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Friday, April 28, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a broken heart:

“…Rachel weeping for her children…”
(Matthew 2:18)

A lot of us are following Rachel’s lead, Jesus

weeping for our children

some of us because our children have died, like Rachel’s

but far more because they’ve gone astray

rejected their upbringing
turned their backs on You

been sucked in by addictions
deceived by the fleeting pleasures of sin.

May my grief not be limited to biological children and grandchildren

but extend to the children of this generation.

Help me
help them!

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Esther 2:15; Jeremiah 7:29; Matthew 11:16; Matthew 12:41; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Timothy 1:12; Titus 1:4

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Friday, April 28, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a broken heart:

“…Rachel weeping for her children…”
(Matthew 2:18)

A lot of us are following Rachel’s lead, Jesus

weeping for our children

some of us because our children have died, like Rachel’s

but far more because they’ve gone astray

rejected their upbringing
turned their backs on You

been sucked in by addictions
deceived by the fleeting pleasures of sin.

May my grief not be limited to biological children and grandchildren

but extend to the children of this generation.

Help me
help them!

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Esther 2:15; Jeremiah 7:29; Matthew 11:16; Matthew 12:41; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Timothy 1:12; Titus 1:4

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“…she took some and ate it.”
(Genesis 3:6)

No!

No! No! No!

Is that what You said when Eve bit the forbidden fruit, Jesus?

Was that the cry of Your holy angels
when she caved in to Satan’s temptation?

Better question:

Is that how You feel when I do the same?

When I read about Adam and Eve’s fall

I shake my head in sorrow.

“Why can’t they see what a foolish thing they’re doing?”

Then the thought:

“Why can’t I?”

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Genesis 3:1-24; Hosea 7:11; Obadiah 1:3; Luke 21:8; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Galatians 6:7-9; 2 Timothy 2:14-15

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo, thirsting for God’s wisdom:

“…from his mouth men should seek instruction…”
(Malachi 2:7)

This Bible passage could be referring to You, Jesus

but it isn’t.

It’s referring to the office of priest.

You’re saying people should be able to go to the priest
and learn something important.

Of course, that important truth originates with You

but You expect the priest to be the one who conveys it.

Now that You’ve come, died and risen

all of Your followers have that responsibility

including me.

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Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6; Romans 12:1; Philippians 2:17; Philippians 4:18; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 5:10

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“After he has…sent me against the nations…”
(Zechariah 2:8)

This is one of Your angels talking, Jesus

speaking powerful, eye-opening words.

We humans think we’re fighting our own battles – and why not?

We have the weapons and wounds to prove it.

But in reality, the bigger battle is occurring in places unseen by us

none the less real for their invisibility.

What happens there plays out here through us.

O God!
Send Your mighty angels against all our enemies!

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Genesis 48:16; Exodus 14:19; 2 Kings 6:17; Daniel 9:21-23; Daniel 10:4-14; Zechariah 2:3; Ephesians 6:10-18

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Monday, April 24, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…before one stone was laid on another…”
(Haggai 2:15)

It’s hard to go back that far, Jesus.

Not for You!
For me.

So much was already here when I came along.

A lot of stones were already stacked.

It’s a good, humbling reminder that I’m building on the work of others’

and will be followed by those who build on mine

if what I’m building is worth adding to it

because I’m building on You
the Solid Rock.

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Romans 15:4; Romans 15:20; 1 Corinthians 1:11-13; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 1 Corinthians 10:4; Ephesians 2:20; 2 Timothy 2:2

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD’s wrath.”
(Zephaniah 1:18)

It’s true, Jesus.

No one can buy You off.
All of it’s Yours to begin with!

That would be like offering to loan a bank the money I had just borrowed from them.

I own nothing.
Not here.

The only thing that’s mine is the treasure I store up in heaven

by obeying You here on earth.

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Haggai 2:8; Luke 16:12; Luke 18:22; Acts 8:20; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Corinthians 7:30; 2 Corinthians 6:10

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Woe to him who piles up stolen goods…!”
(Habakkuk 2:6)

That’s another level, isn’t it, Jesus?

To steal one or two things now and then is bad enough.

But to pile up high what’s been stolen

says something about the thief’s heart.

It’s the difference between sometimes losing my battle against temptation

and embracing temptation as a way of life.

Keep me in the good fight, Father!

May what Satan dangles in front of me
never become my master.

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Matthew 4:1; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Galatians 6:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Timothy 6:12: 2 Timothy 4:7; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15; James 1:13-14

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Friday, April 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in mounting expectation:

“The LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob…”
(Nahum 2:2)

This is such awesome news, Jesus!

There was a day when Your people – descendants of Jacob –

were the greatest nation on earth.

Then they turned their backs on you and followed after other gods

forcing You to remove Your hand of blessing from them.

But another day is coming, when Israel will recognize You as their Messiah

as I do now

in anticipation of the Day of Your Splendor.

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Deuteronomy 10:15; Deuteronomy 28:1; 1 Kings 10:4-9; 1 Kings 10:20; 2 Chronicles 9:20-24; Romans 11:1-2; Romans 11:25-27

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“…you will have no one in the assembly of the LORD to divide the land by lot.”
(Micah 2:5)

This was disastrous, Jesus.

Unless one of Your anointed priests was available
casting the lot was nothing more than a roll of the dice.

Your anointing matters –

not just on Jewish priests
but on Your people

including me.

You’ve anointed all who know Your truth and have placed their trust in You alone.

To not have that anointing
is disastrous.

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Leviticus 10:7; Leviticus 21:10-12; Numbers 4:16; 1 Chronicles 29:22; Hebrews 1:9; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:27