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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with ironclad conviction:

“Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.”
(3 John 1:11)

I’m sure that’s true, Jesus.

But I haven’t seen You
and I’m determined not to do evil!

When Your disciple Thomas believed after He saw Your resurrected body

You told Him those would be blessed
who believe in You even though they haven’t seen You.

I haven’t seen You in person

but with countless others

I see You by faith!

That will be enough

until my faith becomes sight.

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Exodus 33:20; Job 19:26; Matthew 5:8; John 20:29; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:1; Hebrews 11:13; Hebrews 11:27

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deep, wholehearted repentance:

“Look, Lord, and consider: Whom have you ever treated like this? Should women eat their offspring, the children they have cared for? Should priest and prophet be killed in the sanctuary of the Lord?…You have slain them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered them without pity.”
(Lamentations 2:20-21)

There’s a price for rejecting You, Jesus

severe penalties await those
who knowingly, deliberately, callously
flaunt their disobedience.

These serve as my examples.

I want no part of it!

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Exodus 21:14; Deuteronomy 11:28; Psalm 51:1-12; Romans 1:28-32; Hebrews 10:26; 1 Peter 2:8; 2 Peter 3:5

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Monday, October 16, 2023

 

Take warning as you pray this Lazaroo:

“If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not take them into your house or welcome them. Anyone who welcomes them shares in their wicked work.”
(2 John 1:10-11)

I’m no innocent bystander, am I, Jesus?

Even though  I claim to belong to You

while welcoming and befriending
buddying up and hanging out

with people who deny Your Name
with those who reject Your Word

I’m in the same boat with them

which is going to sink.

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Deuteronomy 7:26; Judges 19:23; Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 13:20; Hosea 4:14; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 6:16-17

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Sunday, October 15, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter humility:

“‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will frown on you no longer, for I am faithful,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt—you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,’ declares the Lord.”
(Jeremiah 3:12-13)

It’s when I refuse to acknowledge my guilt

that You continue to frown on me, isn’t it, Jesus?

Well, let me take care of that right now:

I’m guilty!
My sins are horrific!

I have no excuse.
None.

Please be merciful to me, a sinner.

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Psalm 32:5; Psalm 38:18; Proverbs 28:13; Luke 7:36-50; Luke 18:9-14; James 5:16; 1 John 1:9-10

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Friday, October 13, 2023

 

Cry out to God with passionate, pleading desire:

“The Lord will wash away the filth of the women of Zion; he will cleanse the bloodstains from Jerusalem by a spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire.”
(Isaiah 4:4)

Wash away my filth, Jesus!

Do for me what You’ve promised to do for the women of Zion.

Cleanse the bloodstains from me –

all the sins I’ve committed against You –

especially those that have harmed others

by Your Spirit of Judgment and of Fire!

Purify me for Your holy Purpose!

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Genesis 35:2; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Titus 2:11-14; James 4:8; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 3:3

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unwavering trust:

“But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed…”
(2 Peter 2:12)

It’s hard for us to grasp the stunning reality of what You’re saying, Jesus:

You’ve placed some of the people on this planet

for the express purpose

of being examples of what happens

when we disobey You:

Anyone who repeatedly does so without repentance

will be cast into the lake of fire.

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1 Kings 8:46-51; Job 42:6; Acts 2:38-39; Romans 9:22-24) Romans 10:9-10; 1 John 3:9; Revelation 20:11-15

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“I have come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb and my honey; I have drunk my wine and my milk. [Friends]: Eat, friends, and drink; drink your fill of love.”
(Song of Songs 5:1)

You’ve placed the Song of Songs in the middle of our Bibles, Jesus

to remind us You’re the Creator of sexual love

and when it’s kept between a husband and wife

it’s beautiful and holy!

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Genesis 2:25; Genesis 3:11; Exodus 22:19; Leviticus 18:6; Leviticus 18:18-23; Matthew 15:19; 1 Corinthians 7:1-5

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority…”
(1 Peter 2:13)

That’s a tall order, Jesus.

So many human authorities are corrupt.
Even more are completely in the wrong.

But You’ve commanded me to do it for Your sake.

I will.
For that reason only.

But this I know:

If human authorities require me to disobey You
You will be the first to tell me to disobey them

no matter what it costs
because I belong to You.

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Exodus 5:2; Numbers 27:20; Deuteronomy 13:4; Luke 11:28; Acts 5:29; Acts 5:32; Hebrews 5:9

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Monday, October 9, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with acknowledged need:

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)

You’re making it very clear, Jesus:

We need each other.

I need other people in my life –

reliable people!

…and they need me.

So much for my solo act.

May I be the help to others

I need from them.

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Judges 21:22; Luke 8:3; Acts 9:36; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Timothy 5:10; 1 Timothy 5:16; Philemon 1:3