Monthly Archives: February 2018

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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo, trusting God’s design:

“This too is meaningless.”
(Ecclesiastes 2:15)

Yes it was, Jesus…

…and no, it wasn’t.

Meaningless to Solomon?

Sure. He was stuck with what he could see.

Because You had given him unprecedented wisdom

he supposed that if he couldn’t figure it out

there was nothing to it.

But meaningless to You?

No, no, never-never, huh-uh, uh!

Every person, plant, animal, behavior, event and substance

on or off this earth

has meaning to You!

Because You do nothing without purpose.

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Exodus 9:16; Leviticus 7:24; 1 Chronicles 23:5; Job 42:2; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 55:11; Luke 7:30; Romans 8:28

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“Here’s a good seat for you…”
(James 2:3)

There’s nothing wrong with offering somebody a good seat, Jesus

unless I’m doing so to favor the rich over the poor.

What is there in my makeup that causes me to automatically respect someone wearing fine clothes

and look down on someone dressed shabbily?

If I knew them as only You do

it’s possible that the poor person is the one who deserves my respect
and the rich one my contempt.

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Exodus 23:3; Leviticus 19:15; Acts 10:34; Romans 2:11; Galatians 2:6; Ephesians 6:9; 1 Timothy 5:21

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Sunday, February 25, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed hope:

“Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”
(Hebrews 2:18)

I’m not happy that You suffered, Jesus.

But it’s so encouraging to learn that temptation was difficult for You.

It’s incredibly hard to say, “No!” to one of Satan’s clever temptations.

But knowing that You suffered to keep from caving in to what Satan was dangling under Your nose

gives me confidence that with Your help

I can, too.

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Psalms 119:67; Matthew 4:1; Matthew 26:53-54; Luke 22:64; Hebrews 4:15-16; Hebrews 5:7-9; 1 Peter 4:1

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Saturday, February 24, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Holy Spirit-led caution:

“…with their tongue they speak deceit.”
(Psalms 5:9)

I don’t want to believe there are people like this, Jesus.

I’d rather think they accidentally misspoke.
I prefer to believe they didn’t mean what they said.

Perhaps that’s why You mention the terrible practice of deceit

more than 100 times in Your Word.

I have to remove my rose-colored glasses, don’t I?

The evidence all around me is too great to ignore.

Open my eyes to those whose tongues speak deceit!

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Genesis 3:13; Luke 21:8; Romans 7:11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Titus 3:3; James 1:16

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Friday, February 23, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humility:

“I do wish, brother, that I may have some benefit from you in the Lord…”
(Philemon 1:20)

Sometimes I have to be that direct, Jesus.

When someone is dragging their feet
slow to do what they ought to do

give me the courage to say words that will light a fire under them!

Of course, that’s not always the case.

Sometimes they’re truly following You
and I’m being impatient.

O God!

Give me the wisdom to know the difference!

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Job 6:11; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:32; 1 Corinthians 13:4; Galatians 2:14; 2 Timothy 4:9

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with fiery determination:

“…why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?”
(Job 3:16)

Good question, Jesus.

I’m no better than any of those babies who never got to see the light of day.

Perhaps countless numbers of them
would have been better people
accomplished far more than I.

But until I sacrifice to halt this holocaust of abortion

I’m inexcusably squandering Your precious gift of my life.

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Exodus 3:11; Ruth 2:10; 1 Samuel 18:18; 2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Chronicles 29:14; 2 Chronicles 2:6; Ephesians 3:8

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

 

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

“Teach the older men to be temperate…”
(Titus 2:2)

Why did Paul list temperance first, Jesus?

What is there about being an older man
that tempts him to be intemperate?

Is it the reality of a closer finish line?

Is Satan trying to panic him into acting rashly
for fear that he may miss out on something?

But You won’t let that happen, will You?

No good thing will You withhold
from those who stay 1on1 with You.

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Genesis 17:8; Exodus 3:12; Joshua 1:5; Judges 6:16; 1 Kings 11:38; Psalms 84:11; 2 Corinthians 6:17-18

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“…Esther had kept secret her family background…”
(Esther 2:20)

She had to, Jesus.

She was a hated Jew.

There were those who would have attempted to dethrone her –

even kill her! –

if her nationality became known.

But why?
The Jews are Your chosen people!

Perhaps that’s why.

Jealousy plays a part…but there’s more.

Satan was the one behind all the hatred

as always.

He was doing his best to stop the ancestral line that led to You

and utterly failed.

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Genesis 21:9; Exodus 1:22; Ezra 4:19-32; Esther 9:1; Proverbs 27:4; Matthew 1:1-17; Romans 11:25-27

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Monday, February 19, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy awe:

“Remember Jesus Christ…descended from David.”
(2 Timothy 2:8)

This is kind of a big deal, Jesus.

1,859 years before You were born, Your ancestor Jacob prophesied over his son Judah:

“The scepter will not depart from Judah
…until he to whom it belongs shall come
and the obedience of the nations shall be his.”

Jacob to Judah to King David

…all the way to You.

This isn’t “kind of” a big deal, is it?

It is a big deal.

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2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Chronicles 17:7-14; Matthew 1:17; Matthew 1:20; Mark 10:48; Mark 12:35; Luke 2:4