Your Word:

They’re not!

You alone are my hope for a great life on this earth

…and beyond.

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Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:1-20; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1; Romans 1:28-32; 1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Timothy 6:3-5

Saturday, June 18, 2022

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16)

What a reminder, Jesus!

There’s more than one kind of hope.

There’s hope

bad hope

and good hope.

Some things I hope for are just “hope.”

They’re fine…but they don’t really make anything better.

Other things I hope for are “bad hope.”

If I get them, they’ll end up hurting me.

But You Are the Giver of Good Hope!

which is –

all good!

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Psalm 9:18; Psalm 25:3; Psalm 25:5; Psalm 25:21; Matthew 12:21; Acts 2:26; Romans 4:18

Thursday, June 16, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in full-on passion:

“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?”
(1 Thessalonians 2:19)

For all his power and authority, Jesus

Paul loved the people to whom You had sent him

which, of course, includes me.

When it comes right down to it

it’s all about love.

May I love Your people not only as Paul did

but as did You.

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Mark 12:28-31; John 13:34-35; Romans 13:8; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Titus 2:11-13; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 3:8

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart…”
(Colossians 2:2)

What an awesome goal, Jesus!

That’s who I long to be to those around me:

an encouragement.

But it’s not merely saying a nice word or two, is it?

It’s encouraging people’s hearts

letting them know I truly care about them
being there for them when they’re down

telling them the truth they need to hear
in a way that gives them direction and hope.

Because that’s the kind of encouragement I need!

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Deuteronomy 1:38; Judges 7:11; 2 Samuel 19:7; 2 Chronicles 35:2; Romans 15:4; 2 Corinthians 13:11; 2 Timothy 4:2

Monday, June 6, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in ardent love:

“Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. We are not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face to prevent the Israelites from seeing the end of what was passing away.”
(2 Corinthians 3:12-13)

Give me the boldness of Paul, Jesus!

Like Moses, I don’t want Your glory to fade from my face.

May I walk in such Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment, 1on1 relationship with You

that all who see me
will come to know You!

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Exodus 33:18; Exodus 40:34; Leviticus 9:23; Numbers 16:42; Psalm 19:1; Romans 2:7; Ephesians 1:12

Monday, December 20, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undying love:

“…you have an anointing from the Holy One…”
(1 John 2:20)

I can’t begin to tell you how much that means to me, Jesus!

Though I’m wholly undeserving

because I’ve put my eternal hope in You as my Savior

Your anointing rests on me.

Your Protection.
Your Presence.
Your Guidance.
Your Blessing.
Your Healing.
Your Favor.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

I can’t keep this to myself, can I?

Everyone needs Your precious, life-changing anointing.

Please work through me to let them know.

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Exodus 29:7; Exodus 40:9; Leviticus 8:12; Leviticus 21:10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:2; Psalm 45:7; Hebrews 1:9; 1 John 2:27