Monthly Archives: February 2020

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in repentant, trusting submission:

“O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.”
(Psalms 6:1)

Amen, Jesus!

Amen! and Amen! and Amen!

I know I deserve rebuke. I’m fully aware I need to be disciplined.

But not in Your anger, please LORD!
Not while You’re full of wrath!

And You never have.

You’ve walked me to the woodshed countless times
but it’s never been as bad as I’ve deserved.

Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!
Thank You!

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Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalms 69:29; Psalms 74:19; Psalms 103:8-18; Psalms 119:67; Proverbs 3:12; Hebrews 12:5-13

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

 

Be filled with hope as you pray this Lazaroo:

“I hope to be restored…”
(Philemon 1:22)

Paul was talking about being restored to the church that met in his friends’ home, Jesus.

But those first five words can be prayed by all of us

including me.

You made it clear that following You is not only a joy…

but also requires me to bear a cross – of one kind or another.

Cross-bearing has to be done…but tears me down, Father.

In Your way and time:

Restore me!

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Psalms 5:11; Psalms 19:8; Psalms 43:4; Jeremiah 15:19; Matthew 11:30; Luke 2:10; Luke 9:23; John 15:11; 1 Thessalonians 3:3

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with fiery determination:

“…sighing has become my daily food…”
(Job 3:24)

Job didn’t get it, Jesus.

He thought he had done everything right.

But then, in one horrible day, he lost it all.

Not knowing how proud You were of him
he concluded You had betrayed him.

But You hadn’t.

You chose Job to prove to Satan that no matter what happened to him

Job would never turn against You.

When I’m confronted with Satan’s temptation

may I too pass the test!

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Genesis 22:1; Job 23:10; Psalms 66:10; Psalms 81:7; Proverbs 27:21; Matthew 4:1; 2 Corinthians 13:5

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Monday, February 17, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…teach what is good.”
(Titus 2:3)

Sounds simple, Jesus.

I should teach good things.

The implication is there, too:

I shouldn’t teach bad things.

Okay, I won’t.

Except…teaching isn’t only talking, is it?

I wonder how effective are the things I say
compared to the things I do?

It’s likely that my example matters more, isn’t it?

It’s old advice, but it’s a fact:

The best way to drive home what I say
is to practice what I preach.

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Jeremiah 7:3; Ezekiel 24:14; Matthew 21:28-32; James 2:12; James 2:14-26; Revelation 2:2; Revelation 3:2

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Sunday, February 16, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“…when the report…was found to be true…”
(Esther 2:23)

First I have to check it out, don’t I, Jesus?

If I don’t personally know and trust the source
I can’t take for granted that everything I hear is true.

But what if I investigate it and find out this juicy tidbit is a fact?

What then?

Do I just mindlessly go about blathering it all over creation?

I can’t do that either, can I?

Some things shouldn’t be repeated.

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Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 20:19; Proverbs 26:20; 2 Corinthians 12:20; James 3:1-9

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Saturday, February 15, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“If we died with him, we will also live with him…”
(2 Timothy 2:11)

Because of the cross, Jesus

I believe You paid for the sins of my past.
I’m looking forward to living with You in heaven.

But that phrase, “died with him” gives me pause.

“With” You.

Wow.

You mean…right there?

It sounds like You want me to envision

hanging on the cross with You
until, as death to sin engulfs me I cry:

“It is finished!”

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1 Samuel 31:5; John 11:16; John 19:30; Romans 6:2; Romans 6:10; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:20; 1 Peter 2:24

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Friday, February 14, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with admiration:

“The Fountain Gate was repaired by Shallun…ruler of the district of Mispah.”
(Nehemiah 3:15)

Shallun was a ruler, Jesus – obviously an important man in his day.

But the only time he’s mentioned in the entire Bible

is when he set aside his administrative garments
and put on work clothes.

Help me remember that, LORD!

Sometimes You want me to get my hands dirty.

Oh, not with the deeds of sin
but with the good, honest dirt

of hard work.

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Proverbs 14:23; John 4:38; Acts 20:35; Romans 16:12; 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 6:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; Revelation 2:2

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in non-argumentative obedience:

“…lift up holy hands in prayer…”
(1 Timothy 2:8)

When You reveal to me one of the ways You love to be worshiped, Jesus

that’s what I’m going to do.

For reasons of Your own…

You love it when I lift my hands to You!

Of course, I can do it when it’s just You and me alone, 1on1.

But when it comes to public worship
I suspect You like it then, too.

But not so others will see.
Only for You.

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1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Samuel 6:14-23; Psalms 141:2; Isaiah 45:3; Lamentations 3:41; Matthew 6:6; Romans 1:16; Hebrews 12:28-29

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in non-argumentative obedience:

“…lift up holy hands in prayer…”
(1 Timothy 2:8)

When You reveal to me one of the ways You love to be worshiped, Jesus

that’s what I’m going to do.

For reasons of Your own…

You love it when I lift my hands to You!

Of course, I can do it when it’s just You and me alone, 1on1.

But when it comes to public worship
I suspect You like it then, too.

But not so others will see.
Only for You.

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1 Samuel 15:22; 2 Samuel 6:14-23; Psalms 141:2; Isaiah 45:3; Lamentations 3:41; Matthew 6:6; Romans 1:16; Hebrews 12:28-29

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in absolute confidence:

“…the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.”
(Ezra 3:11)

The foundation is all important, isn’t it, Jesus?

It doesn’t matter how well the rest of the house is built.
If the foundation is bad, the house will crack, sag

eventually fall.

There’s only one Foundation worth building my life on:

You!

Back in the 1800s, Edward Mote nailed it:

On Christ the Solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand.

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1 Kings 5:17; Job 38:4; Psalms 89:14; Psalms 97:2; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 33:6; Ezekiel 13:14; Matthew 7:25; 1 Corinthians 3:11