Monday, June 10, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with God-given love:

“If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.”
(1 John 2:15)

This is a hard teaching, Jesus.

It’s easy to love the world
because I can see it in all its stunning beauty

It’s harder to love You as You deserve –

because although Your love for me is amazing
and Your works are everywhere to behold

You Yourself are invisible.

That’s probably why so many religions resort to idols.

But I choose to love You!

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Exodus 32:4; John 6:46; Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:15-16; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16; Hebrews 11:27

Monday, June 10, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with God-given love:

“If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.”
(1 John 2:15)

This is a hard teaching, Jesus.

It’s easy to love the world
because I can see it in all its stunning beauty

It’s harder to love You as You deserve –

because although Your love for me is amazing
and Your works are everywhere to behold

You Yourself are invisible.

That’s probably why so many religions resort to idols.

But I choose to love You!

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Exodus 32:4; John 6:46; Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:15-16; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:16; Hebrews 11:27

Sunday, June 9, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in jaw-dropping amazement:

“…the splendor of his majesty!”
(Isaiah 2:10)

Everywhere I look, Jesus

I stand in awe
at the splendor of Your majesty!

When I look into Your sky in the morning and see Your clouds racing by

I marvel at their beauty.

When I look into that same sky at night and glimpse innumerable stars

I’m filled with wonder.

When I’m captured by the miracle of a newborn baby

I can’t help but be stunned
by Your incomparable love.

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1 Samuel 12:18; Job 25:2; Psalms 65:8; Psalms 119:120; Jeremiah 33:9; Habakkuk 3:2; Malachi 2:5; Matthew 9:8

Saturday, June 8, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed determination:

“Many will…bring the way of truth into disrepute.”
(2 Peter 2:2)

The fact that many people are bringing Your good news into disrepute

is an abomination, Jesus!

It breaks my heart.

Of course, some of them are unbelievers who attack from the outside.

But those who do the most harm are those who claim Your Name
but do not live according to Your Word.

Forgive me for those times I’ve fallen short.
May I bring You nothing but glory!

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Psalms 86:9; Proverbs 30:9; John 8:49; Romans 2:23; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 6:8; Revelation 15:4

Friday, June 7, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trusting awareness:

“…our vineyards that are in bloom.”
(Song of Songs 2:15)

There are seasons when my vineyards are in bloom, Jesus.

Well, some of them. Not all of them.

Don’t let me become so depressed over those not blooming
that I fail to rejoice over those that are.

Of course, there are other seasons when none of my vineyards is in bloom.

But Your Word specifies “our” vineyards, not “my.”
May I always rejoice over the blooming vineyards of others!.

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Isaiah 66:10; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Luke 15:6; Luke 15:9; Romans 12:15; Philippians 2:17-18; 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Thursday, June 6, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Biblical perspective:

“…all people are like grass…”
(1 Peter 1:24)

That sounds harsh, Jesus

but it isn’t.

It’s a priceless reminder:

I’m one of those pieces of grass

here for an incredibly short while
gone in a heartbeat

my spot in the turf quickly replaced
by new grass…weeds…dirt.

I could be depressed by this revelation

but I’m not.

I’m motivated to make every moment count

knowing that because of my faith in You
my brief, grassy stay here

becomes life eternal.

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2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 92:7; Psalms 102:4; Psalms 102:11; Psalms 103:15-18; Isaiah 37:27; 1 Thessalonians 4:17

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who makes it count:

“I hated all the things I had toiled for under the sun…”
(Ecclesiastes 2:18)

An emotion that strong seldom happens early in life, Jesus.

It takes years of putting all a person’s energy
into first this thing, then that

to discover how much of it doesn’t amount to

a pile of rotting leaves.

O God! May that not be my fate!

Teach me to remember:

Only one life will soon be past.
Only what’s done for You will last.

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Leviticus 26:16; Job 20:18; Ecclesiastes 2:11; Ecclesiastes 2:21; Isaiah 62:8; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 1 Corinthians 15:57; 2 Corinthians 11:27

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“…the kingdom he promised those who love him…”
(James 2:5)

When You make a promise, Jesus

You keep it.

Though inadequately…I do love You!

That means the kingdom You promised

is mine.

Wow.

I don’t know what it will look like.

I’m not even sure what all it means.

But this I do know about You:

Whatever glorious, awesome, mind-blowing grandeur I can imagine

You will surpass.

That should get me through these rough patches in the meantime.

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Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:23; Matthew 5:3; Matthew 5:10; Matthew 5:19-20; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 10:7

Sunday, June 2, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“He was faithful to the one who appointed him…”
(Hebrews 3:2)

The writer is talking about You, Jesus –

faithful to the Father who appointed You!

In light of the fact that You were persecuted, tortured and crucified

that’s faithfulness unlike anything I’ve been called to do.

Nevertheless, I want to follow Your example.

I want to be faithful to the one who appointed me:

You.

I hope it doesn’t involve torture and crucifixion

but whatever it requires…

be my strength!

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Matthew 4:19; Matthew 8:22; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 19:21; John 10:27; John 12:26; John 21:22