Monthly Archives: May 2023

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.”
(1 Peter 2:11)

I can sense it, Jesus:

Whatever wrong I do with my body
harms my soul, my spirit, my 1on1 relationship with You.

So why do I cave in to these earthly temptations?

It’s because I fail to keep foremost in my mind
that this world is not my home.

Help me live like a citizen
of where I’m going to spend eternity!

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Proverbs 23:2; John 4:34; John 14:23; Acts 15:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; Hebrews 11:25-27; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 Peter 2:12

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wiser eyes:

“…all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. Fools fold their hands and ruin themselves. Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind.”
(Ecclesiastes 4:4-6)

So there’s a balance, isn’t there, Jesus?

Work to accomplish what You’ve called me to do
not to keep up with someone else.

But even so, You want me to work –
and not make others do my job.

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Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 16:26; Proverbs 18:9; Matthew 9:37-38; Matthew 21:28-32; John 4:34

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Monday, May 29, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed dedication:

“When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.”
(James 3:3-4)

You’re talking about my tongue, Jesus.

It’s a tiny part of me

but because it’s like the bit in a horse’s mouth
or the rudder on a huge ship

I surrender my tongue to You!

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2 Samuel 23:2; Job 27:4; Psalm 5:9; Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 39:1; Romans 3:13; James 3:5-12

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Sunday, May 28, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.”
(Proverbs 4:10-12)

These were Your words through King David to his son, the future King Solomon.

But they’re also Your words to me, Jesus.

You call me to walk in the way of wisdom

to make these promises come true in my life.

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Exodus 35:31; Deuteronomy 34:9; Micah 6:9; Matthew 11:9; Matthew 12:42; Acts 6:3; Romans 11:33

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with humble understanding:

“Every high priest is selected from among the people and is appointed to represent the people in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he himself is subject to weakness.”
(Hebrews 5:1-2)

Help me deal gently with the shortcomings of others, Jesus

since I, too, am subject to weakness.

May I deal with their issues

as tenderly as I want You to deal with mine.

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Psalm 41:1-4; Psalm 72:13; Psalm 82:3-4; Isaiah 40:29; Acts 20:35; Romans 14:1-4; Romans 15:1

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Friday, May 26, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sober reflection:

“The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The Lord is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.”
(Psalm 9:15-17)

They will suffer, Jesus

but it’s their own doing.

When their punishment befalls them

they’ll cry out against You

but they’ll have only themselves to blame.

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Nehemiah 9:29; Jeremiah 5:24; Acts 2:40; Romans 9:18-20; 1 Timothy 5:7; 1 Timothy 6:14; Hebrews 12:25

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“I always thank my God as I remember you…”
(Philemon 1:4)

Who are these people in my life, Jesus?

Those who spark feelings of gratitude
every time I think of them?

In fact, You are the one
who placed them in my life!

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Now comes the most personal question:

Is there anyone out there
who can say the same of me?

O God! Make me the kind of person

for whom others thank You
every time they remember me!

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Genesis 30:27; Romans 16:19; 1 Corinthians 16:17; 2 Corinthians 11:9; Philippians 4:18; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:9

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“Remember, O God, that my life is but a breath; my eyes will never see happiness again. The eye that now sees me will see me no longer; you will look for me, but I will be no more.”
(Job 7:7-8)

This is absolutely how Job felt, Jesus

but what he felt was absolutely wrong.

He spoke out of the pain and bitterness of his immense suffering

supposing they would continue till the day he died.

They didn’t.

You stepped in and rescued him!

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Job 19:25-27; Job 42:10-16; Psalm 17:13; Psalm 41:1-3; Psalm 103:2-3; Romans 2:7; 2 Peter 2:9

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything…”
(Titus 2:9)

This isn’t a pro-slavery command, Jesus

it’s a pro-obedience command.

The law required slaves to obey their masters.

You were telling them to obey the law.

Yes, you told slaves to obtain their freedom when possible

but while they remained slaves
You wanted the slaves who bore Your Name
to be the best slaves possible

in order to win their masters and everyone else
to You.

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Psalm 123:2; Matthew 20:25-28; Romans 6:16; 1 Corinthians 7:21; Galatians 5:13; 1 Timothy 1:9-11; 1 Peter 2:16

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Monday, May 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.”
(Esther 4:3)

Horrible news does that to us, Jesus!

For the Jews, this news was about as bad as it gets.

The king had issued a decree
that made it legal to destroy their entire nation.

But as You do again and again for Your hurting people

You were about to turn that bad news upside down!

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Esther 3:13-15;Psalm 18:17; Psalm 107:20; Isaiah 25:9; Jeremiah 33:3; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5