Category Archives: Lips

Thursday, June 27, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“For the lips of the adulterous woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil; but in the end she is bitter as gall, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. She gives no thought to the way of life; her paths wander aimlessly, but she does not know it.”
(Proverbs 5:3-6)

This is true of every temptation Satan offers, Jesus.

Help me always give him one, emphatic, nonnegotiable reply:

“NO!”

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Proverbs 28:4; Daniel 11:32; Matthew 4:1-11; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 12:4; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:9

Friday, February 16, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with riveted attention:

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.”
(Proverbs 4:23-24)

When You tell me, “Above all else,” Jesus

that’s something I dare not ignore.

You’re telling me to love what You love

and nothing else.

Only then will my mouth be free of perversity

my lips from corrupt talk.

And since I have to guard my heart

that tells me Satan is attempting to steal it.

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Psalm 141:3; Matthew 10:17; Mark 13:33; Luke 12:1; Acts 20:31; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Peter 5:8-9

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“’Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.’ ‘The poison of vipers is on their lips.’ ‘Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.’ ‘Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know.’ ‘There is no fear of God before their eyes.’”
(Romans 3:13-18)

That’s what You see when You look at this world, Jesus.

It has to break Your heart!

May that never be what You see

when You look at me.

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Psalms 14:1-3; Psalms 53:1-3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:10-12; Romans 7:14-24; Ephesians 4:19; James 3:2

Monday, March 27, 2023

 

Go to school as you pray this Lazaroo:

“How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice! Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; milk and honey are under your tongue. The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.”
(Song of Songs 4:10-11)

Such over-the-top language may embarrass us, Jesus.

But unless I miss my guess

Solomon’s Shulammite bride
loved every word of it!

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1 Kings 4:29-34; Song of Songs 1:1-4; Song of Songs 2:3; Song of Songs 3:1; Song of Songs 5:8; Song of Songs 6:13; Song of Songs 7:10-12

Monday, November 7, 2022

 

Never forget! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“But now be so kind as to look at me. Would I lie to your face? Relent, do not be unjust; reconsider, for my integrity is at stake. Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?”
(Job 6:28-30)

Job can’t believe it, Jesus.

His friends have stopped comforting him
and started accusing him –

insisting all his troubles
are his fault!

Somehow they’ve forgotten there’s an enemy of our souls

who attacks the righteous.

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Psalm 71:13; Psalm 109:20; Psalm 109:29; Isaiah 50:8; Jeremiah 18:19; 1 Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:10

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a heart sensitive to the needs of others:

“Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate. Your neck is like the tower of David, built with courses of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.”
(Song of Songs 4:3-4)

I’m not sure those compliments would work today, Jesus

especially not the pomegranate and tower of David.

But it’s good to pay compliments, isn’t it?

Even when they miss
those who receive them
surely appreciate the attempt.

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Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 3:28; Judges 20:22; Romans 12:8; 2 Corinthians 9:6; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Colossians 4:8

Saturday, December 4, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“…she must be quiet.”
(1 Timothy 2:12)

Now come the questions, Jesus:

Should a woman always be quiet?

What about when she can speak up and save someone’s life?
What about when she needs to tell somebody about You?
What about when her baby needs to hear a lullaby?
What about when someone needs encouragement?
What about when sin rears its ugly head?

In these and countless other times You command her
to use the mouth, lips, tongue and vocal cords

You’ve given her!

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Genesis 2:22-23; Genesis 16:13; Ruth 2:19; 1 Samuel 25:14-35; Luke 2:37-38; John 20:18; Acts 12:14-16; Acts 18:26