Category Archives: Listen

Friday, May 10, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: ‘There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail.’”
(Amos 5:16)

Though You had repeatedly warned them, Jesus

Your people refused to listen.

They took credit for the blessings You had bestowed upon them

mistreating those less fortunate.

O God! May I never have to be taught

what it’s like to have You against me

instead of for me.

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Judges 3:7; 1 Samuel 12:9; Psalm 79:6; Isaiah 45:4; Jeremiah 9:3; Hosea 5:4; 2 John 1:7

Monday, April 29, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with discerning wisdom:

“I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you.”
(1 John 2:26-27)

It would be so easy to take this out of context, Jesus!

True, Your Holy Spirit is my teacher.

But John is warning them not to listen
to those trying to lead them astray.

The gift of teaching Your Word accurately

is still in effect today

and is needed more than ever!

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Psalm 25:4; Psalm 86:11; Luke 12:12; John 14:26; Acts 2:42; Acts 18:11; Romans 12:7; Hebrews 5:12

Friday, March 15, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted adoration:

“The Lord said, ‘What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.’”
(Genesis 4:10-12)

What have I done, Jesus?

I deserve to be a restless wanderer…

but in Your stunning mercy to me through the cross

I rest in Your loving arms!

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Leviticus 26:21; Ezra 9:13; Psalm 103:10; Jeremiah 51:6; Colossians 1:20; James 2:13; 1 Peter 2:24

Saturday, December 16, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking: ‘Open to me, my sister, my darling, my dove, my flawless one. My head is drenched with dew, my hair with the dampness of the night.’ I have taken off my robe—must I put it on again? I have washed my feet—must I soil them again?”
(Song of Songs 5:2-3)

Yes, Jesus

She must.

That’s the price of love.

It’s no longer what I want.
It’s what they want.

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Proverbs 10:12; Romans 12:10; Romans 14:13-18; 1 Corinthians 7:3-4; 1 Corinthians 11:24; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 2 Corinthians 12:15; 1 Peter 4:8

Monday, November 20, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ And the Lord said to Samuel: ‘See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.’”
(1 Samuel 3:10-11)

When You call, Jesus

I’m ready to listen.

Something tells me that whatever You have to say

will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle!

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1 Samuel 12:24; 2 Kings 21:12; 1 Chronicles 16:8; 1 Chronicles 16:12; Psalm 9:11; Jeremiah 19:3; Mark 7:37

Monday, October 30, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.”
(Habakkuk 2:20)

You love to hear the praises of Your people, Jesus!

You listen to all our thoughts and words.
You see every one of our actions.

But there’s a time for silence, isn’t there?

The silence that comes from jaw-dropping awe
as we consider

Who You Are
What You’ve Done
What You’re Doing
What You will do

in our lives

and throughout the world!

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Leviticus 10:3; Deuteronomy 27:9; 2 Kings 18:36; Esther 4:14; Job 7:11; Acts 15:12; Revelation 8:1

Sunday, May 28, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.”
(Proverbs 4:10-12)

These were Your words through King David to his son, the future King Solomon.

But they’re also Your words to me, Jesus.

You call me to walk in the way of wisdom

to make these promises come true in my life.

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Exodus 35:31; Deuteronomy 34:9; Micah 6:9; Matthew 11:9; Matthew 12:42; Acts 6:3; Romans 11:33

Sunday, November 27, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them.”
(Hosea 5:1-2)

What we think is hidden, Jesus

isn’t.

What we think we do in secret

is fully known by You.

So when we hide things and do them in secret

may they only be good and not evil

to be showered with blessings from above!

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Genesis 16:13; Job 11:11; Job 28:24; Psalm 33:13; Psalm 138:6; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:6; Matthew 6:18

Friday, November 11, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in wholehearted determination:

“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.”
(Proverbs 4:1-2)

That’s the prayer of every Godly parent, Jesus!

But do the children listen?
Do they take it to heart?

Do they remember it?
Do they put it into practice?

No parent can make a child respond to their hard-earned wisdom, no matter how hard they try.

But as Your child

that’s exactly what I’m determined to do.

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Matthew 5:9; John 1:12; Romans 8:14; Romans 8:19; Romans 8:21; Galatians 3:26; Philippians 2:14-16

Thursday, September 15, 2022

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.’”
(Ezekiel 3:27)

This is eye-opening, Jesus!

You don’t want me to waste Your time
trying to force people to pay attention to You.

I need to tell them about You as clearly and accurately as I can

then leave the results to You.

If they listen, they’re in!

If they refuse
they excluded themselves.

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Psalm 78:10; Proverbs 1:23-27; Proverbs 21:7; Jeremiah 3:3; Matthew 18:17; Matthew 22:3; Acts 7:39