Category Archives: Wrong

Tuesday, January 10, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.”
(Esther 4:1)

Mordecai felt exactly the way most of us would feel, Jesus

when confronted with horrific, disastrously unacceptable news.

He was right.

The threatened annihilation of all the Jews was catastrophic.

But He was also wrong.

Because You were about to turn this unthinkable situation
into stunning victory.

Help me remember that

next time I’m tempted to lose it over bad news.

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Genesis 50:19-21; 2 Kings 19:31; Isaiah 7:7; Jeremiah 20:11; Amos 7:3; Amos 7:6; Romans 8:28-30

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

” to…Archippus our fellow soldier…”
(Philemon 1:2)

Paul knew, Jesus:

We’re in a war.

Right against wrong.
Good against evil.
God against Satan.

In a war, you’ve gotta have soldiers

and Paul was so grateful for Archippus!

Like Paul

I’m grateful for every soldier who understands this war
and comes alongside me in the fight.

Most wars are life and death –

small potatoes compared to this one –

which is eternal life and death.

With stakes this high

I need every fellow soldier You provide!

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1 Corinthians 9:7; 1 Corinthians 14:8; Philippians 2:25; 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 2:3-4; James 4:1; 1 Peter 5:8

Monday, October 24, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“The king also said to Shimei, ‘You know in your heart all the wrong you did to my father David. Now the Lord will repay you for your wrongdoing. But King Solomon will be blessed, and David’s throne will remain secure before the Lord forever.’”
(1 Kings 2:44-45)

For a long time, it looked like Shimei would get away with his detestable behavior, Jesus.

But You saw to it:

He didn’t.

Those who refuse to trust in You

never do.

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Exodus 34:7; Numbers 32:23; 1 Kings 2:37; 1 Kings 2:42; Proverbs 11:21; Isaiah 43:25; Ephesians 5:5

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed dedication:

“…children and infants faint in the streets of the city. They say to their mothers, ‘Where is bread and wine?’ as they faint like the wounded in the streets of the city, as their lives ebb away In their mothers’ arms.”
(Lamentations 2:11-12)

Oh, how painful to hear these words, Jesus!

The suffering of the children
because of the sins of their parents.

It’s not fair!

But it’s the price of sin.

We think our sins affect us alone

but we’re dead wrong.

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Deuteronomy 4:9; 2 Kings 13:6; 2 Kings 17:41; Psalm 90:16; Hosea 7:2; Luke 1:17; Revelation 3:17

Thursday, June 23, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“…the royal secretaries…wrote out in the script of each province and in the language of each people all Haman’s orders to the king’s satraps, the governors of the various provinces and the nobles of the various peoples. These were written in the name of King Xerxes himself and sealed with his own ring.”
(Esther 3:12)

What an immense amount of harm this king allowed, Jesus

all because he trusted the wrong man.

Give me supernatural discernment, Holy Spirit!

My trust is in You alone.

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Exodus 14:31; Numbers 20:12; Deuteronomy 1:32; 2 Kings 17:14; Psalm 9:10; Psalm 20:7; Proverbs 29:25; Romans 15:13

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

 

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

“…you see something dreadful and are afraid. Have I ever said, ‘Give something on my behalf, pay a ransom for me from your wealth, deliver me from the hand of the enemy, rescue me from the clutches of the ruthless’? Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong.’”
(Job 6:21-24)

Job had no clue that You were proving his greatness to Satan, Jesus.

Help me trust You, LORD!

even when to me
what’s happening makes no sense.

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Job 1:1-22; Job 13:15; Psalm 125:1; Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 26:4; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Acts 14:23

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful obedience:

“…had from the beginning.”
(2 John 1:5)

Some of Your commands came later, Jesus

but a handful were inserted deep in our hearts
right from the beginning.

It’s always been right to see what You’ve created

then bow in worship
in stunned awe

and give You thanks.

It’s always been wrong to murder the unborn and aged

no matter what some supreme court declares.

It’s always been right to love others

grateful for the love You continually show us.

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Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 11:12; Isaiah 40:21; Isaiah 41:4; Isaiah 41:26; Isaiah 46:10; Matthew 19:8

Friday, April 5, 2019

 

Consider carefully, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Do not love…anything in the world.”
(1 John 2:15)

That’s…a strong command, Jesus.

But obviously, it’s one I need
or You wouldn’t have given it.

Sometimes I become so enamored with one of Your gifts

that I become attached to it
think I’ve gotta have it
gotta keep it.

Wrong.

I’m going to have to say goodbye

to everything I wear, drive, live in,
use, eat, enjoy, hear or see.

This world is not my home.

I’m just passing through.

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Psalms 19:9; Proverbs 8:18; Mark 13:31; Luke 12:15-21; Hebrews 11:24-26; Hebrews 13:14; James 1:10; 1 John 2:17

Sunday, July 3, 2016

 

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

“…in the seventh year of his reign.”
(Esther 2:16)

That’s the thing about reigns, Jesus…

I know how long I’ve been doing this
but have no idea how much longer it’ll last.

Well…that’s not exactly accurate.

I may have an idea, all right
but my idea may be flat-out wrong.

I may think this is a temp job

and do it the rest of my life.

I may think I’ve got job security

and be on the street tonight.

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Numbers 24:21-22; Deuteronomy 33:12; Deuteronomy 33:28; Joshua 6:1-20; Judges 18:7-28; 1 Samuel 25:29; 2 Peter 3:17