Monthly Archives: December 2019

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with new direction:

“…they boast about themselves…”
(Jude 1:16)

I need to become a better boaster, Jesus!

Not about myself.
About You.

Oh, sure, I routinely say nice things about You

but I want to break out of my routine!

Show me how to take my boasting about You up a notch.

Make that many notches!

It starts with becoming more aware of the countless things You’re doing for me and others, doesn’t it?

Help me see it –

so I can proclaim it!

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Psalms 94:4; 1 Corinthians 3:21-23; 2 Corinthians 7:14; 2 Corinthians 9:2-3; 2 Corinthians 10:13-15; 2 Corinthians 12:1; Philippians 1:26

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Monday, December 30, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful love:

“Then the Spirit lifted me up…”
(Ezekiel 3:12)

Unlike Ezekiel, Jesus

Your Spirit has never lifted my body.

But, O Holy Spirit!

Every single day You lift me up

mentally
emotionally
spiritually!

What would I do without You?

When I’m down, weak, discouraged

You’re my closest Friend, encouraging me, giving me hope.

When I’ve sinned

You prompt me to confess and repent.

But there is coming a day when You will lift my body –

at the last trumpet sound!

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Psalms 30:1; Psalms 40:2; Mark 13:11; Luke 11:13; Luke 12:12; John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 15:52

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Monday, December 30, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful love:

“Then the Spirit lifted me up…”
(Ezekiel 3:12)

Unlike Ezekiel, Jesus

Your Spirit has never lifted my body.

But, O Holy Spirit!

Every single day You lift me up

mentally
emotionally
spiritually!

What would I do without You?

When I’m down, weak, discouraged

You’re my closest Friend, encouraging me, giving me hope.

When I’ve sinned

You prompt me to confess and repent.

But there is coming a day when You will lift my body –

at the last trumpet sound!

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Psalms 30:1; Psalms 40:2; Mark 13:11; Luke 11:13; Luke 12:12; John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 15:52

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Sunday, December 29, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with determination:

“…they went out…”
(3 John 1:7)

Sometimes that’s what I’ve gotta do, Jesus –

go out – even though I don’t know

what will happen
where it will lead
if I will succeed.

When You tell me to go

I need to get going.

I can ask why – after I get going.
I can tell You I don’t understand – after I get going.
I can confess that I don’t have enough strength – after I get going.

Regardless.
I’ve got to go out.

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Exodus 3:10; Exodus 4:12; Exodus 32:34; Joshua 14:11; 1 Samuel 15:3; 1 Kings 19:11; Isaiah 7:3; Luke 14:21

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Saturday, December 28, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deep repentance:

“Let all their wickedness come before you…”
(Lamentations 1:22)

I’ve been angry enough at someone to pray that prayer of Jeremiah’s Jesus…

but I’m not going to do it.

No way.

You’ve made it clear:

What goes around, comes around.

I don’t want all my wickedness to come before You!

There’s way too much of it.
Still.

My prayer is the one You prayed on the cross:

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”

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Proverbs 26:27; Matthew 5:44; Matthew 6:15; Luke 6:37; Luke 23:34; Galatians 6:7; James 2:12-13

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Friday, December 27, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful reverence:

“And this is love…”
(2 John 1:6)

When You begin a sentence with those words, Jesus

I need to be on the edge of my seat, paying close attention.

My definition of love has no meaning if it’s not the same as Yours.

You’re the Inventor of love.

You’re its Creator
its Perfect Example
its Giver
its Sustainer.

You’re the very definition of love.

If I want to understand love

all I have to do is look at You.

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John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; James 2:13; 1 John 4:10; 1 John 5:3; 2 John 1:6

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Thursday, December 26, 2019

 

Be overwhelmed, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“‘…how evil and bitter it is for you when you…have no awe of me,’ declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.”
(Jeremiah 2:19)

Awe isn’t an option, Jesus –

not when it comes to You.

When I gaze into the starry nighttime sky or hold a newborn baby

I should be filled with awe over Your amazing creativity
and the miracle of human life.

When I consider my wholly undeserved salvation

I should be overwhelmed in grateful awe for your love and mercy.

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Genesis 28:17; Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 4:34; Nehemiah 1:5; Psalms 47:2; Psalms 139:13-16; Hebrews 12:28

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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

 

Rejoice! as you pray your Lazaroo on this glorious Christmas day:

“…boasting of what we have and do…”
(1 John 2:16)

Why do we do that, Jesus?

Everything we have or do comes from You!

Better question:

Why do I do that?

Because – God help me! – I do.

I guess it’s because I want people to think well of me.

But why? I’m nothing but a dirty, rotten sinner saved by grace.

Your outrageous, inconceivable love

is the only reason my punishment in hell
has been switched to eternal joy in heaven.

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Nehemiah 9:31; Psalms 25:6; Daniel 9:18; Matthew 8:8; Luke 1:58; James 2:13; 1 Peter 1:3-5

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo from a heart full of praise:

“…the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.”
(Isaiah 2:11)

Clearly, that day hasn’t arrived, Jesus –

though it’s long, long overdue.

On every day since anyone in heaven or earth existed

You should be the only one exalted.

Everything good that we think, say, have or do

comes from You.

I can’t control what others do or don’t do about that

but I am determined to exalt You alone
each and every day on earth
and throughout eternity.

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Exodus 15:1-2; 2 Samuel 22:47; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Nehemiah 9:5; Psalms 18:46; Psalms 21:13; Acts 5:30-31

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Monday, December 23, 2019

 

Be forewarned, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up.”
(2 Peter 2:3)

A made-up story can be enjoyable, Jesus –

as a fairy tale told to children
when a gifted novelist spins an intriguing adventure.

But when made-up stories are used to manipulate Your people and lead them astray

they’re not entertainment.
They’re a lie.

Satan is the father of lies.

His every intent is to steer people away from the truth

that always points to You.

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Psalms 63:11; Psalms 116:11; Proverbs 17:4; Micah 2:11; 1 Timothy 4:2; 1 John 4:20; John 8:44; Revelation 21:8