Monthly Archives: March 2018

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Saturday, March 31, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unshakable faith:

“…my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…”
(Luke 1:47)

So does mine, Jesus!

2,000 years ago Your followers thought all was lost
because they saw You crucified, dead, buried.

This in spite of the fact that You told them in advance this would happen
and that on the third day You would be raised from the dead.

Then they saw You, ate with You, touched You

and believed!

I’ve done none of those things…yet.

But by faith

I will.

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1 Samuel 2:1; Psalms 5:11; Psalms 13:5; Psalms 64:10; Psalms 96:13; Matthew 16:21; John 20:24-29; Hebrews 11:1; Hebrews 11:6

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Friday, March 30, 2018

 

Be observant as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the Lord.”
(Leviticus 4:24)

At first this appears redundant, Jesus.

But it’s not.

You’re showing me that although what I do is important

so is where I do it.

I can do the right thing in the wrong place

and fail.

Or I might appear to succeed – but fail! –

because I’m not doing it where You need it most.

Wherever You want me, LORD!

There I’ll be.

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Exodus 3:10-11; Jonah 1:1-3; Matthew 2:12-13; Matthew 2:19-21; Matthew 10:6; Acts 16:6; Acts 16:9-12

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed devotion:

“Instead, he went out and began to talk freely…”
(Mark 1:45)

You healed this man, Jesus –

strongly warning him to tell no one
knowing it would increase the Jews animosity.

But he couldn’t shut up!

He was too astonished and thrilled to keep quiet.

Interesting.

When You save us You strongly urge us
to tell everyone about You.

But when You provide me an opening to do so

how much of the time am I too timid to take it?

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Psalm 20:5t; Psalms 39:2-3; Isaiah 13:2; Matthew 28:7; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 1:40-44; Luke 19:40

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble acknowledgment:

“Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’”
(Exodus 3:15)

That’s quite an introduction, Jesus.

But it wasn’t enough.
You knew it wouldn’t be.

It took You working miracle after miracle

before the Israelites believed
and Pharaoh agreed to let Your people go.

When faith is absent

words are never enough.

Not then
and not now.

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Exodus 3:19; Exodus 4:21; Exodus 5:2; Exodus 5:19-23; Exodus 10:7; Matthew 12:39; John 12:37

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful amazement:

“…take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel…”
(Matthew 2:20)

It’s hard to imagine You like that, Jesus –

small…vulnerable.

But that’s how You wanted to come to earth:

the same way every one of us does.

Well…almost. 😉

Except that Your mother was a virgin.

You wanted to feel what we feel, experience what we experience

so that when we cry out to You about how hard it is

You can reply:

“I know.”

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Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:26-38; Luke 2:41-52; John 7:5; Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:7-9

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Monday, March 26, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…they realized they were naked…”
(Genesis 3:7)

That’s…quite a realization, Jesus.

It’s not that they didn’t know what they looked like before.
It’s just that now, they felt vulnerable, embarrassed, ashamed.

What a loss!

But then, that’s what sin always does.
It promises much, delivers little.

Actually…that’s only partially true.

It never delivers what was promised

but it does dump on the sinner a ton!

…of heartache, disillusionment and pain.

Satan keeps selling

but this time
I’m not buying.

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Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Galatians 6:1; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15; James 1:13-14

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

 

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

“So I have caused you to be despised…”
(Malachi 2:9)

That’s a fearful thing, Jesus.

It’s one thing for people not to like me.
In that case, they might choose to leave me alone

…which is not always a bad thing. 😉

But when people actually despise me?
They may be tempted to attack me

with things they say about me
things they may do to harm me.

May I never bring down that kind of curse on myself!

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Genesis 3:17; Leviticus 20:9; Numbers 22:12; Deuteronomy 11:26-28; Joshua 6:26; Galatians 1:8; Revelation 22:3

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“I will surely raise my hand against them…”
(Zechariah 2:9)

Don’t want to ever hear that, Jesus!

Not as it pertains to me.

I need Your hand to

save me
comfort me
sustain me
strengthen me
guide me
protect me
show me
cover me
lift me
help me.

But dear God!

May Your hand never be raised against me.

Against my enemies, though?

Tempting.
But You’ve told me to pray for them.

Nah. Don’t.
Go ahead and bless them.

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1 Samuel 24:3-20; Psalms 89:21; Proverbs 16:7; Ezekiel 13:9; Amos 9:2; Matthew 5:43-48; Romans 12:18

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Friday, March 23, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“I struck all the work of your hands with blight…”
(Haggai 2:17)

Unreal, Jesus.

Farmers break up the hard soil
plant their seeds in the field
row after row after row.

They bring water when there’s not enough rain
hoe out the weeds that sprout
until their plants grow tall

and then the entire crop withers and dies from a disease

sent by You.

When I think my work matters more than my God

I may want to reconsider.

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Deuteronomy 2:7; Deuteronomy 28:12; Job 10:3; Psalms 8:6; Psalms 138:8; Ecclesiastes 5:6; 1 Corinthians 15:58

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble anticipation:

“…he will make a sudden end of all who live on the earth.”
(Zephaniah 1:18)

In the last days, Jesus

that’s what will happen.

You did it once by flood, when You gave Noah the rainbow sign:

no more water
the fire next time.

I’m thankful I missed the first time.

I sure don’t want to stick around for the second!

But this much I do long to experience and see:

Eternal life – in Your new heaven and earth.

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Genesis 9:8-17; John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:52; 2 Peter 3:10-12; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 4:1; Revelation 11:12; Revelation 21:1-5