Category Archives: things

Monday, April 29, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with discerning wisdom:

“I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you.”
(1 John 2:26-27)

It would be so easy to take this out of context, Jesus!

True, Your Holy Spirit is my teacher.

But John is warning them not to listen
to those trying to lead them astray.

The gift of teaching Your Word accurately

is still in effect today

and is needed more than ever!

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Psalm 25:4; Psalm 86:11; Luke 12:12; John 14:26; Acts 2:42; Acts 18:11; Romans 12:7; Hebrews 5:12

Thursday, March 7, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry.”
(Jonah 4:1)

There are a lot of things going on right now, Jesus

that seem very wrong to me.

Am I going to be like Jonah?

Am I going to be angry about it
shake my fist in Your face

and charge You with wrongdoing?

Even worse

am I going to lose faith
conclude You no longer intervene
in the affairs of earth?

NO!

I put all my trust in You!

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Job 1:22; Job 24:12; Proverbs 16:12; Isaiah 61:8; Habakkuk 1:13; Colossians 3:25; 1 John 5:17

Sunday, December 24, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Now the glory of the God of Israel went up from above the cherubim, where it had been, and moved to the threshold of the temple. Then the Lord called…‘Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.’”
(Ezekiel 9:3-4)

Place that mark on my forehead, Jesus!

I’m brokenhearted about what is happening in my country
and around the world.

Because I’m faithful to Your Word

may many others receive that mark.

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Isaiah 16:11; Isaiah 61:3; Amos 6:6; Zechariah 12:10; John 16:20; 2 Corinthians 12:21; James 4:9

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted dedication:

“I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.”
(1 John 2:26)

It’s hard to believe there are people like that, Jesus!

I don’t get it.

Why would anyone want to lead me astray?

Oh.

They’re being influenced by Satan, aren’t they?

He’s at war with You.
He hates that I belong to You.

So he’s doing everything in his power
to turn me toward him and away from You.

But he’s wasting his time.

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Psalm 119:67; Matthew 6:13; Matthew 26:41; Acts 26:17-18; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Revelation 12:7

Thursday, November 2, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?”
(Zechariah 4:9-10)

Open my eyes, Jesus!

When You do it
I don’t want to miss it!

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Genesis 21:19; 2 Kings 6:17; 2 Kings 6:20; Psalm 119:18; John 9:30; Matthew 5:12; Acts 26:17-18

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love…”
(Philemon 1:4-5)

When I pray for people

there are a lot of things I can thank You for, Jesus.

I could thank You for protecting them.
I could thank You for healing them.
I could thank You for their good deeds.
I could even thank You for their faith.

But Paul was thankful for their love

because the greatest of all

is love.

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Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 17:9; John 13:34; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8; 1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 Peter 4:8

Monday, July 17, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“Gehazi said, ‘She has no son, and her husband is old.’ Then Elisha said, ‘Call her.’ So he called her, and she stood in the doorway. ‘About this time next year,’ Elisha said, ‘you will hold a son in your arms.’ ‘No, my lord!’ she objected. ‘Please, man of God, don’t mislead your servant!’”
(2 Kings 4:14-16)

Some of us can’t believe how good You’re willing to be to us, Jesus!

But You’ve already given Your life for me.

Why wouldn’t You do amazing things for me…

and through me!

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Matthew 7:11; John 17:26; Romans 8:35-39; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 3:18; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 4:16

Monday, April 24, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“…as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”
(Leviticus 6:6-7)

When they brought their offering to the priest, Jesus

in reality, they were offering it to You.

When I give my tithes and offerings to my church

in reality, I’m offering them to You.

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Numbers 18:28; Deuteronomy 12:6; Nehemiah 13:12; Isaiah 53:12; Malachi 3:8-10; 2 Corinthians 8:5; 2 Corinthians 9:5

Sunday, April 9, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Surely he has done great things! Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the Lord has done great things! Do not be afraid, you wild animals, for the pastures in the wilderness are becoming green. The trees are bearing their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield their riches.”
(Joel 2:20-22)

It’s all about You, Jesus

not my circumstances.

It doesn’t matter that my present landscape is barren.

You’re faithful.
You’re on Your way.

As I keep my eyes fixed on You

my desert will blossom!

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Isaiah 27:6; Isaiah 35:1; Hosea 14:5; Hosea 14:7; Joel 2:25; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 5:10

Sunday, February 19, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting…Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.”
(Numbers 4:30, 32)

They had to carry the frames of the tabernacle, Jesus –

along with its crossbars, posts and bases.

They had to carry the posts of the surrounding courtyard

with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment
and everything related to their use.

Show me, LORD

what You’ve assigned to me.

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Genesis 40:4; Numbers 4:31-32; Psalm 104:8; Ezekiel 4:5-6; Mark 13:34; Acts 22:10; 1 Corinthians 3:5