Wednesday, August 11, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in worship to our one and only God!

“They say to wood, ‘You are my father,’ and to stone, ‘You gave me birth.’ They have turned their backs to me and not their faces; yet when they are in trouble, they say, ‘Come and save us!’”
(Jeremiah 2:27)

How the idol worship of Your very own people had to hurt You, Jesus!

Sadly, it continues today in my country
and worldwide.

Our idols are different from theirsĀ but just as much a stench in Your nostrils.

Revival, LORD!

Please.

Send a revival.

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Psalms 80:18; Psalms 85:6; Isaiah 57:15; Hosea 6:2; Romans 2:22; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6; 2 Corinthians 6:16

Tuesday, August 10, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“They went out from us…”
(1 John 2:19)

It’s SO hard to have somebody walk out on me, Jesus

to have people I love and respect
decide they no longer want to stick around.

It’s almost impossible not to take it personally.

Why wasn’t I enough?
Wasn’t I worth staying for?

But that’s not my deal with You, is it?

Don’t let me miss a single person
You want to place in my life.

And please don’t keep anyone around…

who needs to go!

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Genesis 21:10; Ezra 10:8; Matthew 18:15-18; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14; Titus 3:10

Monday, August 9, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deep sorrow:

“See now, the Lord, the Lord Almighty, is about to take from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: all supplies of food and all supplies of water, the hero and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder, the captain of fifty and the man of rank, the counselor, skilled craftsman and clever enchanter.”
(Isaiah 3:1-3)

If You’ll do this to punish Your chosen people’s disobedience, Jesus

what will You do to my disobedient country?

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Numbers 14:21-23; Luke 1:17; Romans 10:21; Romans 11:30-31; Ephesians 2:2; Ephesians 5:6; 2 Timothy 3:2; Hebrews 11:31

Sunday, August 8, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others…”
(2 Peter 2:5)

Those seven others, Jesus!

His wife.
His three sons.
His sons’ three wives.

A countless number of people drowned in the flood.

You saved only them.

They were the only ones
who repented at Noah’s preaching.

It’s not how many reject You, is it?

Those who’ll survive
are those who believe.

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Genesis 6:8; Genesis 7:1; Isaiah 54:9; Ezekiel 14:14; Matthew 24:37; Hebrews 11:7; 1 Peter 3:20

Saturday, August 7, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with lavish love:

“Scarcely had I passed them when I found the one my heart loves. I held him and would not let him go till I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the room of the one who conceived me.”
(Song of Songs 3:4)

Some people would call her behavior extreme, Jesus.

And maybe it was.

But that’s what love does!

It calls us to sacrifice ourselves

for the sake of another –

which is exactly what You did for me

on the cross.

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John 3:16-17; Romans 5:8; Philippians 2:6-8; Colossians 1:20; Hebrews 7:27; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Peter 2:24

Friday, August 6, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heartfelt adoration:

“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
(1 Peter 2:2-3)

Yes, I have, Jesus.

I have tasted.

You are indeed good!

But I haven’t stopped with a taste.

I’ve returned again and again to Your well that never runs dry.

I’ve tipped up the vessel of Your Word and drunk deeply.

You have filled my heart, soul, mind and spirit

to overflowing!

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Psalms 34:8; Psalms 119:103; Ezekiel 3:3; John 4:10; John 4:13-14; Hebrews 6:4-5; Revelation 10:10

Thursday, August 5, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep satisfaction:

“To the person who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God.”
(Ecclesiastes 2:25)

What a relief this is, Jesus!

When I see evil people prospering, I can smile.

It doesn’t need to bother me.

They’re not getting away with anything.

They’re simply piling it up for those who – like I –
are determined to please You.

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Proverbs 15:8; Ecclesiastes 7:26; Isaiah 56:4-5; John 8:29; Ephesians 5:10; Colossians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:1-4; 1 John 3:21-22

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes wide open:

“Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment!”
(James 2:12-13)

There’s no getting around it, Jesus:

What I plant is what I’ll get.

If I behave kindly toward those who’ve hurt me

You’ll treat me better than I deserve.

If I get my revenge against them

You’ll punish me for my countless sins
in full measure.

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Genesis 42:21; Psalms 59:5; Proverbs 21:11; Romans 13:4; Galatians 6:7-9; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-6; Hebrews 10:29

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in reverent awe:

“By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place; by his knowledge the watery depths were divided, and the clouds let drop the dew.”
(Proverbs 3:19-20)

You didn’t just fling a few planets, stars and galaxies out there, Jesus.

You didn’t give the earth a careless glance
leaving it to become whatever.

With great wisdom, knowledge and understanding

You created an incomparably vast, ever-expanding ecosystem
that drops our jaws in worshipful admiration.

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Genesis 1:1-31; Genesis 2:1-25; Psalms 104:30; Psalms 139:13; Psalms 148:5; Ephesians 2:10; Colossians 1:16

Monday, August 2, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in utterly vulnerable trust:

“We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end. As has just been said: ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts as you did in the rebellion.’”
(Hebrews 3:14-15)

I’m holding firmly to my original conviction about You, Jesus

because You’re holding firmly to me.

I do not share in You because I’m holding on.

I hold on because – by grace alone –

You’ve chosen me.

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Psalms 106:4-5; Matthew 25:21; Romans 8:17; 1 Corinthians 9:23; 2 Corinthians 1:5; Ephesians 3:6; Philippians 2:1-2