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Monday, December 16, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…you surround [the righteous] with your favor as with a shield.”
(Psalms 5:12)

What a promise, Jesus! What incredible assurance!

If only I were righteous.

I don’t have to tell You: I’m a sinner.

You’re the one who’s righteous.
I’m the one who’s not.

Except…

because I put all my faith and trust and hope in You
and because You’ve forgiven every sin I’ve ever committed…

am I now standing –

not in my own righteousness –

but in Yours?

Oh, hallelujah!

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Genesis 15:6; Matthew 5:6; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:22; Romans 4:5; Romans 4:11; Romans 10:4

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Sunday, December 15, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“I hope…”
(Philemon 1:22)

So do I, Jesus!

I have hopes very similar to Paul’s, when he wrote those words.

Like Paul, I envision being able to do some things that seem good to me

but I’m not certain they’re in Your plan.

Of course, You know what’s best.

I don’t.

What seems good to me may be bad…or second-best.
What seems bad to me may turn out to be awesome.

Help me fully, thankfully embrace whichever You choose.

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Psalms 48:14; Proverbs 5:3-4; Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 19:20; Isaiah 48:17; 2 Corinthians 8:10; Philippians 1:9-10

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Saturday, December 14, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“…whom God has hedged in?”
(Job 3:23)

Job hated what was happening, Jesus –

and for good reason!
He was in horrific pain.

But there was an underlying issue, wasn’t there?

He didn’t like being “hedged in” –
realizing You had put him in a place

from which there was no escape.

We human beings love our freedom, don’t we?

But problems arise when I abuse my freedom
which, if left unchecked, will ruin my life.

O God!
Hedge me in!

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Job 1:10; Psalms 139:1-6; Isaiah 5:5; Micah 7:4; Habakkuk 1:4; Luke 19:43; 1 Corinthians 10:23

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Friday, December 13, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“…not to be…addicted to much wine…”
(Titus 2:3)

You don’t like any addiction, do you, Jesus?

I shouldn’t like them, either.

If I’m addicted to something – even a good thing, a blessing from You –

I’m surrendering control to it
rather than to You.

What are my addictions, LORD?

Don’t let me hide behind denial.

Help me face them and deal with them

no matter what it costs.

I refuse to allow anything or anyone to control me

except You.

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Proverbs 23:29-35; Romans 8:5-8; 1 Timothy 3:2; Titus 1:8; Titus 2:2; Titus 2:5-6; Titus 2:12; Jude 1:8

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“…when the report was investigated…”
(Esther 2:23)

How many times have I heard and repeated a story

without first investigating it, Jesus?

Worse yet –

how many times have I acted on that uninvestigated story?

Why would I do that?

Was it because I wanted it to be true?
Or maybe checking out the story seemed too complicated.

But if the story was about me…

wouldn’t I want the person who heard it to first check it out

before passing it on?

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Deuteronomy 13:14; Deuteronomy 17:4; Ezra 10:16; Proverbs 18:17; Proverbs 20:19; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Acts 25:20

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Wednesday, December 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“If we died with him…”
(2 Timothy 2:11)

That’s a disconcerting thought, Jesus

at first.

I mean, the very idea of dying is disturbing.

Having company while I do it doesn’t help a whole lot.

But when I realize that that the One I’m dying with is You

identifying with what You did for me on the cross
and making the irrevocable decision to die to my sins

that’s just about the greatest death
I could possibly imagine.

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Judges 16:30; 1 Samuel 31:5; Proverbs 11:7; Matthew 26:35; John 11:16; Romans 6:8; Colossians 2:20

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with keen anticipation:

“…ruler of the district…”
(Nehemiah 3:14)

That’s rather quaint language, Jesus.

Districts don’t have rulers anymore.
We have leaders, officials, captains…that sort of thing.

Unless…

is there some district You want me to rule?

It wouldn’t necessarily be to rule over people, would it?

They don’t like that too much.

But maybe some “district” of my life?

Could it possibly be a district that Satan is currently ruling?

Wow. Gotcha.

Time for me to step up and take charge.

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Genesis 45:26; Exodus 2:14; Exodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 9:16; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Ephesians 2:2; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 1:5

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Monday, December 9, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…I want the men everywhere to pray…”
(1 Timothy 2:8)

Of course, You want women everywhere to pray, too, Jesus!

So why single out the men?

Is it because You want to make it clear that praying is not only women’s work?

Is it because men sometimes focus more on showing their faith by their actions

and fail to understand that in time their actions will falter
if they don’t stay in deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 relationship with You?

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Deuteronomy 4:7; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Kings 8:30; 2 Kings 19:4; Matthew 5:44; Matthew 6:6; Luke 22:46

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Sunday, December 8, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“…all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD…”
(Ezra 3:11)

You deserve that, Jesus!

Sometimes we’re too reserved.

We’re too worried about what people will think of us if we raise our hands or loudly lift our voices to You in praise

which means I’m thinking more of myself
than I’m focused on praising You.

True, I’ve got to be considerate of others.

But if I’m going to offend somebody
let it be them…not You.

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2 Samuel 6:16-23; Psalms 9:1; Psalms 86:12; Psalms 111:1; Psalms 119:145; Romans 15:11; Hebrews 2:12

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Saturday, December 7, 2019

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…saved through…belief in the truth.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:13)

It’s not my belief, Jesus.

I can’t save myself –
not even with my own self-manufactured belief.

You’re the One who gives me the gift of faith.
I’m saved by the sanctifying work of Your Holy Spirit.

Who gives me the ability to recognize truth when I hear it?

You do.

Who gives me the ability to respond to Your truth

by gratefully turning over to You my whole life?

Only You.

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2 Kings 6:20; Isaiah 26:12; Luke 24:31; Luke 24:45; Romans 8:5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 8:10