Monthly Archives: June 2018

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with focused intent:

“…on behalf of Christ…”
(Philippians 1:29)

That’s how I intend to live my life, Jesus –

on behalf of You.

I want everything I think, say and do

to be for You.

If that truly is my heart, my plan, my goal, my purpose –

how can I go wrong?

There’s no higher reason for living

no greater way to move singlemindedly through each day.

Rise up within me in power, Holy Spirit!

so that my intent

will be fulfilled in action.

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Psalms 32:6; Isaiah 55:6; John 13:34-38; 1 Corinthians 4:10; Ephesians 5:21; Philippians 1:13; Philippians 3:10

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– Wednesday, June 20, 2018

 

Get flexible, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…after all, he is my older brother…”
(1 Kings 2:22)

There is a pecking order, isn’t there, Jesus?

Horses have it.
So do cats and dogs.

Human beings do, too.

Although David appointed Solomon to be his successor

Solomon’s older brother had other ideas –
with tradition on his side.

But You’ve never been bound by tradition, have You, Father?

Is there any area in my life I might be taking for granted
that You intend to turn totally upside-down?

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Genesis 25:23; Genesis 48:1-19; 1 Samuel 16:7; Isaiah 55:8-9; Matthew 19:30; Matthew 20:1-16; Romans 9:12

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in growing recognition:

“…we are…created in Christ Jesus…”
(Ephesians 2:10)

I need that reminder, Jesus.

I sometimes get so upset with myself
that I forget Who made me!

True – some of my shortcomings are my fault –

stuff I can correct, with Your help.

But how much of who and what I am

is exactly how You designed me?

Instead of wishing I was like somebody else

why don’t I instead lean on You to show me

why I’m the way I am?

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Exodus 20:17; Job 10:8; Job 33:4; Psalms 22:9; Psalms 119:73; Psalms 139:13-14; Isaiah 49:2; Acts 17:24-28

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Monday, June 18, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s men.”
(2 Samuel 2:17)

You determine the outcome of every battle, Jesus!

The size of each army doesn’t matter.

The one You declare the victor

is the one who will win.

Not some of the time.
Not most of the time.
Every time.

How many more battles will I face, Father?

It doesn’t matter, does it?

So long as I faithfully, passionately follow You

I’ll prevail in every one.

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1 Samuel 2:9; 2 Chronicles 14:11; Psalms 12:3-4; Psalms 49:14; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 54:17; 1 Corinthians 15:57

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Sunday, June 17, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“But when they arrived, he began to draw back…”
(Galatians 2:12)

Peer pressure can be a good thing, Jesus

when the people around me are wholly devoted to You

when their only desire for me
is to see me follow You.

But so many times, groups and individuals have their own ideas

causing them to pressure me to fall in line with their agendas.

I’d love to please them, Father!

But I’d ten thousand times rather please You.

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Leviticus 1:13; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 104:34; Romans 12:1-2; Romans 14:13-18; Philippians 4:18; 1 Timothy 5:4

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Saturday, June 16, 2018

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“He will guard the feet of his saints…”
(1 Samuel 2:9)

Guard mine, Jesus!

My feet have taken me to wonderful places
and some not so wonderful.

When I was younger

I thought becoming an adult
meant finally getting to go wherever I wanted to go.

But since when do I know enough to make that decision?

You alone know the end from the beginning.

Now all I want

is for You to lead me where You want to go.

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Psalms 5:8; Psalms 27:11; Psalms 43:3; Psalms 61:2; Psalms 139:24; Psalms 143:10; Romans 2:4; Revelation 7:17

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Friday, June 15, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him…”
(2 Corinthians 2:7)

This wasn’t exactly a petty offense, Jesus.

The man had been having an affair with his stepmother.

Paul ordered them to put him out of the church.

But now, three years later, he tells them the man has learned his lesson. Take him back in!

Some of us don’t get that. We’d vote for permanent expulsion

until, like that man

we get caught in our own ugly sin.

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Genesis 50:17; Exodus 34:9; Numbers 14:19; 1 Kings 8:30; Psalms 32:1; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 1 Peter 4:8

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Thursday, June 14, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undiluted sincerity:

“…follow along after the girls.”
(Ruth 2:9)

Good advice, Jesus –

so long as the girls are headed in the right direction
so long as they’re doing the right thing.

In this case, they were…and Ruth was safe.

But sometimes the girls – and guys – are headed straight to the pit.
Sometimes what they’re doing is the wrong thing to do.

Which is why when I follow anyone – man or woman –

I’ve got to be doubly…triply
double-dog certain

they’re following You.

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Judges 3:28; 2 Kings 6:19; Matthew 4:19; Mark 8:34; John 10:27; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17

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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“…but not the wisdom of this age…”
(1 Corinthians 2:6)

Every age believes in its own wisdom, Jesus.

We disagree with the way our parents and their generation ran things.

We can’t wait till we’re strong enough
to grab the reins of power and do things our way!

Only with the passage of years do we begin to discover

that many of our parents’ ways
look better and better all the time

and that Your ways are still best.

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Psalms 119:52; Proverbs 22:28; Isaiah 46:10; Isaiah 55:8-11; Isaiah 58:12; Jeremiah 6:16; Philippians 1:9-11

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Then the LORD raised up judges…”
(Judges 2:16)

When we need judges…

that’s who You raise up, Jesus.

You always provide everyone and everything we need.

Of course, I don’t always know what that is.
Maybe I should say I seldom know what it is.

So when You provide it

I may not recognize it.

I may mope, rage, or fear, wondering why You don’t answer

when in fact Your answer has already arrived
sitting on my front porch.

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2 Kings 19:28; Psalms 3:6; Psalms 23:4; Psalms 27:1; Proverbs 29:11; Isaiah 55:8-9; Ephesians 4:31-32