Category Archives: with Jesus

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“I have much to write to you, but I do not want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face…”
(2 John 1:12)

Not so different from today, Jesus!

Now, Paul might write:

“I have so much to text you…
or email you…

“…but I don’t want to use my cell.”

The message is the same:

There’s just something special
about face to face.

One day in heaven, Jesus…

with You!

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Genesis 32:30; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 12:8; Numbers 14:14; Deuteronomy 5:4; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 3 John 1:14

Saturday, March 30, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful love:

“…we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.”
(2 Corinthians 4:14-15)

Wow, Jesus.

What an awesome incentive to share my faith!

The more people who trust You as Savior
the more we will praise and thank You!

You deserve all the glory…

and so much more.

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Psalm 119:171; Romans 5:15; Romans 15:13; 1 Thessalonians 3:12; 2 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Timothy 3:1; Philemon 1:4

Thursday, August 18, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with newfound respect:

“…‘my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.’ Elisha replied…, ‘How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?’ ‘…nothing there at all,’ she said, ‘except a small jar of olive oil.’”
(2 Kings 4:1-2)

But with You, Jesus

that’s all it takes, isn’t it?

Something little.

In fact, You prefer it that way

because when the miracle happens

we know it’s You!

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Genesis 30:30; Exodus 16:17-18; Deuteronomy 1:39; Judges 7:2; 1 Kings 3:7-14; 1 Kings 17:12-16; Matthew 18:2-3

Monday, January 24, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in ardent love:

“’The Lord bless him!’ Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. ‘He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead.’”
(Ruth 2:20)

No, You haven’t, Jesus –

nor will You ever!

Because the so-called righteous “dead”
are alive in heaven with You!

What a thrill it will be for me one day in heaven

when I am by Your side
looking down in grateful amazement
on the unending stream of blessings
You are showering on those I love.

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Job 19:26-27; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 16:19-31; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Philippians 1:23; Hebrews 12:1; 1 Peter 4:6

Saturday, January 15, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heart pounding love:

“He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—to show mercy to our ancestors…”
(Luke 1:69-72)

Your salvation is awesome, Jesus!

But how does that show mercy to our ancestors?

It’s for those who are with You in heaven
looking down with great joy
mightily cheering us on!

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Job 19:26:27; Mark 9:2-4; Luke 16:19-31; 1 Corinthians 15:35-58; 2 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Hebrews 12:1-3

Saturday, February 15, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“If we died with him, we will also live with him…”
(2 Timothy 2:11)

Because of the cross, Jesus

I believe You paid for the sins of my past.
I’m looking forward to living with You in heaven.

But that phrase, “died with him” gives me pause.

“With” You.

Wow.

You mean…right there?

It sounds like You want me to envision

hanging on the cross with You
until, as death to sin engulfs me I cry:

“It is finished!”

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1 Samuel 31:5; John 11:16; John 19:30; Romans 6:2; Romans 6:10; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:20; 1 Peter 2:24

Friday, October 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in overflowing adoration:

“For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous…”
(Psalms 5:12)

Yes, You do, Jesus!

They follow You with their whole hearts
and reap the benefits of walking in Your footsteps

experiencing the joy of living each day
in deep, moment-by-moment, 1on1 relationship with You.

But what truly boggles my mind

is that You also bless the wannabe righteous
those not quite yet thinking, speaking, acting
as they know they should – 

…which is how I get to enjoy Your blessings.

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Psalms 73:1; Psalms 73:28; Psalms 145:9; Proverbs 3:33; Lamentations 3:25; Matthew 5:45; Romans 10:12

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo…overwhelmed:

“He will give strength to his king…”
(1 Samuel 2:10)

That’s a great promise, Jesus

I’m really happy for the kings You’ve chosen.
They certainly need Your strength.

If only I were a king!

Wait a minute…

I am!

You’ve elevated me way above my station.

You’ve made it clear: I will reign in Your kingdom!

Oh, not on my own.
In and through You.

You’ve promised:

If I endure, I’ll reign with You –

not temporarily –

but forever and ever.

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Exodus 19:5-6; Psalms 29:11; Isaiah 40:29; Luke 19:11-27; Romans 5:17; 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Revelation 5:10; Revelation 20:4-6; Revelation 22:5

Thursday, July 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate anticipation:

“They went down out of the hills…”
(Joshua 2:23)

When I’m up high, Jesus, it’s hard to leave

especially when I’ve been alone with You.

Of course, Joshua’s two spies had been hiding out for their lives in those hills.

But my guess is, while they were hiding

they were praying.

No one can hide me like You can –

nor equip me when it’s time to come down out of the hills
to face the brutality of the valley.

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2 Chronicles 16:10; Ezekiel 21:31; Ezekiel 34:4; 1 Corinthians 4:11; Matthew 14:23; 2 Timothy 3:3; 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in healing trust:

“You suffered from your own countrymen…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:14)

That’s the worst, Jesus!

Not attack from a stranger
betrayal from someone I thought was a friend.

I guess I’m kind of slow on the draw.

I never see it coming.

Maybe that’s because of how good You Are to me!

I know as I walk in deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 relationship with You

You’ve got my back.

That frees me to relax!

trusting not in them
but in You.

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2 Samuel 19:26; 1 Chronicles 12:17; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 25:9; Matthew 26:21-25; Mark 13:12