Monthly Archives: February 2018

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Thursday, February 8, 2018

 

Enlarge your perspective, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“King Solomon answered his mother, ‘Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah?’”
(1 Kings 2:22)

Solomon was appalled at his mother’s request, Jesus.

Had he granted it, it would have cost them their lives.

So why did she make such a foolish request?

One possibility: She wasn’t thinking.

But of course, that can’t be true.

She was thinking about one very small part
of a much larger picture

which, embarrassingly,

is what I do all day long.

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Exodus 2:14; Deuteronomy 1:41; Deuteronomy 29:19; 1 Samuel 9:5; Proverbs 23:6-7; Mark 2:8; Luke 6:8

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

 

Consider a course correction, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…so that no one can boast.”
(Ephesians 2:9)

What makes me want to boast, Jesus?

Is it because I worry that people don’t think highly enough of me

so I attempt to give them proof of my worth?

Or is it because I struggle so mightily with my own self-worth

that I boast in a futile attempt to convince myself?

Either way, people don’t like it.

Far more importantly, You don’t like it!

I’ve got to stop it.

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Psalms 94:4; Romans 3:27; 1 Corinthians 3:21-22; 1 Corinthians 5:6; 2 Corinthians 7:14; 2 Corinthians 9:2-3; James 4:16

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Tuesday, February 6, 2018

 

Brace yourself, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together.”
(2 Samuel 2:16)

The worst part about this tragedy, Jesus

is that everyone who died in this senseless carnage

belonged to You –
descendants of Your servant Abraham.

What percentage of the time do I spend fighting the real enemy of my soul

and how much time do I waste

criticizing and arguing with

my Christian brothers and sisters?

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Isaiah 58:4; Romans 12:10; 1 Corinthians 3:3; Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 6:10-18; Philippians 2:14; 1 Peter 5:8-10

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Monday, February 5, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong.”
(Galatians 2:11)

Peter wasn’t infallible, Jesus.

Nor was Paul, who opposed him.
Nor is any leader, no matter how wise, respected or famous.

Nor am I.

Sooner or later, we all need to be corrected.

But when it’s my turn to be corrected
may it be by somebody like Paul

who opposed Peter to his face
rather than behind his back.

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Leviticus 26:23-24; Proverbs 5:12; Proverbs 6:23; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 12:1; Proverbs 13:18; Acts 2:38

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“…the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s…”
(1 Samuel 2:8)

Yes, they are, Jesus.

What hope, gratitude and confidence that gives me!

When my heart is broken by what I see all around me
When I’m baffled by some unexpected turn of events
When I’m stunned by the cruelty of the ruthless

all I have to remember is:

Everything that happens rests on You.

You made it, set it in motion and control it.

You’ve got this.

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Job 14:5; Psalms 24:1; Psalms 44:3; Psalms 44:6-7; Psalms 75:6-7; Lamentations 3:37-38; Acts 4:27-28

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Saturday, February 3, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heart-bursting love:

“The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.”
(2 Corinthians 2:6)

I love that about You, Jesus!

Yes – unlike some suppose – You punish.

But You know exactly when to stop punishing the sinner

to give them a chance to catch their breath

repent

and start over with renewed hope.

Of course, there’s another crowd.

They’re always disappointed
when You don’t smash the sinner into oblivion.

But as the repentant sinner You haven’t hopelessly smashed

I’m beyond grateful.

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Ezra 9:6; Ezra 9:13; Psalms 79:9; Psalms 103:10; Isaiah 59:12; Daniel 9:13; Luke 11:4; Colossians 2:13-15

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Friday, February 2, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“Stay here with my servant girls.”
(Ruth 2:8)

That wasn’t a put-down, Jesus.

Boaz told Ruth to stay with his servant girls
because that’s where it was safe.

Bad things can happen to a woman gleaning alone
surrounded by men in a stranger’s field.

Bad things can happen to me, too.

Some already have.

Well, that is, they would have been bad…

except that I’m among Your servants

doing Your work

the only place where it’s eternally safe.

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Psalms 16:1; Psalms 27:5; Psalms 140:4; Psalms 141:9; Jeremiah 33:16; Romans 15:31; 1 Thessalonians 5:3

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

 

Beg God for spiritual sight, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
(1 Corinthians 2:5)

Better indeed, Jesus.

Human wisdom is limited.
Your power is limitless.

We can raise questions all day and into the night.

But when You raise the dead
heal the sick
break an addiction
restore the broken
save a soul

only the spiritually blind can disbelieve.

Doubters can always find a way
to explain it away.

But the one who experiences it

knows.

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Exodus 4:1; Exodus 4:8; 1 Kings 10:7; Psalms 78:32; John 20:29; Matthew 28:17; Jude 1:22