Monthly Archives: October 2016

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Monday, October 31, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in wise faith:

“When Bathsheba went to King Solomon…the king…bowed down to her…”
(1 Kings 2:19)

I love the respect Solomon showed his mother, Jesus.

Of all his wise behaviors
this may have been his best.

I wonder…

did he know what his mother endured to be in this position?

Was he aware that King David killed her husband to hide the pregnancy he had caused

resulting in his older brother’s death?

O God!

Give me mad respect for those who’ve suffered.

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Leviticus 19:3; Leviticus 19:32; Deuteronomy 28:50; 2 Kings 3:14; Lamentations 5:12; Romans 13:7; 1 Thessalonians 4:12

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Sunday, October 30, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“…the incomparable riches of his grace…”
(Ephesians 2:7)

It’s true, Jesus.

There’s no comparison to being forgiven for inexcusable crimes
and treated instead like sinless royalty.

Who does that?

Only You.

The rest of the world wants revenge, justice, payback

while You went to the cross to give us the only way out
a stunning opportunity to escape scot-free!

But why? Why? Why would You treat us like this?

There can be only one answer:

Your baffling, incomprehensible love.

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Isaiah 26:10; John 1:16-17; Acts 4:33; Acts 6:8; Acts 11:23; Acts 13:43; Ephesians 2:8-9

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in solemn refelction:

“The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.”
(2 Samuel 2:11)

That kind of information is a little hard to come by in advance, Jesus.

Only in retrospect am I able to put boundaries
around the seasons of my life.

You, on the other hand, knew beforehand the exact time David was going to reign in Hebron

just as You know when this season I’m now in
will end.

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Psalms 143:10; Isaiah 10:25; Isaiah 60:20; Jeremiah 8:7; Lamentations 4:22; Daniel 2:21; Amos 6:7; Revelation 9:12

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Saturday, October 29, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in solemn refelction:

“The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.”
(2 Samuel 2:11)

That kind of information is a little hard to come by in advance, Jesus.

Only in retrospect am I able to put boundaries
around the seasons of my life.

You, on the other hand, knew beforehand the exact time David was going to reign in Hebron

just as You know when this season I’m now in
will end.

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Psalms 143:10; Isaiah 10:25; Isaiah 60:20; Jeremiah 8:7; Lamentations 4:22; Daniel 2:21; Amos 6:7; Revelation 9:12

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Friday, October 28, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your being:

“James, Peter and John, those esteemed as pillars…”
(Galatians 2:9)

I’d say so, Jesus!

James, your half-brother

author of the New Testament book that bears his name

Peter, one of Your twelve apostles

author of two New Testament books that bear his name

John, the beloved apostle

author of four New Testament books that bear his name

I’m no pillar in Your Church, Jesus

but I long to follow You as they did
with all my heart, soul, mind and strength.

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Matthew 13:55; Mark 12:30; John 21:20; Acts 12:17; Acts 15:6-21; James 1:1; 1 Peter 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in awestruck gratitude:

“The LORD…brings down to the grave and raises up.”
(1 Samuel 2:6)

The fact that You can take me out at any moment is sobering, Jesus

but it’s one thing to end a life
quite another to resurrect it.

Sadly, there are a lot of people out there who – accidentally or on purpose –

can make my heart stop beating.

But after I’m dead and buried

You’re the only one who can make it start beating again.

I’m with You.

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Mark 5:35-42; Luke 7:11-17; John 5:21; Acts 26:8; 1 Corinthians 6:14; 2 Corinthians 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:14

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“I wrote you out of…anguish of heart…”
(2 Corinthians 2:4)

Not everyone knows what “anguish of heart” is, Jesus

though in time, perhaps most of us will.

Interestingly, Paul’s anguish of heart had nothing to do with

his health
his finances
a failed romantic relationship.

His heart was breaking because the Christians in this city had compromised Your holy standards.

Would my heart break over something like that?

If so…
I would be in anguish of heart
right now.

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Exodus 32:32; 1 Samuel 1:1-20; Psalms 31:10; Jeremiah 4:19; Romans 9:1-5; 2 Corinthians 2:5-12; 2 Corinthians 11:28

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Holy Spirit sensitivity:

“Whose young woman is that?”
(Ruth 2:5)

It would be hard to ask a more politically incorrect question, Jesus.

Thankfully, we don’t talk that way anymore.

But there’s a lesson here, isn’t there?

For the time in which he lived, Boaz wasn’t speaking disrespectfully.
Just the opposite – he greatly respected Ruth!

How many times have I unfairly judged someone’s words or actions

without knowledge of their background, culture or intent?

Forgive me, LORD!
Only You know the heart.

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Leviticus 19:15; 1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 7:1; Romans 14:3; 1 Corinthians 4:4; Colossians 2:16; James 4:11

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Monday, October 24, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in obedient gratitude:

“I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.”
(1 Corinthians 2:2)

No doubt Paul was weary of the controversies religious people are able to go on and on and on about, Jesus!

Only one thing matters:
You.

Because of who You are –

though we don’t deserve it –

we get to live forever in heaven

if we place our faith in You alone

in what You did for us on the cross
and in Your resurrection.

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Proverbs 26:21; Romans 10:9-10; 2 Corinthians 10:5-7; Colossians 2:2-4; 1 Timothy 6:3-5; 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9; James 4:1

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

 

Tremble in fear as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They provoked the LORD to anger…”
(Judges 2:12)

You’re slow to anger, Jesus.

It takes a lot to get You steamed.

If that wasn’t so, I’d be dead

along with the entire human race.

We’re all sinners.
Every last one of us.

But though You’re slow to anger

You eventually get there.

There’s a line I’d better not cross.

I don’t see it.
I have no idea how far ahead of me it lies.

Best response?
Turn around.

Now.

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Exodus 34:6; Psalms 103:1-18; Proverbs 16:32; Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 22:30; Jonah 4:2; Romans 3:10; Hebrews 10:26-31; James 3:2