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Monday, January 25, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes that see:

“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done.”
(Jeremiah 2:23)

It’s much easier for me to see how they defiled themselves, Jesus

than it is to see how I’ve done the same.

No, I haven’t run after anything called, “Baal.”

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t idols in my life –

anyone or anything I honor above You.

Open my eyes!

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Genesis 21:19; Numbers 22:31; 2 Kings 6:17; Psalms 119:18; Psalms 119:148; Luke 24:31; Romans 2:21-23

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Saturday, January 23, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“In that day people will throw away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and idols of gold, which they made to worship.”
(Isaiah 2:20)

There is coming a day, Jesus…

when everyone who trusts anyone or anything other than You
will discover what fools they’ve been!

Am I trusting anything or anyone but You?

If so, I beg You to show me!

I’d rather throw it to the moles and bats now

than wait till then.

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Genesis 31:19; Exodus 15:11; Leviticus 19:4; Numbers 25:1-3; Psalms 16:4; Acts 14:8-20; Galatians 4:8-9

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Friday, January 22, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo repelled in horror:

“…God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment…”
(2 Peter 2:4)

That’s a lot of angels, Jesus

an incredible number of cells in those gloomy dungeons
all of them writhing in unspeakable torment
awaiting certain, eternal judgment.

Just thinking about it gives me the willies.

I’m so thankful my trust in You changes my destination
from hell to heaven!

Please give me the courage

to warn others.

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Matthew 5:22; Matthew 5:29-30; Matthew 10:28; Matthew 23:33; Mark 9:47-49; Luke 16:22-24; James 3:6

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with passionate intent:

“All night long on my bed I looked for the one my heart loves; I looked for him but did not find him. I will get up now and go about the city, through its streets and squares; I will search for the one my heart loves.”
(Song of Songs 3:1-2)

If she wanted to find him, Jesus

she had to get out of bed!

When something truly matters

help me hop up and beat the bushes
until You lead me to it!

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Genesis 31:34-37; Joshua 2:22; 1 Samuel 23:14; Proverbs 2:3-5; Proverbs 25:2; Matthew 10:11; 2 Timothy 1:17

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

 

As you pray this Lazaroo…remember!

“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk…”
(1 Peter 2:1)

Do I remember when I was like that, Jesus –

right after I first gave myself to You?

I certainly craved pure spiritual milk then!

I attended Bible studies, never missed a church service.
If there was something You wanted me to do, I did it!

What do I crave now?

Restore to me the heart of a newborn, Father!

not with immaturity

but in passionate desire for You and Your Word.

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Psalms 8:2; Matthew 21:16; 1 Corinthians 3:1-2; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 4:13-14; Colossians 1:28; Hebrews 5:13-14

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

 

Think beyond the end of your nose, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“What do people get for all the toil and anxious striving with which they labor under the sun?”
(Ecclesiastes 2:22)

Wise question, Jesus!

Kinda what Solomon was known for.

The sad reality is this: 

A whole lot of what I do
isn’t going to amount to a hill of beans
ten years from now.

How foolish to spend myself for nothing!

Which makes me wonder:

What could I do
that would matter even more
ten thousand years from now?

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Deuteronomy 15:10; Ecclesiastes 2:15; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 55:2; Matthew 19:27; Romans 11:6-8; 1 Corinthians 9:18

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Monday, January 18, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in chastened submission:

“…he who said, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ also said, ‘You shall not murder.’”
(James 2:11)

This isn’t about compiling a list of all Your prohibitions, is it, Jesus?

You’re making it clear to me
that I have no room to judge someone’s sin as worse than mine.

You hate all sin!

Big and little.

You want me to focus on eradicating my so-called “little” sin

instead of attempting to excuse it
by pointing out someone else’s “big” sin.

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Matthew 7:3; Luke 13:2; John 5:14; Romans 6:1; 1 Corinthians 11:27; 1 Corinthians 15:34; Hebrews 10:26

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Monday, January 18, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in chastened submission:

“…he who said, ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ also said, ‘You shall not murder.’”
(James 2:11)

This isn’t about compiling a list of all Your prohibitions, is it, Jesus?

You’re making it clear to me
that I have no room to judge someone’s sin as worse than mine.

You hate all sin!

Big and little.

You want me to focus on eradicating my so-called “little” sin

instead of attempting to excuse it
by pointing out someone else’s “big” sin.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Matthew 7:3; Luke 13:2; John 5:14; Romans 6:1; 1 Corinthians 11:27; 1 Corinthians 15:34; Hebrews 10:26

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Sunday, January 17, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.”
(Proverbs 3:11-12)

I don’t like to be disciplined, Jesus.

It’s upsetting to realize You’re disappointed in me!

As a result, my immaturity is showing, isn’t it?

I should welcome Your correction.
It’s a chance to learn, grow, improve.

It’s evidence that You love me –
that in me You find delight!

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Deuteronomy 8:5; 2 Samuel 22:20; Psalms 18:19; Jeremiah 9:24; Micah 7:18; 1 Corinthians 11:32: Hebrews 12:7-10