Category Archives: Promised

Thursday, October 20, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered reflection:

“…the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained.’”
(1 Samuel 2:30)

So much for the name-it-and-claim-it crowd, Jesus.

I can’t stand on every promise You’ve ever made
if I’m not standing faithfully with You.

May I honor you, my Savior

with everything I think, say and do!

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Psalm 22:23; Psalm 50:23; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 149:5; Isaiah 29:13; Matthew 15:8; 1 Timothy 1:17

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“The Jews then responded to him, ‘What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.’”
(John 2:18-19)

You Are God, Jesus.

You proved it by Your teaching and miracles.

But when You were publicly executed and buried –

then rose from the dead exactly as You promised?
More than 500 witnesses?

That seals the deal.
Case closed.

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Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-7; Luke 24:1-45; John 20:1-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; 1 Corinthians 15:12; 1 Corinthians 15:20

Thursday, June 9, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with fear and trembling:

“May God deal with Abner, be it ever so severely, if I do not do for David what the Lord promised him on oath and transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David’s throne over Israel and Judah from Dan to Beersheba.”
(2 Samuel 3:9-10)

If Abner knew all of that, Jesus

then why didn’t he do it to begin with?
A lot of people died because he didn’t.

How many will suffer because I don’t do

what I already know I should?

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Joshua 22:22; Psalm 19:1-4; Luke 19:22; Romans 1:20; Romans 2:17-24; 1 Corinthians 2:11; James 4:17

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…as he promised…”
(1 Kings 2:24)

That’s You, Jesus…all the way.

You’ve made countless promises to those You love
and to Your enemies

and You keep every one of them.

We’re not used to that from anyone else!

Even the best of us fail to keep all our promises –

not because we’re unwilling or don’t try –

but because we’re human.

Sometimes we write checks
that our wishful thinking humanity can’t cash.

Thank God!
You have no such limitation.

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Joshua 23:14; 1 Chronicles 25:5; Psalms 85:8; Psalms 119:140; Mark 14:31; Galatians 3:21; James 3:2

Saturday, January 27, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“I will give him…the land he set his feet on…”
(Deuteronomy 1:36)

That’s quite a promise, Jesus.

Of course, Caleb deserved it.

When 10 of the 12 men Moses sent to spy out Canaan returned

only he and Joshua believed You would keep Your promise
and enable the Israelites to take it.

I’m no Caleb, Father.

But with all my heart
I believe You will keep Your promises to me!

Please.

Give me the land You’ve reserved for me.

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1 Kings 8:25; Psalms 106:12; Luke 1:45; Romans 15:8; Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 7:6; Jude 1:24

Thursday, January 18, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“…’you have violated the covenant with Levi,’ says the LORD Almighty.”
(Malachi 2:8)

You promised amazing things to your servant Levi, Jesus

and to his sons and grandsons who followed him.

But You also gave the Tribe of Levi some dos and don’ts.

Sadly, the day came when they did the don’ts
and omitted the dos.

You’ve promised even more amazing things to me

than those You promised to Levi
but still, within covenant.

Help me honor Your terms!

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Nehemiah 13:29; Isaiah 9:16; Jeremiah 23:11-15; Zechariah 11:10; Luke 11:45-46; Romans 2:19-24; Hebrews 7:22