Wednesday, October 12, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered awe::

“…he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under…”
(Matthew 2:16)

No wonder You destroyed this man, Jesus!

He ordered the slaughter of innocents
in an attempt to keep Himself from being overthrown

by You.

To no avail.

When his time came, You took him down
in a manner befitting the ugliness of his evil soul.

As You will do to all evildoers

who fail to sincerely repent.

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1 Kings 8:46-51; 2 Chronicles 32:26; Job 42:6; Isaiah 30:15; Acts 2:38; Acts 12:18-24; Romans 2:4

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in purified priority:

“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food…”
(Genesis 3:6)

Not everything that’s good for food

is good for my spirit, is it, Jesus?

Why is it that I’d sometimes rather sit down to a good meal on my plate

than a feast in Your Word?

You told Your disciples that Your food

was to do the will of Him Who sent You
and to finish His work.

If that’s Your food

it’s mine.

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Job 23:12; Psalms 42:3; Psalms 102:4; Psalms 102:9; Psalms 119:24; Proverbs 23:21; Amos 8:11; John 4:34

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in purified priority:

“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food…”
(Genesis 3:6)

Not everything that’s good for food

is good for my spirit, is it, Jesus?

Why is it that I’d sometimes rather sit down to a good meal on my plate

than a feast in Your Word?

You told Your disciples that Your food

was to do the will of Him Who sent You
and to finish His work.

If that’s Your food

it’s mine.

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Job 23:12; Psalms 42:3; Psalms 102:4; Psalms 102:9; Psalms 119:24; Proverbs 23:21; Amos 8:11; John 4:34

Monday, October 10, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“He walked with me in…uprightness…”
(Malachi 2:6)

“Uprightness.”

Interesting word, Jesus.

That’s how you want me to walk in my spirit, isn’t it?

Not bent over, as an animal.
Upright, as one made in Your Image.

But even when I’m hobbling in my spirit, bent over in pain

You’re there for me!

Even when I’m spiritually bedfast and can’t walk at all

You never give up on me
You stay beside me

bringing the healing no one else can.

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Genesis 1:26-28; Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 Kings 2:32; Job 1:1; Psalms 7:10; Psalms 11:2; Luke 23:50; Titus 2:12

Sunday, October 9, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steely commitment:

“Escape, you who live in the Daughter of Babylon!”
(Zechariah 2:7)

That pretty much says it, Jesus.

The Daughter of Babylon is where I live.

I hear You:

“Escape!”

But how am I going to do that?

Sure, I can leave this country…
but where am I going to go?

There’s not a nation on earth

that isn’t acting like a Daughter of Babylon.

When I escape, it won’t be with my feet

but with my head and my heart.

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1 Kings 19:18; 2 Kings 20:17; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Ezra 5:12; Psalms 137:1; Hebrews 11:24-26; Revelation 14:8

Sunday, October 9, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steely commitment:

“Escape, you who live in the Daughter of Babylon!”
(Zechariah 2:7)

That pretty much says it, Jesus.

The Daughter of Babylon is where I live.

I hear You:

“Escape!”

But how am I going to do that?

Sure, I can leave this country…
but where am I going to go?

There’s not a nation on earth

that isn’t acting like a Daughter of Babylon.

When I escape, it won’t be with my feet

but with my head and my heart.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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1 Kings 19:18; 2 Kings 20:17; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Ezra 5:12; Psalms 137:1; Hebrews 11:24-26; Revelation 14:8

Saturday, October 8, 2016

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Now give careful thought to this…”
(Haggai 2:15)

When You say something like that, Jesus

I’m all ears
paying close attention
on the edge of my seat
pen poised to take notes.

Everything You tell me is important

whether You say it is or not.

But when You highlight something You’re about to tell me

my heart beats faster
my eyes open wider

because I know I’m about to hear something

that can be a game-changer in my life.

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Exodus 15:26; Job 23:12; Psalms 119:160; Jeremiah 15:16; Ezekiel 3:10; Luke 9:44; Acts 2:14

Friday, October 7, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in the fear of God:

“Their blood will be poured out like dust…”
(Zephaniah 1:17)

Like “dust,” Jesus?

That was unexpected.

I would have thought You’d say:

“Their blood will be poured out like water” –
or oil, or mud.

But “dust?”

Wow.

Are You referring to how much they will bleed

or to the way You will dry them out from the inside?

Either way, that’s what happens to Your enemies

which is one of the countless reasons I’ve chosen
to be Your friend.

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2 Samuel 5:20; 1 Chronicles 14:11; Psalms 9:3; Ezekiel 14:8; Ezekiel 15:7; James 2:23; Hebrews 10:26-27

Thursday, October 6, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unshakable trust:

“Will not all of them taunt him…”
(Habakkuk 2:6)

Sometimes it can feel as though those taunts are aimed at me, Jesus

but not this time.

This prophecy is aimed at one of Your enemies.

This promise vindicates us
comforts us in our darkest hour.

The wicked will not keep pounding their chests

at our expense.

Knowing that quiets my spirit, gives me hope
enables me to stay on this straight, challenging path

You have stretched out before me.

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Deuteronomy 32:29; Psalms 73:2-20; Proverbs 4:18; Proverbs 15:19; Isaiah 26:7; Matthew 7:13-14; 2 Corinthians 11:15

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit

“Brace yourselves…”
(Nahum 2:1)

When someone tells me to brace myself

I get a little tense, Jesus.

But when You tell me to brace myself?

LORD God Almighty!
I lock up, can’t function.

Except…

when You warn me to brace myself
You’re fighting for me, not against me!

giving me a heads up
so I can survive.

No amount of bracing myself can save me if You’re delivering the blow

but no weapon forged against me can prevail
if You’re my Defender.

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2 Samuel 22:30; Psalms 3:3-6; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 49:4; Isaiah 54:17; Hosea 9:8; 2 Timothy 4:17