Category Archives: Joshua

Monday, July 25, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“Listen, High Priest Joshua, you and your associates seated before you, who are men symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.”
(Zechariah 3:8)

You, Jesus:

The Branch.
The promised Messiah –

the long-awaited one – the only one –
who could deliver us from our sins.

But You came as You almost always do –

in a way and time we could not have imagined
to pay for our sins with Your own life

in a way we could not have imagined.

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Isaiah 53:1-12; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Matthew 1:1; Mark 1:1; Luke 9:18-20; John 11:27; John 20:31

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steadfast faith:

“…the people crossed over opposite Jericho. The priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stopped in the middle of the Jordan and stood on dry ground, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground.”
(Joshua 3:16-17)

Moses gets all the attention for miraculously crossing the Red Sea, Jesus

but You also did the same thing through Joshua!

Second time or no, a miracle is a miracle.

For the second googolth time, Father
keep working Your miracles through us…

…and unworthy me.

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1 Chronicles 16:12; Nehemiah 9:17; Job 5:9; Job 9:10; Psalm 77:11; Psalm 77:14; Matthew 13:58

Friday, May 20, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“The angel of the Lord gave this charge to Joshua: ‘This is what the Lord Almighty says: “If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here.”’”
(Zechariah 3:6-7)

You love doing this for us, Jesus –

giving us huge incentive to honor You.

Cause Your holy passion to rise within my soul

to become everything You’ve created me to be!

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Exodus 15:2; Judges 5:3; Psalm 16:7; Psalm 22:22; Psalm 30:12; Psalm 119:8; Psalm 119:145; Philippians 3:7-11

Saturday, January 22, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and because they did this evil the Lord gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel. Getting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join him, Eglon came and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms.
(Judges 3:12-13)

Jericho – the City of Palms, Jesus!

Barely 30 years after You sent those walls tumbling down
giving Joshua a great victory

Israel’s sin took it away from them!

Please, LORD –

Help me learn my lessons

and never forget.

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Deuteronomy 34:3; Joshua 6:20-24; Judges 1:16; 2 Chronicles 28:15; Matthew 24:32; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6; James 1:25

Saturday, January 8, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel. The angel said to those who were standing before him, ‘Take off his filthy clothes.’ Then he said to Joshua, ‘See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.’”
(Zechariah 3:4-5)

Is that how I look to you when I sin, Jesus?

As though I’m dressed in filthy clothes?

Wow.
I didn’t know.

I repent, LORD!

Clothe me in Your righteousness!

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2 Chronicles 32:26; Job 42:6; Isaiah 1:16; Isaiah 64:6; Jeremiah 8:6; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 3:8; Titus 2:11-14

Monday, November 29, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in eye-opening wonderment:

“His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon as well as Uzzen Sheerah. Rephah was his son, Resheph his son, Telah his son, Tahan his son, Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, Nun his son and Joshua his son.”
(1 Chronicles 7:24)

So the great Joshua who took over from Moses, Jesus –

who led Your people into the Promised Land –

is descended from his many times over great-great grandma –

the truly great builder Sheerah!

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Exodus 17:13; Exodus 24:13; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 14:30; Joshua 1:1-3; Acts 7:44-46; Hebrews 4:7-9

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy, grateful fear:

“Now Joshua was dressed in filthy clothes as he stood before the angel.”
(Zechariah 3:3)

Not exactly the attire you want to be wearing in front of an angel, Jesus.

On second thought, You’ve assigned an angel to me

which means he’s seen me with and without
every piece of clothing I’ve ever owned.

It’s a little unnerving

to realize in this room with me right now
could be the invisible, protective presence
of someone so powerful

but incredibly comforting.

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Psalms 91:11; Psalms 103:20; Matthew 18:10; Ephesians 6:10-18; Hebrews 1:4-14; Hebrews 13:12

Friday, September 10, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“Joshua said to the Israelites, ‘Come here and listen to the words of the Lord your God. This is how you will know that the living God is among you and that he will certainly drive out before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites and Jebusites.”
(Joshua 3:9-10)

You don’t have to prove to me that You’ll do what You say, Jesus.

But You do.
Time and time again.

Thank You, LORD!
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

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Exodus 6:7; Exodus 7:17; Exodus 8:22; Exodus 11:7; Exodus 16:6; Isaiah 49:23; John 8:28

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo as a passionate plea:

“And the Lord said to Joshua, ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses. Tell the priests who carry the ark of the covenant: “When you reach the edge of the Jordan’s waters, go and stand in the river.”’”
(Joshua 3:7-8)

When You do that for a leader, Jesus

their biggest challenge is to make sure

they’re not exalted in their own eyes.

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Numbers 13:33; 1 Samuel 15:17; 2 Samuel 6:22; Job 32:1; Psalms 36:2; Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 26:12; Ephesians 4:2

Thursday, June 24, 2021

 

Be empowered! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The LORD said to Satan, ‘The LORD rebuke you, Satan! The LORD, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you!’”
(Zechariah 3:2)

Satan was accusing Joshua, Jesus.

Then Your angel, speaking in Your behalf,
showed me and everyone who reads these words

how to respond to Satan’s accusations.

I don’t have the clout to rebuke Satan and shut his mouth.

But You do.

It is by Your Name and in Your power
that I take my stand against the enemy of my soul!

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Genesis 31:42; Psalms 2:1-6; Isaiah 66:15; Mark 8:33; Hebrews 12:4; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-10; Revelation 12:10