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Saturday, March 23, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“…about the plot…”
(Esther 2:22)

There’s always a plot, isn’t there, Jesus?

And no, I’m not being paranoid.

Satan is constantly scheming against Your people!

But greater are You in us
than the evil one lurking in this world!

Fulfill Your Word in our behalf, Father!
May no weapon forged against us prevail.

Open our eyes. Help us see the traps set for us a mile away.

And cause those evil plots we know nothing about

to utterly fail.

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Psalms 10:2; Psalms 21:11; Psalms 37:7; Psalms 56:5; Proverbs 12:2; Isaiah 54:17; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Ephesians 6:11; 1 John 4:4

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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in mind-blown amazement:

“With praise and thanksgiving…”
(Ezra 3:11)

You kinda like it when those two go together, don’t You, Jesus?

The praise because of Who You Are
The thanksgiving because of what You’ve done

and continue to do…and do…and do.

But to do either I have to pay attention, don’t I?

I’ve got to dismiss the idea of chance, luck, circumstance.
I’ve got to recognize that it is You! All You!

If I can’t do that

I still don’t know You.

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Psalms 44:3; Psalms 44:6-7; Psalms 75:6-7; Isaiah 26:12; Jeremiah 10:23; Lamentations 3:37-38; John 14:9

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“You suffered…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:14)

So have I, Jesus –

oh, not as badly as some of Your people…
but I’ve suffered more than I thought I would.

Not that You didn’t warn me!

You made it clear that as Your child
I’ve got to pick up my cross and follow You.

I just didn’t know it would be this heavy.
I didn’t know I would have to carry it so far

or so long.

But that’s okay –

‘cause You’re worth it.

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Psalms 119:71; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3; 1 Peter 4:1

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with renewed determination:

“This is the gospel that you heard…”
(Colossians 1:23)

Your gospel, Jesus!

The good news that You Are God
that You came to this earth as a baby
grew to be a man who taught truth, worked miracles
who died on the cross for the sins of all who believe
who will return to take Your followers to heaven forever.

Everybody’s got to hear your gospel!

Please use me however You wish, Father
to bring that miracle to pass.

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Matthew 24:14; Mark 8:35; Mark 10:29-31; Mark 13:10; Mark 16:15; Acts 15:7; Romans 1:2

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in baffled amazement:

“So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah…”
(2 Kings 3:9)

Talk about being unequally yoked, Jesus…

the king of Judah was honoring You
the king of Israel was not.

Still, You worked stunning miracles and gave this flawed partnership victory against their enemies on that day.

Why? Because it further advanced Your Plan of the Ages.

You’ll work through the worst of us and the best of us, won’t You?

…along with everybody in-between.

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Genesis 50:20; Deuteronomy 9:5; Psalms 103:21; Acts 22:14; Romans 9:19; Ephesians 1:11; Revelation 17:17

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the…struggle…you saw I had…”
(Philippians 1:30)

So how do I respond to people’s struggles, Jesus?

Sometimes I hurt with them, feel it to the bone
fervently pray.

But at other times, not so much.

Sometimes I quickly look away
not wanting to grapple with it.

Sometimes I shudder,
thinking, “Glad it’s not me.”

Sometimes I believe they’re getting
what they deserve.

Forgive me, LORD!

Enable me to respond to their pain
as I beg You to respond to mine.

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Deuteronomy 13:17; 2 Chronicles 13:9; Psalms 103:3-4; Psalms 103:13; Mark 6:34; Philippians 2:1-4; Colossians 3:12

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Monday, March 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in loving, eternal gratitude:

“…pay with his life for this…”
(1 Kings 2:23)

That’s what Adonijah had to do, Jesus

and that’s what was required of me.

I’ve sinned against You.

Not once or twice, but repeatedly.

My life!

That’s the pronounced sentence
for willfully defying Your loving commands.

I was imprisoned on death row

until You stepped into my cell
and took my place.

You let them kill You instead of me

so that I
utterly guilty
without excuse

could go free.

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Isaiah 53:12; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:11-12; Hebrews 9:24-26; Hebrews 10:14; Hebrews 10:17; 1 Peter 2:24

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Saturday, March 9, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in full-armored caution:

“…he pursued him.”
(2 Samuel 2:19)

Help me to be sure of what I’m pursuing, Jesus

making certain You want me to chase it.

Because with the gifts, talents and skills You’ve given me –

plus this burning determination –

I might catch it.

If it’s good, right and holy

and in Your perfect time

bless my pursuit with success!

But what a tragedy it would be if – as with what happened to Asahel –

when I catch it

it catches me.

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Genesis 14:14; Genesis 31:23; Exodus 14:4; Leviticus 26:7; Deuteronomy 11:4; Psalms 34:14; 1 Timothy 6:10-11

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Friday, March 8, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group.”
(Galatians 2:12)

There’s always some group, isn’t there, Jesus?

In fact, they run in groups.

They’re the in-group – the ones who seem to be in power.

They’re the ones who think they’re better than others
who get most of us to believe it.

But that’s a lie!

They’re not better.

The reason they’re in a group

is because they don’t have the courage to stand alone

with You.

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Numbers 16:3; 2 Samuel 2:25; 2 Kings 17:29; Daniel 6:6; Daniel 6:11; Acts 17:8; Titus 1:10

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trembling awe:

“He will thunder against them from heaven…”
(1 Samuel 2:10)

Your thunder is something to behold, Jesus!

First of all, it’s loud.
But not just loud…it’s deep, rumbling.
It makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

What a reminder of what You can do anytime You choose to do it!

I don’t ever want my sins to force You to thunder against me –
because of what comes before the thunder:

the strike of Your lightning.

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Job 36:29; Job 37:4-5; Job 38:25; Psalms 29:3; Psalms 68:33; John 12:29; Revelation 10:3-4