Category Archives: wept

Saturday, January 27, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in desperation:

“Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, ‘Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner.’ King David himself walked behind the bier. They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.”
(2 Samuel 3:31-32)

In the wake of tragedy, Jesus

You enabled David to act decisively and with wisdom.
As a result, the people followed his example.

Please LORD –

when tragedy strikes –

help me do the same.

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1 Kings 17:20; Proverbs 24:10; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Galatians 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7

Saturday, July 16, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate entreaty:

“Let the priests, who minister before the Lord, weep between the portico and the altar. Let them say, ‘Spare your people, Lord. Do not make your inheritance an object of scorn, a byword among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, “Where is their God?”’”
(Joel 2:17)

You’re telling us how to pray, Jesus!

that is…if we want You to hear us:

with sincere, heartfelt, passionate weeping
with deep concern for the honor of Your Great Name.

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Job 16:16; Job 17:6; Psalm 6:6; Psalm 44:14; Isaiah 15:3; Jeremiah 31:9; Luke 14:29; 1 Timothy 3:7; 1 Peter 3:15-16

Thursday, April 29, 2021

 

Be forewarned, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The Amorites who lived in those hills came out against you; they chased you like a swarm of bees and beat you down from Seir all the way to Hormah. You came back and wept before the Lord, but he paid no attention to your weeping and turned a deaf ear to you.”
(Deuteronomy 1:44-45)

You’re longsuffering, Jesus

but there comes a day when I will ignore You for the last time.

And then…God help me!

You’ll ignore me.

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Exodus 9:20-22; Psalms 9:12; Psalms 55:1; Psalms 119:139; Proverbs 2:16-18; Proverbs 10:17; 1 Corinthians 14:38; Hebrews 2:3

Monday, November 2, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“…many…wept aloud…while many others shouted for joy.”
(Ezra 3:12)

Same event, Jesus:

the laying of the foundation of the second temple.

Some wept, remembering, overcome with emotion.

Others were so happy they shouted.

That’s who we are, isn’t it?

We react differently because of what’s inside us.

Fill me with Yourself, Holy Spirit!

Put everything inside me You want to be there!
Fill me up with Your holy Word!

So what comes out of me
will consistently glorify You.

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Isaiah 11:9; Matthew 5:6; Luke 1:15; Acts 9:17; Ephesians 3:19; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Timothy 1:4

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with keen anticipation:

“But many of the older priests and Levites and family heads, who had seen the former temple, wept aloud…
(Ezra 3:12)

Everybody else was shouting with excitement and praise, Jesus.

Why not the older ones, too?

Because it reminded them of what they had lost.

Theirs were tears of remembrance –

the good times they had experienced
having no temple all this time.

I too have wept over what I’ve lost…

but believe I’ll weep again – in grateful joy.

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Genesis 45:14; Judges 20:26: 1 Samuel 1:8; Ezra 3:11; Ezra 3:13; Psalms 6:8; Psalms 126:6; Luke 7:38

Saturday, December 31, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Godly emotion:

“I wrote you…with many tears…”
(2 Corinthians 2:4)

I guess they’re far more spiritual than the Apostle Paul, Jesus –

those who insist if I have enough faith

I’ll always smile no matter what
I’ll never weep in anguish of heart.

Or maybe not…

because Paul knew there were some things worth weeping over:

lost opportunities
lost blessings
lost people.

Tears for the right reason have nothing to do with how much faith I have

but with how much love.

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2 Kings 20:5; Job 16:20; Psalms 56:8; Psalms 119:136; Isaiah 16:9; Jeremiah 9:1; Jeremiah 50:4; John 11:35; Acts 20:31; Hebrews 5:7