Monthly Archives: March 2018

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Sunday, March 11, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“See the Lord is coming…to convict all the ungodly…”
(Jude 1:14-15)

It would absolutely take You – and You alone – to pull that off, Jesus!

Ungodly people tend to be slippery and unrepentant.
Defiant. Closed-minded.
Hard to convict.

It’s a challenge to get enough evidence together

to convict really clever ones.

Of course, since You know and see everything…

they’ll have no defense.

But the bigger miracle

will be making them admit their ungodliness.

Although something tells me…

You’ll manage.

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Deuteronomy 15:9; Deuteronomy 19:15; Job 9:29; Psalms 36:12; Psalms 109:7; Proverbs 24:25; Matthew 7:21-23

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Saturday, March 10, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Holy Spirit-engendered courage:

“Do not be afraid of them…”
(Ezekiel 3:9)

You don’t want me to be afraid, do You, Jesus?

In part, I know that’s because You love me.
When I suffer, You suffer.

But it’s more than that.

You don’t want me to be afraid
because I have You!

With You on my side –

or rather, with me on yours –

there is absolutely no reason on Your green earth

for me to be caught trembling in my boots.

Not ever.

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Genesis 15:1; Exodus 14:13; Numbers 14:9; Deuteronomy 1:17; Psalms 27:1; Psalms 118:6; Matthew 10:26

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Friday, March 9, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…you are faithful…”
(3 John 1:5)

If only You could say that about me, Jesus!

Well…at least in some areas…You can.

But not in all.

There are seasons, days, moments
when I drop the ball.

That’s a euphemism I prefer

to confessing that I’ve inexcusably sinned.

I know no one is perfect.

I’m aware we all stumble in many ways.

But that doesn’t change the fact that in Your strength

I’ve got to give my all

because You deserve better.

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Deuteronomy 4:29; Joshua 22:5; 1 Samuel 12:24; Jeremiah 29:13; Mark 12:30; 2 Corinthians 8:22; James 3:2

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Thursday, March 8, 2018

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…in my heart I am disturbed.”
(Lamentations 1:20)

It’s bad enough when something upsets my thinking, Jesus

but when the disturbance settles in my heart

I’ve got to address it
can’t put it off.

It affects everything I think, say and do

the expressions on my face.

You’re the One who disturbs the heart, aren’t You?

You create that inner disturbance

to get my attention about something You want me to do

or what You want me to stop.

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Job 6:24; Job 13:23; Psalms 25:4; Psalms 42:5; Psalms 143:8; Proverbs 21:1; Isaiah 1:16; John 11:33

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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“It has given me great joy…”
(2 John 1:4)

I’ve got a question, Jesus –

Do those who know You
experience greater joy than most people?

As I think about the times You and I have enjoyed together

I know the answer:

Yes!.

There is simply nothing better on or off this earth

than 1on1 time with You!

But I also wonder if a human being’s capacity for joy exponentially increases

when we give ourselves

wholeheartedly
unreservedly
completely

to You!

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Proverbs 18:24; John 11:5; John 12:21; John 13:23; John 15:11; John 20:2; John 21:7; John 21:20

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in somber realization:

“They have laid waste his land; his towns are burned and deserted.”
(Jeremiah 2:15)

If You’ll let evil nations do that to Your chosen people, Jesus

who can escape?

Your people turned from You to worship idols

digging themselves a hole too deep to climb out.

May I never do such a thing!

May I trust You, no matter what
rejecting every temptation of Satan.

May I hold fast to You through every storm

Knowing You
hold fast
to me.

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Deuteronomy 10:20; Deuteronomy 11:22-23; Deuteronomy 13:4; Deuteronomy 30:19-20; Psalms 119:31; Jeremiah 2:11-13; Romans 8:31-39; 2 Thessalonians 2:15

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Monday, March 5, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo, sobered:

“I write to you, fathers…”
(1 John 2:13)

Thank You, Jesus!

because the fathers of our day
need a good writing-to.

Of course, You’ve already written.

But are fathers reading what You’ve given them?
Are they taking it to heart, obeying it?

Some are.

Some are rejecting the Bible entirely.

Others, deluded, are picking and choosing which parts they like

discarding the rest

as though Your Word was a buffet line
where desserts can be eaten

the meat ignored.

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1 Chronicles 29:18; Isaiah 58:3; Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 11:11; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21; 1 John 2:14

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in horrified realization:

“Their land is full of horses; there is no end to their chariots.”
(Isaiah 2:7)

…as is true of us, Jesus!

In developed countries
even our poor have cars and big screen TVs.

In third-world countries
leaders reach out to the world on cell phones.

But as with Judah and Jerusalem

our riches have lied to us, distracted us, sidetracked us.

How many of us, once faithful to You and so blessed

have turned Your blessings into idols?

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Numbers 14:43; Psalms 14:3; Isaiah 2:1; Isaiah 2:6; Jeremiah 3:14; Romans 3:12; 1 Timothy 5:15

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Saturday, March 3, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with the humility that comes from honesty:

“…there will be false teachers among you.”
(2 Peter 2:1)

Why, Jesus?

Why would You allow false teachers in Your Church?

I suppose that’s the same question as

why would You allow liars, addicts, adulterers, gluttons, gossips?

It’s who we are, isn’t it?

Thank God, not who You’re helping us become!

But we haven’t arrived.

Every single one of us has such a long way to go.

Since You’re lovingly correcting me…

I guess I can lovingly correct them.

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Acts 18:24-26; Acts 19:1-7; 1 Corinthians 11:17; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 4:2; 1 Peter 3:15; Jude 1:23

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Friday, March 2, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in awareness of your deepest need:

“…in the hiding places on the mountainside…”
(Song of Songs 2:14)

With such language Solomon wooed his bride, Jesus…

even as You call to me.

It is true that I encounter You when I’m with Your children

so often surprised at how sweet their fellowship can be
especially when they lay aside fear and pretense
daring to be their true Christian selves.

But it is in my times alone with You

1on1

that I experience the deepest, sweetest joy.

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Genesis 32:24; Exodus 24:2; Deuteronomy 32:12; Psalms 16:5; Psalms 55:14; Matthew 14:23; Hebrews 10:25