Category Archives: literally

Saturday, June 24, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deepened understanding:

“You have wearied the Lord with your words. ‘How have we wearied him?’ you ask. By saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them’ or ‘Where is the God of justice?’”
(Malachi 2:17)

So let me get this straight, Jesus:

You’re sick to death of our whining that life isn’t fair!

We’re making our judgments

based on three or four factors

while You know what’s really going on
with literally trillions of factors.

We’re trying to track what’s happening

with our tiny circle of family and friends

while You’re tracking the 24/7 lives
of all eight billion people on this planet

while laying groundwork
for the billions about to be born.

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Deuteronomy 4:3-4; 1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Chronicles 16:9; Isaiah 38:17; Jeremiah 10:23; Ephesians 1:11; Philippians 2:13

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bated breath:

“…the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord…”
(Habakkuk 2:14)

Oh, what a day that will be, Jesus!

I can’t wait.

Literally, I can’t wait –

meaning, I dare not wait.

You’ve given me the task of sharing Your good news

with everyone around me.

I’m not responsible for what they do with it

but You hold me accountable
to do everything in my power
to make sure they hear about You
in as clear and compelling a way as possible.

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2 Kings 7:9; Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 25:25; Isaiah 40:9; Isaiah 52:7; Matthew 4:23; Acts 20:24

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in utter amazement:

“…the two officials were hanged on a gallows.”
(Esther 2:23)

When it was discovered that these men were plotting to assassinate the king, Jesus

it cost them their lives.

But this was no isolated, meaningless incident.

You used it as one of an amazing series of events
to save the lives of Your people in Persia and Media.

O God! Your greatness continually astounds me.

You are working in literally everything that happens
large or small.

Including this.
Right now.

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Psalms 44:3-7; Psalms 75:6-7; Jeremiah 10:23; Amos 3:6; Acts 4:28; Acts 17:25; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Hebrews 3:4

Thursday, August 8, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck.”
(Proverbs 3:3)

Many of Your people have taken this command literally, Jesus.

They’ve made necklaces and choke chains of these words
and worn them day after day.

That’s a good thing!

It’s a reminder of what matters.
It sure beats the jewelry a lot of people wear.

But I suspect You intend that command to extend beyond wearable Scripture

all the way to my actions.

Today.

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Genesis 32:10; Psalms 57:10; Psalms 63:3; Psalms 103:17; Hosea 6:4; 1 Corinthians 13; 3 John 1:3