Category Archives: this earth

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

 

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

“Do not envy the violent or choose any of their ways. For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.”
(Proverbs 3:31-33)

From a distance, Jesus…

it’s easy to believe evil people
are getting away with it.

But You’ve given Your Word:

They’re not!

You alone are my hope for a great life on this earth

…and beyond.

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Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:1-20; Proverbs 23:17; Proverbs 24:1; Romans 1:28-32; 1 Corinthians 13:4; 1 Timothy 6:3-5

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

 

Keep in mind the Big Picture as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the people heard that he had come home.”
(Mark 2:1)

But, in fact, they were mistaken, Jesus.

Capernaum was not Your home.

Nowhere on this earth was Your home.

Your Home is in heaven.

Same here.

Nowhere on earth is my home.
My home is in heaven.

Every day I spend down here
I’m just passing through.

I sometimes forget that –

sometimes make earth-based, short-term decisions.

It would really be good
if I could keep eternity in mind.

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1 Kings 8:27; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 33:14; Psalms 119:19; Matthew 6:19-21; Hebrews 11:13

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

 

Keep in mind the Big Picture as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the people heard that he had come home.”
(Mark 2:1)

But, in fact, they were mistaken, Jesus.

Capernaum was not Your home.

Nowhere on this earth was Your home.

Your Home is in heaven.

Same here.

Nowhere on earth is my home.
My home is in heaven.

Every day I spend down here
I’m just passing through.

I sometimes forget that –

sometimes make earth-based, short-term decisions.

It would really be good
if I could keep eternity in mind.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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1 Kings 8:27; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 33:14; Psalms 119:19; Matthew 6:19-21; Hebrews 11:13

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate gratitude:

“…will become my people.”
(Zechariah 2:11)

There are two kinds of people walking this earth, Jesus:

Your people
and those who are not Your people.

It doesn’t have anything to do with sex, age, size, skin color, intelligence, nationality, denomination or religiosity.

The difference between heaven and hell is belief in You –

that You are God come to this earth as a man
that You died on the cross for our sins
and on the third day rose again.

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2 Chronicles 7:14; Hosea 1:10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-13; John 10:14; John 10:27; James 2:14-17; 1 John 2:3-6

Sunday, August 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in warm-hearted gratitude:

“…all their glory is like the flowers of the field…”
(1 Peter 1:24)

I know field flowers don’t last long, Jesus

but as they raise their heads under Your bright sun
gently nodding under a passing breeze

they sure are beautiful.

So I’m grateful.

Whatever glory I gain on this earth –

though transitory –

is nevertheless a gift from You.

I don’t deserve it
but I appreciate it.

It’s a sweetener in the sometimes bitter tea of life

on this sin-cursed earth.

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Psalms 3:3; Psalms 8:5; Psalms 34:2; Psalms 96:7; Psalms 115:1; 1 Corinthians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 11:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“There will be no survivors…”
(Obadiah 1:18)

You were referring to the house of Esau, Jesus

but it also applies to the house of me.

No one survives their time on this earth.

The world’s oldest living person died three days ago.

Until You return, the day is coming
when the world’s youngest living person will do the same –

as will everyone in-between

including me.

But that’s okay, because after I close my eyes here

I get to see You.

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Genesis 46:4; Psalms 39:4; Psalms 89:47; Psalms 90:9-10; Psalms 116:15; Psalms 139:16; Philippians 1:21-23

Sunday, August 14, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…the LORD your God, who went ahead of you on your journey…to search out places for you to camp…”
(Deuteronomy 1:32-33)

To camp, Jesus

not to live.

When You place me somewhere, it’s tempting to think it’s to stay

But that’s not what You have in store for me on this earth, is it?

Everywhere I go is an overnighter

a temp job
a stopover.

I’m a stranger here, in a foreign land.

This world
is not my home.

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Psalms 17:14; John 8:23; John 12:25; John 13:1; John 16:33; 1 Corinthians 7:31; Colossians 2:8; Colossians 2:20; Hebrews 11:13; Hebrews 11:24-26