Category Archives: please

Thursday, March 2, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in zealous love:

“For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.’ Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because ‘the righteous will live by faith.’”
(Galatians 3:10-11)

I keep trying to do good, Jesus

and so I should.

But not to earn my salvation!

I give my all to please You
In gratitude for your gift of faith.

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Romans 3:24; Romans 4:16; 1 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 4:16

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed dedication:

“…we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.”
(2 Corinthians 4:2)

That’s exactly who I want to be, Jesus!

Nothing under the table
Nothing shameful.

No deception.
Distortion-free.

A plain truth-teller of Your Word.

What others think matters
but the one I most want to please

is You.

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Psalm 12:2; Proverbs 14:8; Romans 1:26-27; Romans 15:8; 1 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 8:12; 2 Peter 3:16

Friday, December 2, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say, ‘Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.’”
(Micah 3:11)

There’s a difference, isn’t there, Jesus –

between leaders who have a heart
to do Your work

and those who refuse to do Your work
unless they’re paid.

Give us leaders whose sole motivation

is to please You!

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Exodus 18:25; Numbers 27:18; Matthew 20:25-28; 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:1-3

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate gratitude:

“…what does the one God seek? Godly offspring. So be on your guard…”
(Malachi 2:15)

I’m not going to be able to give You the Godly offspring You desire me to be, Jesus

if I don’t stay on my guard.

Satan – the sworn enemy of my soul –

waits for me to drop my guard

even for the briefest of moments

and then swoops in to do incalculable harm.

Please! I beg You!

Help me

Stay. On. My. Guard!

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1 Samuel 19:2; Malachi 2:16; Matthew 10:17; Matthew 16:6; Matthew 16:11; Mark 13:23; Luke 12:15

Thursday, January 13, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors and sinners were eating with him and his disciples, for there were many who followed him. When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: ‘Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?’”
(Mark 2:15-16)

These Pharisees didn’t get it, did they, Jesus?

They were sinners, too.

Please, please, please:

Never let me become that blind.

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Numbers 32:14; Psalm 25:8; Psalm 51:13; Matthew 11:19; Luke 5:32; Luke 15:7; Luke 18:9-14; Romans 2:21-23

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“I wrote to the church…”
(3 John 1:9)

I’m so glad John did, Jesus!

When he passed along Your words in writing

he couldn’t have imagined
how many billions of people would read them

unless You told him! 😉

It isn’t likely that billions of people will read what I write, Jesus

after all, I’m not anything close to Your beloved John.

But please:

make everything I say or write
result in praise, glory, gratitude and honor to You!

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Psalms 19:1; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 24:8; Psalms 29:1; Ephesians 3:20-21; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with driven desire:

“But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!”
(Galatians 2:17)

It kills me to admit it, Jesus

but I sometimes find myself among the sinners.

That doesn’t mean You promote or excuse or overlook sin.

It means You’ve saved someone
who still needs a whole lot of work!

I’m ready to go to work, Holy Spirit.

Please.
I beg You:

Help me.

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Romans 3:23; Romans 7:15; Romans 7:18-20; Romans 7:24-25; 1 Timothy 1:15-16; Hebrews 4:1; Hebrews 12:15; James 3:2

Saturday, September 26, 2020

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Deliverers will go up…”
(Obadiah 1:21)

Oh, how we need that to happen, Jesus!

Please! Bring it to pass!

Raise up deliverers for our entire world

for our nation
for our churches
for our families
for me.

Oh, now, wait a minute.

Do You desire to use me as one of Your deliverers?

Will You call me to go up in behalf of others

even as others are going up in behalf of me?

Now, that is a surprise!

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Genesis 14:20; Exodus 14:13; Judges 3:9; 2 Kings 13:5; Psalms 3:7; Psalms 7:1; Acts 7:35; Romans 11:26

Friday, July 17, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.”
(Daniel 2:28)

Yes, there is, Jesus!

You understand every mystery that baffles us.

You’re the Creator of all.
You’re the Creator of all mysteries.

But as true as that is, that’s not what Daniel said.

He said you reveal mysteries!

Oh, Hallelujah!

Dear God:

Would it please You to reveal to our scientists
the mystery of this Coronavirus that has us by the throat?

Please.
We beg You.

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Job 11:7; Daniel 2:18-19; Daniel 2:30; Romans 11:25; Romans 16:25; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 1:9

Sunday, April 26, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unashamed desperation:

Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am faint; heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.”
(Psalms 6:2)

All over the world, Jesus

people battling COVID-19 are praying prayers very similar to this one.

But they’re not the only ones.

So are those battling sicknesses and diseases of every kind.

Nor does it stop with them.

They’re joined by men and women

caught in impossible situations of every imaginable –
and sometimes unimaginable – kind.

O God! Please!

Intervene!

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Psalms 4:1; Psalms 17:1; Psalms 54:2; Psalms 55:1; Isaiah 59:16; Luke 18:7-8; John 17:15