Tuesday, August 22, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in rapt anticipation:

“See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones…”
(Jude 1:14)

What a day that will be, Jesus!

If I’m alive on earth I’ll be caught up to join them.

If I’ve died before the coming of this awesome day

I’ll be one of those thousands upon thousands
coming with You from heaven to earth.

As long as I stay true to You, I always come out on top.

Sounds like a win-win to me.

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Deuteronomy 33:2-3; Psalms 89:5; Psalms 89:7; Daniel 4:17; Zechariah 14:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Monday, August 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undying love:

“I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.”
(Ezekiel 3:8)

So sometimes, Jesus…

You fight fire with fire.

I like that!

There’s a time to turn the other cheek

and a time to wipe that insolent smile off my enemies’ faces.

The key is to know when to do which.

There’s no way for me to figure that out on my own!

My only hope is to stay

deep, daily, moment-by-moment
in 1on1 relationship with You.

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Psalms 14:6; Psalms 26:5; Psalms 36:12; Psalms 59:2; Isaiah 30:21; Matthew 5:39; Luke 22:35-38

Sunday, August 20, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“…you continue to walk in it.”
(3 John 1:3)

Walking in the truth is both easy and hard, Jesus.

It’s easy because it’s best.
It’s safest.
It’s right.
It works.

It’s hard because the moment I choose the truth

I pick up a ferocious enemy.

Satan does everything in his power to get me to back off the truth

which makes it hard to continue to walk in it.

But I do…

because Your way
is the only way.

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Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 8:12; John 8:44; John 14:6; Acts 10:38; Ephesians 4:27; 1 Peter 5:8

Sunday, August 20, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“…you continue to walk in it.”
(3 John 1:3)

Walking in the truth is both easy and hard, Jesus.

It’s easy because it’s best.
It’s safest.
It’s right.
It works.

It’s hard because the moment I choose the truth

I pick up a ferocious enemy.

Satan does everything in his power to get me to back off the truth

which makes it hard to continue to walk in it.

But I do…

because Your way
is the only way.

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

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Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 8:12; John 8:44; John 14:6; Acts 10:38; Ephesians 4:27; 1 Peter 5:8

Saturday, August 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“…to keep themselves alive.”
(Lamentations 1:19)

Which, of course, is something I don’t have the power to do, Jesus.

I can eat.
I can work to buy food.

I can go to the doctor
take medicine.

I can go to the gym, work out, jog, lift weights
do my best to get in tip-top shape.

But try though I might, I can’t keep life in my body.

You alone have the ultimate power of life and death.
You alone.

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Deuteronomy 30:19; John 5:21; John 6:33; John 6:63; Romans 4:17; Romans 8:2; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Timothy 3:16

Friday, August 18, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“…Jesus Christ…will be with us…”
(2 John 1:3)

That’s what I have to know, Jesus –

that You’ll be with me.

I’m aware that’s backwards.

I’m the one who’s supposed to be following You.

And I am.
Imperfectly.

Which is why I need reassurance
when I mess up.

Because it’s when I’m outnumbered, overwhelmed, flat-out scared

that I have to be confident You’ll never leave me alone.

But that’s the secret, isn’t it?

You’re with me
when I’m with You.

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Deuteronomy 31:6; Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 1:5; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Psalms 119:121; John 16:32; Hebrews 13:5

Thursday, August 17, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in lesson-learning horror:

“Why then has he become plunder?”
(Jeremiah 2:14)

Before I try to answer that question, Jesus

I need to ponder what it is to be plunder.

It’s what raiders get when they destroy a city

looting whatever’s left after killing all its inhabitants
having burned it to the ground.

I don’t want to be my enemies’ stolen goods, Father!

To avoid that, it’s essential that I obey You.

I long to remain Your child, Your treasured possession

now…and forever.

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Genesis 34:29; Exodus 3:22; Numbers 14:31; Deuteronomy 3:7; Joshua 7:21; 1 Samuel 14:32; 2 Kings 7:16; Matthew 12:29; Hebrews 7:4

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“I write to you…”
(1 John 2:12)

John wrote to them, Jesus

and 2000 years later
he’s writing to me.

It’s as fresh to me in the 21st Century
as it was to them in the first.

That’s exactly the way You designed it

because what John wrote is Your Word
and Your Word is eternal

transformative not only for those living 6,000 years ago

or in the first century

but also for me –

and all who come after.

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Exodus 34:27; Habakkuk 2:2; Romans 15:4; 1 Peter 1:10-12; 2 Peter 1:21; 2 Peter 3:16; Revelation 19:9

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in chastened repentance:

“…your people…clasp hands with pagans.”
(Isaiah 2:6)

I guess there are worse things to say about us, Jesus

but not much.

You’ve set us apart

to be examples to those who so desperately need You.

How can they be drawn to You

when they observe our lives
and see no difference?

We aren’t better than they

but You desire to so shine through us
that they see the beautiful things You do

and like us
choose to follow You.

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Matthew 5:16; Romans 2:24; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; Philippians 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:9; 1 Peter 2:12

Monday, August 14, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deep assurance:

“… prophets, though human, spoke from God…”
(2 Peter 1:21)

It doesn’t get much more amazing, Jesus –

that instead of doing everything Yourself
You work through people
like me.

The fact is, You’d do a much better job without us

but You love us!

You want to see us grow and develop into Your likeness

which requires some serious work on our part
and Yours. 😉

How patient You have to be!

Thank You so much
for including me.

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2 Chronicles 31:18; Matthew 10:20; Romans 9:22-24; Romans 16:19; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 2:22; 1 Thessalonians 3:9