Monthly Archives: July 2018

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Sunday, July 8, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“…the unfaithful will be torn from it.”
(Proverbs 2:22)

Torn from what, Jesus?

Well, specifically, the land they live on.

But that could have broader meaning, couldn’t it?

Not everyone is a landowner.

But we all have something or someone that represents home to us.

That’s what the unfaithful will be torn from, isn’t it?
the very thing that means the most to them.

I need to stop applying this to other people, don’t I?

Help me be faithful!

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Genesis 5:24; Genesis 17:1; Numbers 12:7; 1 Samuel 2:9; 2 Kings 20:3; Nehemiah 9:8; Psalms 18:25; 1 Corinthians 4:2

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Saturday, July 7, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with humility:

“…who share in the heavenly calling…”
(Hebrews 3:1)

I’m not the only one going to heaven, Jesus.

Now, of course, I know that.

But I don’t always act like it.

Sometimes I look down on others.

I know.
You repeatedly warn me not to.

When I catch myself committing that inexcusable sin

I’m horrified.

Who do I think I am?

I get distracted by the sins they’re committing
the foolish things they’re doing

and forget that I’ve done far worse.

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Job 9:15; Psalms 75:2; Isaiah 11:3; Isaiah 33:22; Matthew 7:1; John 7:24; John 12:48; Romans 14:3

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Friday, July 6, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“Let their intrigues be their downfall.”
(Psalms 5:10)

So fitting, Jesus!

to witness people who plot against others –

especially when it’s against those who trusted them –

finally be taken down in their own trap!

But somehow, when it happens…

I can’t rejoice.

I’m no better than they.

I deserve the same punishment.

My sins may not be identical to theirs

but they are every bit as heinous.

Forgive them, LORD!

as You have so completely, graciously, undeservedly

forgiven me.

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Matthew 6:15; John 1:16; Acts 15:11; Romans 2:17-24; Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Timothy 1:15-16

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“…refresh my heart in Christ.”
(Philemon 1:20)

There are a lot of ways I might try to get refreshed, Jesus:

take a shower.
down a delicious glass of iced tea.
experience the luxury of a good night’s sleep.

But nothing in this world compares

to the refreshment of my heart in You!

You fill me with spiritual energy

higher purpose
boundless hope.

To see You at work in my life and in the lives of those I love?

Priceless.

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Judges 19:5; 2 Samuel 16:2; Psalms 25:5; Psalms 37:9; Song of Songs 2:5; Jeremiah 31:25; Ephesians 1:18

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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“…the slave is freed from his master.”
(Job 3:19)

Pretty fitting on this 4th of July, Jesus!

There came a day in the history of these United States
when we could no longer endure England’s rule.

But Job was referring to death –

which, because of his pain
looked mighty good to him at that time.

O God!

Help me truly, utterly, completely, irrevocably die
to my old sin master Satan

and walk in the freedom

of obedience to You.

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Psalms 119:45; Psalms 136:24; Isaiah 61:1; Jeremiah 34:8; Mark 5:29; Romans 8:21; 1 Corinthians 7:22

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“Teach the older men to be…self-controlled…”
(Titus 2:2)

I have to confess, Jesus –

this one’s a surprise.

I don’t mean that older men shouldn’t be self-controlled.

They absolutely should!

But I would’ve thought you’d say that’s something the younger men need to learn.

Oh, wait a minute – you do say that – four verses later.

So why do you tell the older men first?

I guess it’s so they’ll be able to show the younger men
what self-control looks like.

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2 Kings 14:3; Proverbs 16:32; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Galatians 6:23; Philippians 3:17; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:6

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Monday, July 2, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in determined belief:

“…she continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions as she had done when he was bringing her up.”
(Esther 2:20)

But she was now queen, Jesus!

She didn’t have to do what Mordecai said.

Besides, he was only her cousin who took her in after the death of her parents.

But she had lived long enough under Mordecai’s care
to see that he was a true man of God.

O LORD!

May I be such a light for those around me!

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Genesis 18:19; 2 Kings 14:3; Jeremiah 35:6; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:7

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Sunday, July 1, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“This is my gospel, for which I am suffering…”
(2 Timothy 2:8-9)

This is contrary to the prevailing wisdom, Jesus –

which says good people shouldn’t be persecuted.

But since when has the prevailing wisdom prevailed?

The wisdom of this world has failed times beyond counting.

By contrast, Your wisdom is eternal!

I’ve learned to trust You with every fiber of my being –

not only because You’ve proven Yourself time and again –

but because You alone

have the words of eternal life.

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Psalms 13:5; Psalms 60:11; Psalms 78:7; Proverbs 3:5-6; Jeremiah 2:37; John 6:66-69; 1 Corinthians 3:19