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Saturday, March 13, 2021

 

Cherish it! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16)

That’s the beauty of it, Jesus.

You’re not sequestering Yourself in heaven
away from all the riff-raff, distant and aloof.

You created me.
You know me intimately.
You care about me and every aspect of my life.

You live in me in the Person of the Holy Spirit!

You’ll never leave me nor forsake me.

It is my unspeakably awesome privilege

to enjoy deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 relationship with You.

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Psalms 139:1-13; Luke 12:27-28; John 14:9; John 14:15-18; John 16:7; John 16:13; Hebrews 13:5

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Friday, March 12, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with breathtaking anticipation:

“The wings of these cherubim extended twenty cubits. They stood on their feet, facing the main hall.”
(2 Chronicles 3:13)

These gold-covered, sculpted cherubim stretching 30 feet from wall to wall in the Most Holy Place had to be a stunning sight, Jesus!

but only a pale shadow of the mighty angels
who stand before Your throne in heaven!

What I see here is only a hint of the stunning beauty and majesty

that await my eyes and ears where I’ll spend eternity!

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2 Corinthians 12:4; Hebrews 8:5; Revelation 5:11; Revelation 7:1; Revelation 7:11; Revelation 21:1-4; Revelation 21:9-27

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Thursday, March 11, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sweet recognition:

“But brothers and sisters…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:17)

What a great reminder, Jesus!

People worldwide who claim You as their Savior –
some of whom attend my church –

are not just Christians
not merely acquaintances
even friends.

They’re family –
my forever brothers and sisters.

If my dad is a Christian

he’s also my brother.

If my mom is a Christian

she’s also my sister.

If my biological brother or sister are Christians

they’re also…well…

better than a mere brother or sister!

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Matthew 19:29; Matthew 25:40; Luke 21:16; Acts 1:16; Acts 6:3; Acts 11:29; Romans 7:4

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

 

See if you can keep track of this Lazaroo!

“Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites.”
(1 Chronicles 7:15)

It’s fascinating to trace the ancestry of these people, Jesus!

Jacob and Rachel had two sons: Joseph and Benjamin.

Rachel died while giving birth to Benjamin
who was an ancestor of the Huppites and Shuppites.

Makir was the grandson of Benjamin’s other brother Joseph.

So when Makir chose a Huppite-Shuppite girl
he was marrying a many-times-removed cousin!

If that matters to You…

it matters to me.

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Genesis 35:16-18; Genesis 46:20; Genesis 48:14-20; Genesis 50:22-23; Numbers 32:39-40; 1 Chronicles 7:6-12; Romans 15:4

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Wednesday, March 10, 2021

 

See if you can keep track of this Lazaroo!

“Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites.”
(1 Chronicles 7:15)

It’s fascinating to trace the ancestry of these people, Jesus!

Jacob and Rachel had two sons: Joseph and Benjamin.

Rachel died while giving birth to Benjamin
who was an ancestor of the Huppites and Shuppites.

Makir was the grandson of Benjamin’s other brother Joseph.

So when Makir chose a Huppite-Shuppite girl
he was marrying a many-times-removed cousin!

If that matters to You…

it matters to me.

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Genesis 35:16-18; Genesis 46:20; Genesis 48:14-20; Genesis 50:22-23; Numbers 32:39-40; 1 Chronicles 7:6-12; Romans 15:4

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

 

Get ready! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.”
(Colossians 1:26)

We of this generation are blessed beyond words, Jesus!

Sometimes we feel sorry for ourselves
wishing we had seen the parting of the Red Sea

longing to have sat in the crowd of 5,000
You miraculously fed with the loaves and fishes.

But You save something special for every generation of Your people!

Will ours be the Rapture?

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1 Thessalonians 4:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3; 2 Thessalonians 2:8; James 5:7-8; 2 Peter 1:16; Jude 1:14

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Monday, March 8, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“Elisha said, ‘As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.’”
(2 Kings 3:14)

What a teaching, Jesus!

There really are people I should respect
people to whom I should pay attention

and people I’d be wise to ignore.

Yes, You command me to love everyone

but when it comes to my time and attention
to consider the source.

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1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 2:9; 2 Chronicles 21:13; Job 2:3; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Matthew 5:43-48; James 2:21

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Sunday, March 7, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition…”
(Philippians 2:3)

That’s a tall order, Jesus!

Oh, not because I don’t agree.
But because selfish ambition is so hard to recognize.

Oh, not all that hard to recognize in others.
But devilishly hard to recognize in myself.

I used the right word, didn’t I?

Selfish ambition comes straight from the pits of hell.

O God!

Forgive me for every self-centered thought and act!

Purify my ambition!
May I desire Your will

and Your will alone.

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Psalms 119:36; Proverbs 18:1; Romans 12:10; 2 Corinthians 12:20; Galatians 5:20; Philippians 1:17; James 3:14-16

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Saturday, March 6, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a learning heart:

“King Solomon was told that Joab had fled to the tent of the Lord and was beside the altar. Then Solomon ordered Benaiah son of Jehoiada, ‘Go, strike him down!’”
(1 Kings 2:29)

Joab was a powerful man, Jesus – the head of Israel’s army.

Solomon’s father David had tried to remove him, to no avail.
So he counseled his son Solomon to do it.

How did Solomon succeed when his father couldn’t?

You. Only You.
It was Your time.

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Numbers 32:23; 1 Kings 2:1-6; 1 Kings 2:23-25; 1 Kings 2:36-46; 2 Chronicles 18:23-38; Proverbs 16:5; Hebrews 4:13; 1 John 1:9

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Friday, March 5, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility.”
(Ephesians 2:15-16)

You’re talking about Jews and Gentiles, Jesus

but this miraculous, peacemaking gift You give
has the power to erase animosity
between any two groups of people.

HALLELUJAH!

There are a couple of groups
I’d really like to see You unite!

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Judges 20:11; Isaiah 14:1; Matthew 19:5; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Ephesian 2:14-16; Philippians 2:1-2; Colossians 2:2