Wednesday, May 22, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steadfast faith:

“They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”
(Exodus 5:8-9)

But they weren’t lazy, Jesus!

They were obeying You!

May I always remember:

Even when I’m doing exactly what You desire
this can happen to me.

When others judge me harshly

should I quit obeying You?

No!
Never.

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Matthew 7:1; Matthew 10:25; Matthew 10:34-39; Matthew 12:22-32; Matthew 19:39; Luke 6:37; 1 Corinthians 4:12

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
(Matthew 5:3-6)

Who could make such promises – and then fulfill them, Jesus –

to the poor in spirit, those who mourn,
the meek, the hungry and thirsty?

Only You.

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Joshua 21:45; Joshua 23:14; 1 Samuel 25:30; Acts 3:21; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Galatians 3:22; 2 Peter 3:9

Monday, May 20, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“Cain said to the Lord, ‘My punishment is more than I can bear. Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.’ But the Lord said to him, ‘Not so; anyone who kills Cain will suffer vengeance seven times over.’”
(Genesis 4:13-15)

You are stunningly good to the worst of us, Jesus!

…which explains why You are so good to me.

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Job 33:27; Psalm 103:10; Psalm 139:23-24; Daniel 5:22; Matthew 25:26; Luke 19:22; Romans 1:20; 1 Timothy 1:15-16

Sunday, May 19, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears?”
(Malachi 3:2)

In Your strength, Jesus

It is the passionate desire and firm intention
of my mind, will and heart

to stand for You
come what may.

Of course, that raises a humbling, terrifying question:

If I’m not obeying You in everything now
who am I to believe I will stand for You then?

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Exodus 18:23; Leviticus 26:37; Deuteronomy 7:24; Psalm 18:33; Psalm 40:2; Luke 21:36; Ephesians 6:13

Saturday, May 18, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trembling awareness:

“The Lord Almighty declares, ‘I will send it out, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of anyone who swears falsely by my name. It will remain in that house and destroy it completely, both its timbers and its stones.’”
(Zechariah 5:4)

Pretty scary, Jesus.

So…what are You going to send out?

That flying scroll that carries a curse.

Is that flying scroll hovering above the earth right now?

…above my country…my family…

…above me?

If so, only this will prevent it from entering:

Repentance and Obedience.

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Nehemiah 8:10; Proverbs 24:10; Isaiah 30:15; Acts 2:38-39; Romans 5:19; 2 Corinthians 10:6; Revelation 2:5

Friday, May 17, 2024

 

Give careful thought to your ways, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Give careful thought to your ways.’”
(Haggai 1:5)

Well, if You say it, Jesus

I’d better do it.

That’s true of everything You say.

In fact, that’s the key to giving careful thought to my ways.

What have You told me to do that I’m not doing?
What have You told me to stop that I’m still doing?

Very humbling…

…this giving careful thought to my ways.

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Psalm 25:4; Proverbs 4:26; Haggai 1:7; Haggai 2:15; Haggai 2:18; Acts 2:38-39; Revelation 15:3

Thursday, May 16, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“The Lord will be awesome to them when he destroys all the gods of the earth. Distant nations will bow down to him, all of them in their own lands. ‘You Cushites, too, will be slain by my sword.’”
(Zephaniah 2:11-12)

No matter who You use to punish the wicked, Jesus

the sword is Yours.

You’ve given us free will

but somehow, in Your brilliance,
we all end up doing exactly
what You want us to do.

No one can thwart Your Plan of the Ages

nor Your Plan of this Moment.

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Leviticus 23:30; Leviticus 26:30; Job 42:2; Psalm 2:12; Jeremiah 6:2; Jeremiah 14:12; Habakkuk 3:2; Acts 17:24-28

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in won’t back down confidence:

“Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in our day…”
(Habakkuk 3:2)

I am so tired of people saying it doesn’t do any good to pray, Jesus!

Many believe You no longer perform miracles.

But You’re the same  –  

yesterday, today and forever!

There’s nothing You can’t do!

Every miracle You’ve performed in the past
You’re fully able to do today.

So along with Habakkuk I beg You:

Do it again!

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Numbers 11:23; Psalm 55:19; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 59:1; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Holy Spirit-guided introspection:

“Woe to the city of blood, full of lies, full of plunder, never without victims! The crack of whips, the clatter of wheels, galloping horses and jolting chariots! Charging cavalry, flashing swords and glittering spears!”
(Nahum 3:1-3)

The city of Ninevah had it all, Jesus…

everything they needed to wreak havoc
on the weaker peoples around them.

How am I equipping myself, Father?

Is it all about being a blessing to others
or only about making things better

for myself?

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Deuteronomy 9:12; Judges 18:30; 1 Kings 14:23; 2 Kings 17:16; Ezra 9:2; Luke 12:21; 2 Corinthians 5:15

Monday, May 13, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“But now many nations are gathered against you. They say, ‘Let her be defiled, let our eyes gloat over Zion!’ But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, that he has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.”
(Micah 4:11-12)

I don’t understand all the details of Your Plan either, Jesus.

But I am 100% confident of Your Plan’s Big Picture:

You will punish those who defy You
and save those who turn  to You!

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Job 5:12; Job 21:16; Psalm 14:6; Psalm 33:10-11; Proverbs 16:1; Lamentations 2:17; Hebrews 11:40