Monthly Archives: November 2016

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Sunday, November 20, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in thrilled anticipation:

“…the same fate overtakes them both.”
(Ecclesiastes 2:14)

That’s the way it looks to us down here under the sun, Jesus.

No matter how gifted and successful the wise person
no matter how evil and irresponsible the fool

both die.

Meaningless.
Depressing.

But that’s not how the story ends!

Thanks to what You did for me on the cross

my life on this earth is the first word
in the first chapter

of an adventure that has no end.

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Job 19:25-27; Psalms 23:6; John 3:16; John 11:26; 2 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 2 Peter 3:8

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Saturday, November 19, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sobered clarity:

“…his religion is worthless.”
(James 1:26)

What a blow that would be, Jesus!

To spend a lifetime thinking my religion is doing me good
that You’re pleased enough with me to take me to heaven

then find out that I’ve wasted my time and energy
that all my religious behavior and cherished beliefs

were dead wrong.

Which is why I’m not depending on my ideas, traditions and customs.

My only hope – and I know it to the bone –

is You.

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Psalms 44:3; Psalms 44:6-7; Psalms 127:1; Isaiah 26:12; Isaiah 64:6; John 14:6; Acts 4:12

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Friday, November 18, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with supernatural caution:

“…her house leads down to death…”
(Proverbs 2:18)

You’re warning me to watch out for the cheating spouse, aren’t You?

Thank You, Jesus!

Such a man or woman doesn’t usually enter my world with a sign around their neck that declares:

“Beware! I bring you death!”

But they should.

Any unrepentant wife willing to be unfaithful to her husband
any unrepentant husband willing to be unfaithful to his wife

only needs the next opportunity

to be unfaithful to me.

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Psalms 5:9; Proverbs 5:20; Proverbs 6:23-24; Proverbs 7:4-5; Proverbs 12:22; Luke 16:10; 1 Timothy 3:11

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“…held in slavery by their fear of death.”
(Hebrews 2:15)

Death does that, Jesus

so long as I’m afraid to die.

Well…I am.

Some days a little
some days a lot.

I know better.

Because of my faith in You
I don’t have to fear death.

The moment I breathe my last here
I open my eyes there

with You
in heaven
forever.

That’s not the part I’m afraid of.

It’s the pain I may have to endure
to get there.

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Psalms 13:3; Psalms 23:4; Psalms 23:6; Psalms 116:15; Proverbs 14:27; Proverbs 14:32; 1 Thessalonians 4:13

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

 

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

“…in reverence will I bow down…”
(Psalms 5:7)

Bowing down is an extreme sort of worship, Jesus.

It requires me to do something that many people find strange.

But I absolutely do revere You! It doesn’t matter what others think of me.

You are worthy of whatever physical display means something to You

But am I right in saying that You’d rather have me bowing to Your will in my daily life

than pressing my face to the floor?

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Genesis 27:29; Deuteronomy 26:10; 2 Kings 17:36; Psalms 95:6; Isaiah 45:14; Zephaniah 2:11; Philippians 2:9-11

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with mature understanding:

“If he has done you any wrong…”
(Philemon 1:18)

Total strangers seldom do me wrong, Jesus.

It’s my friends, family, coworkers, neighbors
who wrong me the most.

They’re the ones with whom I try to figure out this thing called, “life.”

Sometimes their solutions run afoul of mine.

Of course, that shoe’s on my foot, too.

They probably think I’ve sometimes done them wrong
whether or not I agree.

Please help us let go of it!

and move on.

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Matthew 6:12-15; Matthew 18:21-22; Matthew 18:32-35; Ephesians 4:31-32; Colossians 3:13; James 2:13; James 3:2

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Monday, November 14, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.”
(Job 3:10)

A person has to be in deep suffering, Jesus

to hate the day of their birth that much..

Job wished he’d never been born

wanted his birthday removed from the calendar.

Perhaps more people than I can begin to imagine

are able to identify with Job’s anguish.

which is precisely why You reveal the depth of his pain

in holy Scripture.

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Job 3:3-6; Psalms 22:1; Psalms 102:9; Psalms 126:5; Mark 15:34; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Peter 4:1

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Sunday, November 13, 2016

 

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

“They claim to know God…”
(Titus 1:16)

Anyone can claim to know You, Jesus

but most don’t.

The broad road that carries so many travelers leads away from You.
It’s the narrow road that points a few straight to You –

believing in Your death, burial and resurrection
loving You with all their hearts, souls, minds and strength
loving not only their friends, neighbors and family

but also total strangers
faithfully defending the cause of the poor and needy.

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Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 9:24; Jeremiah 22:16; Matthew 7:13-14; Romans 10:9-10; Galatians 4:8-9; Ephesians 2:8-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; 1 John 4:8

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Saturday, November 12, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“…she won his favor and approval…”
(Esther 2:17)

There’s no doubt about it, Jesus –

Esther was beautiful.
Beautiful people win favor and approval more easily than others.

But that’s not why this king was so attracted to her.

You made it happen.

You positioned her in the crucially important role

You designed her to carry out.

If I’m obedient, You’ll grant me the favor and approval I need

to carry out every task and role You’ve designed for me.

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Exodus 9:16; 1 Kings 14:7; Psalms 75:6-7; Isaiah 1:19; Acts 13:22; Romans 9:17; Ephesians 2:10

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Friday, November 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“…if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules.”
(2 Timothy 2:5)

You’re telling me the same thing applies to me, aren’t You, Jesus?

If I want to win Heaven’s crown, Your one rule is pretty simple:

Believe in You.

Of course, if I truly believe in You,

I’ll love and obey You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength
and love my neighbor as myself.

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Matthew 10:33; Mark 12:30-31; John 6:29; John 6:44; John 15:5-14; Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; 2 Timothy 2:11-13