Category Archives: scary

Saturday, May 18, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trembling awareness:

“The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.’”
(Zechariah 5:4)

Pretty scary, Jesus.

So…what are You going to send out?

That flying scroll that carries a curse.

Is that flying scroll hovering above the earth right now?

…above my country…my family…

…above me?

If so, only this will prevent it from entering:

Repentance and Obedience.

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Nehemiah 8:10; Proverbs 24:10; Isaiah 30:15; Acts 2:38-39; Romans 5:19; 2 Corinthians 10:6; Revelation 2:5

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit:

“If thieves came to you, if robbers in the night—oh, what a disaster awaits you!—would they not steal only as much as they wanted?”
(Obadiah 1:5)

What a scary warning, Jesus!

Those who blatantly ignore Your love, goodness and mercy
will receive punishment beyond the norm.

Is there any way, shape or form in which I have committed this grievous sin?

If so, please forgive me!
In Your Might, help me turn around!

out of love and gratitude
not only from fear of punishment.

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Numbers 26:10; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Isaiah 8:11; Isaiah 8:16; Isaiah 8:20; Jeremiah 6:8; 2 Corinthians 6:14

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“…we kept telling you that we would be persecuted. And it turned out that way, as you well know. For this reason, when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith.”
(1 Thessalonians 3:4-5)

Persecutions are scary things, Jesus.

In this, I’m like Paul:

When someone I love
is battling through a horrible experience
my biggest concern is the impact on their faith.

To those enduring the devastation of Satan’s vicious attacks

help me be a blessing!

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Genesis 12:2; Psalm 37:26; Zechariah 8:13; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 4:9; Galatians 4:29; 2 Timothy 3:12

Friday, November 4, 2022

 

Be on your guard! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Their teaching will spread like gangrene.”
(2 Timothy 2:17)

False teaching is so like gangrene it’s scary, Jesus

bringing spiritual death to all who embrace it.

Gangrene occurs when there is no blood flow to arms, legs, toes and fingers

just as false teachers deny the saving power
of Your blood shed for us on the cross.

Muscles and internal organs can die from spreading infection

in the same way the sins promoted by the false teacher
destroys their followers from the inside.

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Psalm 41:6; Proverbs 10:18; John 6:53; John 19:34; Galatians 5:8-10; Ephesians 2:13; Hebrews 10:19

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with fervent spirit:

“Before them the earth shakes…”
(Joel 2:10)

Pretty scary, Jesus.

When the sound of my approaching enemies shakes the earth

it makes me want to run –

until I remember:

You Are my Stronghold!

My enemies can shake the earth a little

but You can shake it a lot.

When by faith I stubbornly refuse to tremble before my attackers

You see and approve.

You know I’m overruling my natural instincts
because I believe You Are Greater!

and I’ll prevail.

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2 Samuel 18:33; Nehemiah 5:13; Job 9:6; Psalms 15:1-5; Psalms 16:8; Luke 6:47-48; Acts 2:25

Monday, July 1, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“I heard you in the garden…”
(Genesis 3:10)

Adam had that 1on1 relationship with You, Jesus

and blew it.

He took it for granted, let Satan distract him, successfully tempt him

and lost it.

Now, for the first time in his life, he was hiding from You

didn’t want to talk.

So You pursued him!

Thank You for the countless times You’ve pursued me, LORD!
Sadly, I’ve experienced how scary, lonely and dangerous it is out there

without You.

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Genesis 3:1-9; Genesis 3:17-19; Genesis 3:23-24; Psalms 86:3; Matthew 10:37-39; Luke 14:26; Luke 10:41-42

Thursday, May 2, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.”
(Numbers 3:38)

I don’t pretend to know every reason behind that command, Jesus.

But I can guess one of them:

You wanted Your people to regard You
with knee-trembling awe.

It’s hard for us to leave our sinful ways.

We need all the incentive we can get!

That rule is no longer in effect.

The sanctuary is long gone.

But I will forever approach You

in reverent awe.

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Psalms 119:120; Ecclesiastes 8:12; Titus 2:3; Hebrews 5:7; Hebrews 12:29; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 Peter 2:18

Thursday, October 4, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“The spears of pine are brandished.”
(Nahum 2:3)

Aren’t spears supposed to be made of metal, Jesus?

It would be scary to go into battle with a pine spear
against an army of people carrying iron spears.

Still…with Your help, blessing and protection

a pine spear is all I need.

Help me to trust You to provide victory

through the weapons, tools, materials
education, location, people

You’ve given me.

Not by might, not by power…

but by Your Spirit.

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1 Samuel 14:6; Psalms 44:3; Psalms 44:6-7; Isaiah 26:12; Lamentations 3:37-38; Zechariah 4:6; Philippians 4:13

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit:

“Outside, the sword bereaves…”
(Lamentations 1:20)

It’s scary out there, Jesus!

The moment I step outside the door of my home
anything can happen.

Accidents on the paths I walk…on the roads I drive.

There are poisonous bugs, vicious animals
new, deadly diseases for which there is no cure.

But that’s not even the worst of it!

There are really bad people out there
looking for someone to attack.

The only reason I dare to venture out

is You.

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Genesis 19:4-7; Leviticus 13:46; Joshua 2:19; Judges 19;25; Job 31:34; Proverbs 22:13; Luke 11:53