Sunday, January 12, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“Give careful thought to the day…”
(Haggai 2:18)

You were reminding Your people to give careful thought

to the day when the foundation of Your temple was laid, Jesus.

But there are a number of days in my life

that deserve careful thought.

Every day I experienced joy, fulfillment, success –

those were gifts from You.

Every day I experienced disappointment, heartache, failure –

those too were gifts from You.

I didn’t thank You then.

But looking back…

I thank You now.

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Proverbs 4:26; Proverbs 5:6; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 14:15; Haggai 1:5; Ezekiel 3:10; Luke 1:3

Saturday, January 11, 2020

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land…”
(Zephaniah 2:3)

That’s what kind of person seeks You, isn’t it, Jesus?

The humble.

Proud people don’t look to You for strength, protection, success.

They think they’ve got everything they need
right there in themselves.

One reason they believe that is because of the strength, protection and success they’ve already enjoyed.

They never stop to ask: “Where did all these blessings come from?”

May I never fail to seek You.

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Deuteronomy 4:29; 1 Chronicles 16:10; Psalms 22:26; Psalms 34:10; Isaiah 55:6; Luke 14:11; James 4:6

Friday, January 10, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your being:

“…to escape the clutches of ruin!”
(Habakkuk 2:9)

That’s certainly what I desire, Jesus!

Disappointments, losses, hard times and setbacks are one thing.
Ruin…hangs around a little longer.

However: Anyone who foolishly attempts to escape the clutches of ruin in their own strength

is cursed, marked, doomed to failure –

not only on this earth
but eternally.

There is only one way to escape the clutches of utter, total, permanent ruin:

Trust in You.
Trust in You.
Trust in You.

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Genesis 3:17; Genesis 9:25; Leviticus 20:9; 1 Chronicles 16:11; Psalms 34:4-5; Psalms 123:2; Galatians 3:13

Thursday, January 9, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“They dash to the city wall…”
(Nahum 2:5)

That’s what enemy soldiers did, Jesus…

when attacking a city they felt confident they could destroy.

They didn’t crawl or walk.

They ran to the wall –
eager to destroy those cowering within.

Perhaps that’s what the enemies of my soul do, Father.

They’ve seen the sins and blunders of my past.
They assume I’ll keep right on sinning and blundering.

But by Your grace and in Your strength:

Not this time.

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Job 13:26; Psalms 27:2; Isaiah 9:1; Isaiah 43:18; Isaiah 65:16; Zechariah 8:11; 1 Peter 4:3

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unbridled joy:

“You take away my blessing from their children forever.”
(Micah 2:9)

Oh, Jesus. That’s what most sin does.

It removes Your blessings.

But not only ours!
All too often, it robs our loved ones, too.

You long to bless us.
You love to bless us.
Blessing us may be Your all-time favorite thing to do.

So when we disqualify ourselves
it breaks Your heart –
maybe even more than it does ours.

If I stop sinning
You bring the blessings.

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Genesis 12:2; Exodus 23:25; Leviticus 25:21; Deuteronomy 11:26-27; 2 Samuel 7:29; Luke 24:51; Romans 15:29

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…a visit required three days.”
(Jonah 3:3)

That’s how long it took Jonah to go through the ancient city of Ninevah, Jesus.

Back then, that was a lot.
Today, not so much.

How long would it take one of Your prophets

to go through Tokyo, Shanghai, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Beijing, New York –

for every person to hear they needed to repent?

Today’s technology would help!

But You care about smaller cities, towns, villages, hamlets – neighborhoods, too…

and even me.

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Genesis 19:29; Numbers 35:11; Deuteronomy 9:1; 1 Chronicles 19:13; Psalms 69:35; Zechariah 1:6: Acts 7:51-53

Monday, January 6, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“…the exiles from Jerusalem…”
(Obadiah 1:20)

Exiles come from a lot of places, Jesus…

but none more holy than Jerusalem.

To not be permitted to return to this blessed land

had to leave an incurable ache in the heart of each exile.

Some of us who can’t go there aren’t exiles.

We just don’t have the money to afford the trip.

Others of us long to go

and are simply trusting You to provide the way

in Your time.

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Ezra 6:16; Ezra 9:4; Psalms 31:15; Psalms 137:1-8; Psalms 147:2; Isaiah 45:13; John 7:30

Sunday, January 5, 2020


Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria…”
(Amos 3:9)

You can gather Your people together any time You wish, Jesus.

But when it’s to teach us a lesson
we tremble.

The very word, “Samaria” meant “watch mountain.”

The city of Samaria was the capital of ten tribes in Israel
after You split Your nation in two.

The Samaritans disobeyed You by intermarrying with the heathen.

O God!

May You never have to call me
to the mountains of Samaria.

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Deuteronomy 18:19; 1 Kings 12:1-44; 1 Kings 16:32; 1 Kings 20:43; John 4:9; John 4:22; John 4:40

Saturday, January 4, 2020

 

Cling to God’s promises, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Before them…the sky trembles.”
(Joel 2:10)

Those are some fearsome creatures You created, Jesus!

Punishment You inflicted on Your own people –
a terrifying swarm of supernatural locusts.

No wonder the very sky trembled!

But if I tremble before You –

terrified to sin against Your greatness, majesty, love and wisdom –

I’ll never have to tremble because of Your punishment.

Sadly, I’ve failed at that in the past

and experienced Your loving discipline…

which steered me all the way back

to You.

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Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalms 96:9; Psalms 103:8-14; Psalms 119:120; Psalms 119:161; Proverbs 28:14; Hebrews 12:4-10

Friday, January 3, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings…”
(Hosea 3:5)

What a fascinating juxtaposition, Jesus:

“trembling”…and “blessing.”

So as I look at this, here’s what I’m wondering:

Do You bless those who approach You with trembling?

Well, I know You bless everyone in ways beyond counting.

But do You reserve a special blessing for those
who tremble because they recognize more than most

Your greatness, majesty, wisdom, love and power?

Awesome God!
I come trembling!

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Exodus 19:16; 1 Chronicles 16:30; Ezra 9:4; Psalms 2:11; Psalms 4:4; Luke 8:47; Philippians 2:12