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Saturday, November 16, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Spirit-led discernment:

“…according to their clans…”
(Numbers 3:39)

What’s my clan, Jesus?

My family of origin?
My circle of friends?
The people at work?
My neighbors?
My state?
My country?
My church?

Could I possibly have more than one clan?

Maybe…but why does any of that matter?

Well…because the people I’m with influence me, don’t they?

…and I them.

Show me who You want to make up my clan, Father!

…and help me leave every clan
injurious to my spiritual health.

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Numbers 5:20; Deuteronomy 13:13; Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Kings 11:3; 2 Kings 21:9; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 1 John 2:26

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Friday, November 15, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a pure heart:

“…he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.”
(Luke 1:51)

Wow. Hidden pride.

Thank You for uncovering this one for me, Jesus.

Humble on the outside…

prideful on the inside.

Scuffing my toe in the dirt…aw, shucks…it wasn’t much…

while secretly thinking all the time: “I’m hot stuff!”

Seriously? I should know better. You sure do!

People may praise me for my accomplishments
but they’re not mine, are they?

They’re Yours.

Without You…I’m nothing.

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Psalms 103:1; Psalms 139:13; Proverbs 20:27; Proverbs 20:30; Proverbs 23:16; Mark 2:8; Luke 6:8

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo without excuse:

“If a member of the community sins unintentionally…”
(Leviticus 4:27)

That can certainly happen, Jesus

especially with some of the more obscure points of Jewish law.

But most of Your commands? Things like –

telling the truth
not killing people
faithfully attending church
not committing adultery
sharing my faith
not stealing
pleasing You
not craving other people’s possessions
helping the poor –

those nobody has to tell me to obey.

If I break them, it’s no accident.

I did it on purpose.

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Exodus 20:1-17; Leviticus 5:15; Numbers 15:22; Deuteronomy 4:42; Joshua 20:3; Daniel 5:22; Romans 1:20

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

 

Keep in mind the Big Picture as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the people heard that he had come home.”
(Mark 2:1)

But, in fact, they were mistaken, Jesus.

Capernaum was not Your home.

Nowhere on this earth was Your home.

Your Home is in heaven.

Same here.

Nowhere on earth is my home.
My home is in heaven.

Every day I spend down here
I’m just passing through.

I sometimes forget that –

sometimes make earth-based, short-term decisions.

It would really be good
if I could keep eternity in mind.

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1 Kings 8:27; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 33:14; Psalms 119:19; Matthew 6:19-21; Hebrews 11:13

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

 

Keep in mind the Big Picture as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the people heard that he had come home.”
(Mark 2:1)

But, in fact, they were mistaken, Jesus.

Capernaum was not Your home.

Nowhere on this earth was Your home.

Your Home is in heaven.

Same here.

Nowhere on earth is my home.
My home is in heaven.

Every day I spend down here
I’m just passing through.

I sometimes forget that –

sometimes make earth-based, short-term decisions.

It would really be good
if I could keep eternity in mind.

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

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1 Kings 8:27; 1 Chronicles 29:15; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 33:14; Psalms 119:19; Matthew 6:19-21; Hebrews 11:13

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo overwhelmed with gratitude:

“The LORD…appeared to me and said: ‘ I have watched over you…’”
(Exodus 3:16)

You’ve never appeared to me, Jesus –

at least not that I know! –

but You sure have watched over me.

You promised You would

and You’ve kept Your promise.

In fact, You’ve kept Your promises to me

far better than I’ve kept mine to You.

There’s nothing fair about that.

Since I’ve broken my promises
You have every right to break Yours.

But hallelujah!
You don’t.

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Joshua 21:45; 1 Kings 8:56; 1 Chronicles 17:19; Psalms 119:140; Luke 1:45; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Hebrews 8:6

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo overwhelmed with gratitude:

“The LORD…appeared to me and said: ‘ I have watched over you…’”
(Exodus 3:16)

You’ve never appeared to me, Jesus –

at least not that I know! –

but You sure have watched over me.

You promised You would

and You’ve kept Your promise.

In fact, You’ve kept Your promises to me

far better than I’ve kept mine to You.

There’s nothing fair about that.

Since I’ve broken my promises
You have every right to break Yours.

But hallelujah!
You don’t.

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

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Joshua 21:45; 1 Kings 8:56; 1 Chronicles 17:19; Psalms 119:140; Luke 1:45; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Hebrews 8:6

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Monday, November 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with rock-solid confidence:

“So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets…”
(Matthew 2:23)

Always, Jesus.

Always, always, always.
You always keep Your Word.

In this world of

“I was going to…”
“I meant to…”
“Something came up…”
“I may have been mistaken…”
“I hope this is good enough…”
“I have no idea what happened…”
“Oops!”

…and outright liars

the utter reliability of Your Word is the only thing I can trust

because You are the only one I can trust.

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Psalms 63:11; Psalms 116:11; Proverbs 30:6; Isaiah 8:20; John 8:55; Romans 3:4; 1 John 2:22

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Sunday, November 10, 2019

 

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

“Who told you that you were naked?”
(Genesis 3:11)

It wasn’t You, was it, Jesus?

It was listening to Satan and eating the forbidden fruit
that caused Adam and Eve to feel naked.

Of course, nothing about their appearance had changed.

They weren’t wearing clothes before their disobedience.

But here’s the thing:

Until they sinned, being unclothed didn’t bother them.
It was sin against You that brought shame.

As always.

Only in You

is my shame taken away.

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Genesis 2:25; Deuteronomy 32:5; 2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 22:5; Psalms 31:17; Isaiah 61:7; Romans 9:33; 2 Timothy 1:12

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Saturday, November 9, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“Why do we profane the covenant of our fathers…?”
(Malachi 2:10)

Good question, Jesus.

If I had Godly parents, grandparents or ancestors –

any at all!

– why wouldn’t I follow their example?

But if – so far as I know –

nobody in my family was righteous

why wouldn’t I profane their evil covenant with Satan
and make a new covenant with You?

A covenant with You is a powerful thing that should never be broken.

A covenant with Satan must be broken.

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Genesis 9:9-17; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:1-21; Exodus 2:24; Psalms 25:10; Psalms 25:14; Jeremiah 11:8; Hebrews 8:1-13