Category Archives: threats

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in solemn recognition:

“His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue. He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims; like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.”
(Psalm 10:7-9)

The key to this description, Jesus?

“…like a lion…”

You’re the Lion of Judah.

Satan is trying to be like You

and spectacularly failing.

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Numbers 23:24; Job 10:16; Psalm 7:2; Isaiah 14:14; Isaiah 38:13; Jeremiah 25:38; Lamentations 3:10; Revelation 5:5

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo filled with confidence in God’s protection:

“But the eye of their God was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.”
(Ezra 5:5)

May Your Eye keep watching over me, Jesus!

Keep me working, serving!
Perform Your wonders!

May I never let Satan’s threats deter me from Your mission.

Yes, he has power
but You have all power!

Greater are You in me

than the doomed one who terrorizes the world.

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Daniel 12:3; Matthew 28:18; Luke 4:6; John 5:24; Galatians 2:9; Ephesians 3:2; Colossians 1:11

Sunday, July 23, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“At that time Tattenai, governor of Trans-Euphrates, and Shethar-Bozenai and their associates went to them and asked, ‘Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and to finish it?’ They also asked, ‘What are the names of those who are constructing this building?’”
(Ezra 5:3-4)

Intimidation tactics, Jesus.

Evil people are full of them.

Help me see their wicked strategies a mile away!

Help me deal with their threats and manipulations
with the supernatural wisdom that comes only from You.

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Esther 8:3; Psalm 10:2; Psalm 21:11; Psalm 35:20; Psalm 64:6; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 8:10; Matthew 28:12

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

 

Be greatly encouraged as you pray this Lazaroo:

“I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.”
(Zephaniah 2:8)

That’s all I need to know, Jesus.

When somebody targets me, I’m not alone.
You know the ins and outs of their insidious plans.

I’m not the best of Your people.

Not by a long shot.

But I belong to You – with every fiber of my being.

That means You take their actions against me Personally.

That being the case
I like my chances.

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Exodus 3:7; Exodus 5:1; Exodus 9:13-15; Deuteronomy 7:23-24; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Psalm 14:4-7; Isaiah 41:10; Matthew 2:6; Romans 9:25

Thursday, December 5, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy recognition:

“…the Jews…killed…the prophets…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:14-15)

Yes, they did, Jesus.

When You sent Your prophets to correct Your people’s sins
they were seldom received with open arms –

all too often, with hatred, threats, beatings, imprisonment

…and stones.

But Jews are not the only people who shoot the messenger.

It’s hard to be confronted with my wrongdoing.
I want to lash out at the person who’s in my face

until I drop my pretense and acknowledge:

You’re the One who sent them.

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2 Samuel 12:1-13; 2 Kings 17:13; 2 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 21:10; Ezra 9:11; Jeremiah 7:25; Zechariah 1:6; Revelation 11:18

Friday, May 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“Mesha king of Moab…had to supply the king of Israel with a hundred thousand lambs…”
(2 Kings 3:4)

That’s a daunting task, Jesus –

especially for someone being forced to do it
or else.

Every task is made harder when I’m being coerced, pressured, threatened

when I’m being forced to try to accomplish it against my will.

But what if I choose to change my attitude?

What if I realize in the big picture

everything I do
is for You.

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Exodus 35:5; Numbers 31:28; Deuteronomy 15:19; Judges 7:20; 1 Kings 3:3; Romans 14:8; Colossians 3:22-24

Sunday, October 2, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in dawning awareness:

“…the house of Esau will be stubble…”
(Obadiah 1:18)

Hard words, Jesus

though no less true.

I prefer soft words, myself

saying them and hearing them.

Sadly, soft words are often ignored.

I use them with others
others use them with me

to which we nod, smile, wave an acknowledgment…

and keep right on doing what we’re doing.

Hard words pack a punch because they carry a threat.

Y’know…I think I’d rather learn how to respond
to soft words.

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Exodus 32:14; Joshua 23:15; Nehemiah 4:9; Isaiah 40:2; Isaiah 63:15; Ezekiel 6:10; Luke 1:78