Category Archives: the world

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

 

Take it to heart! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted.”
(Zephaniah 2:4)

Wow, Jesus:

“Abandoned. Left in ruins.
Emptied. Uprooted.”

I wouldn’t want any of those to happen to me

let alone all of them!

But this is exactly what will happen on the day of Your wrath

to the cities of this –

or any country –

that repeatedly defies You.

O God!

Send a revival to my nation!

To the world!

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Isaiah 13:6; Isaiah 13:9; Ezekiel 30:3; Joel 1:15; Amos 5:18; Acts 2:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:2

Friday, July 10, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“The world and its desires pass away…”
(1 John 2:17)

That’s so true, Jesus!

Some of the things
that once seemed overwhelmingly important to me

now matter little to nothing at all.

This world that feels so permanent

isn’t.

The more scientists discover…the less care we humans give it…

the shorter this earth’s lifespan is revealed to be.

But that’s not what’s likely to make it pass away, is it?

One day Your trumpet is going to sound!

and operation cleanup will begin.

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Genesis 1:1; Genesis 6:5; Luke 21:33; 1 Corinthians 15:52; Revelation 1:7; Revelation 20:11; Revelation 21:1

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…this is not your resting place…”
(Micah 2:10)

Thanks for the reminder, Jesus.

This world is not my home.

You’ve placed me here for a purpose.

I can ignore it, reject it, do some of it
or give everything I’ve got –

in Your wisdom and strength
and with Your awesome blessing and favor

to fulfill it.

But regardless, when my turn is up

You’ll take me out.

The closer I get to my exit

the more I’m determined

to get ‘er done.

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Exodus 9:16; Job 42:2; Psalms 139:13-16; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 46:10: Luke 7:30; Acts 5:38-39; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; Hebrews 11:24-27

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“…comes…from the world.”
(1 John 2:16)

The source matters, Jesus.

If it comes from You, I can trust it.
If it comes from the world, I can’t.

When I read or hear anything

I’ve got to run it through the test of Your Word.
If it flunks the test, I’ve got to reject it.

No matter how attractive
no matter how successful the person who said it

it’s poison.

If I swallow it
its acid will eat me alive.

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Joshua 1:18; Psalms 119:9; Psalms 119:11; Psalms 119:37; Psalms 119:89; Isaiah 8:20; John 17:17

Saturday, December 19, 2015

 

 Dare to break away, as you pray this Lazaroo: 

“…to those who are corrupted…”
(Titus 2:15)

How does someone get like that, Jesus?

Better question:
How does someone get uncorrupted?

Better yet:
How do I get uncorrupted?

Corrupting influences are all around me.

They appear to be the norm.

Anyone who follows You

looks to be out of step with the rest of the world.

So be it.

I can live – forever – with that.

I choose to march to the beat of a different Drummer.

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Exodus 34:10; Isaiah 13:11; Ezekiel 20:32; Matthew 5:14; Matthew 18:7; John 3:19; John 15:19; Romans 12:2