Wednesday, March 21, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“Will they not…make you tremble?”
(Habakkuk 2:7)

Many things bother me, Jesus

but only one thing makes me tremble:

displeasing You.

In You I need fear nothing and no one else.

But because of Your great love for me
Your forgiveness, mercy, protection

it would devastate me to think that in some way

I might disappoint You.

Don’t let that happen, Holy Spirit!

If I start to take even one step in that direction
please, please!

Let me know.

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Exodus 34:6; Deuteronomy 7:9; 1 Kings 8:23; Psalms 36:7; Psalms 52:8; Romans 8:39; 2 Corinthians 13:14

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…the warriors are clad in scarlet.”
(Nahum 2:3)

So am I, Jesus!

I’m Your warrior against the powers of darkness
clad in the scarlet that stands for Your blood –
the blood You shed for me on the cross

which frees me from the power of sin
brings me near to You
gives me life

allows me to enter the Most Holy Place
in 1on1 relationship with You!

What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

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John 6:53; John 19:34; Ephesians 2:13; Hebrews 10:19; Hebrews 12:24; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 John 1:7; Revelation 1:5

Monday, March 19, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“Is the Spirit of the LORD angry?”
(Micah 2:7)

I know You get that way sometimes, Jesus

because You say so!

That’s because we – for whom You have done so much –

give You good reason to be angry
when we defiantly disobey You.

But I’m still here – and not fried to a cinder by one of your lightning bolts –

because You’re slow to anger

which gives me at least a little time to change my ways

before it’s too late.

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Exodus 34:6; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 1:37; Judges 10:7; 1 Kings 11:9; Psalms 7:11; Psalms 86:15; Romans 9:22

Sunday, March 18, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“Salvation comes from the LORD.”
(Jonah 2:9)

Okay, Jesus…that’s true!

But not exactly a news flash.
That’s pretty much Your specialty.

But this statement comes from the mouth of the runaway prophet Jonah

from inside the belly of a great fish
who had swallowed him
and was trying to digest him.

So this was a statement of pure faith!

I love that You give those who run from You
the chance to repent, turn around
and run back.

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1 Kings 8:47-51; Job 42:6; Proverbs 1:23; Isiah 59:20; Jeremiah 15:19; Ezekiel 14:6; Acts 2:38; 1 John 1:9

Saturday, March 17, 2018

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They will occupy the fields…”
(Obadiah 1:19)

That’s quite a promise, Jesus

or, depending on my perspective

quite a curse.

It’s stunning…humbling…to learn that You’ve given me someone else’s possessions

also stunning…humbling…to think You might give mine to someone else.

That goes for opportunities too, doesn’t it?

When You call me to do something
how many others first turned You down?

If I fail to obey Your calling
who will You raise up instead, to take my place?

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Exodus 4:11-14; 1 Kings 20:35-37; Isaiah 41:9; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 65:12; Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 35:17; Acts 1:15-26

Friday, March 16, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“Does a trap spring up from the ground if it has not caught anything?”
(Amos 3:5)

I think I can answer that one, Jesus:

No. Not usually.

If my own sin has trapped me, show me exactly where I’ve misstepped

so I can repent, stop doing it and escape!

But if You’re the one who’s put me in a position where I can’t move

in order to get my attention and teach me something?

You’ve succeeded.
I’m all ears.

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2 Samuel 14:28-33; 2 Kings 21:9; Isaiah 65:12; Jeremiah 7:13; Jeremiah 11:8; Jeremiah 17:23; Revelation 3:1-3

Thursday, March 15, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in full devotion:

“They all march in line, not swerving from their course.”
(Joel 2:7)

If locusts can do that, Jesus…

why can’t I?

Oh, I do well for a while…

then all of a sudden, I swerve
leave the lane You’ve marked out for me.

Do I make it back on course?

Sure. Here I am, talking with You right now
and grateful to be doing it.

But I would really like to mature to the point

where I never stray.

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Numbers 32:11; 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Kings 12:2-3; 2 Kings 14:3; 2 Chronicles 25:2; Ephesians 6:7-8; Revelation 3:15-16

 

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with passion:

“…you must not…be intimate with any man…”
(Hosea 3:3)

Why would Hosea say such a thing to his wife, Jesus?

Actually, he had a pretty good reason:

She had cheated on him.

So why would he take her back?

Which raises another question:

Why have You taken me back?

I’ve sinned.
That’s cheating on You.

Hosea took back Gomer because You told him to

which is the same reason I’ve got to forgive those

who’ve sinned against me.

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Leviticus 5:15; Deuteronomy 32:20; Joshua 22:31; 1 Chronicles 10;13; Hosea 3:1; Matthew 6:14-15; Matthew 18:21-22; Romans 3:3

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

 

Allow your excitement to build, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“… the tree of life, which is in the paradise of God.”
(Revelation 2:7)

Because Adam and Eve sinned, Jesus

You banished them from the Garden of Eden.

Our sin became so great that You caused a flood to destroy the earth

and with it, the Garden of Eden.

Oh, but that paradise and tree of life on earth

was only a copy of the one in heaven!

reserved for all
who put their faith, hope and trust
in You.

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Genesis 2:8-17; Genesis 3:21-24; Genesis 7:1-24; Matthew 7:21-23; John 3:16-17; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-10: Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 9:24

Monday, March 12, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in awestruck wonder:

“…you have made known to us the dream of the king.”
(Daniel 2:23)

Smart king, Jesus…

scary moment.

The king knew his astrologers could invent a false interpretation of his dream

so to check their supernatural legitimacy
he required them to first tell him what he had dreamed.

When they couldn’t, he ordered all his wise men killed

even innocent Daniel.

But You revealed to Daniel the dream, along with the interpretation!

proving once again:

There’s none like You.

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Exodus 9:14; Job 9:32; Isaiah 44:7; Isaiah 46:9; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44; Daniel 2:1-49; 1 Timothy 3:16