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Sunday, October 8, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
(James 3:6)

I don’t like to think of my tongue like this, Jesus!

But I wonder how many people have felt the fires of hell

from some of the harsh, judgmental, evil words
I have spoken over my lifetime.

May it never again be so!

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2 Samuel 23:2; Job 5:21; Job 15:5; Job 27:4; Psalm 10:7; Acts 2:26; Romans 14:11

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Saturday, October 7, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes of wisdom:

“…they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble. They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence. The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.”
(Proverbs 4:16-18)

What a contrast, Jesus!

The life of the wicked

vs.

The life of the righteous.

I choose Your sun-drenched path, Father!

Lead me in every good and perfect way!

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Psalm 17:14; Psalm 119:40; Proverbs 10:11; Proverbs 22:5; Matthew 25:46; Romans 5:17; James 1:17

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Friday, October 6, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with awed admiration:

“Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’ And he says in another place, ‘You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.’”
(Hebrews 5:5-6)

You could have done that for Yourself, Jesus!

You have all power and authority.

Instead, You chose to model for us the beautiful humility

that You desire to see in my daily life.

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Psalm 68:28; Psalm 85:7; Proverbs 11:2; Romans 2:4; Romans 3:25; Galatians 5:22; James 3:13

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in simple, profound trust:

“Why, Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.”
(Psalm 10:1-3)

In a heartbeat, Jesus

You could stop every evil person
from saying or doing anything wrong.

which would make us all nothing more than robots.

Instead, You’ve chosen to give us the freedom to choose You

or reject You.

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Deuteronomy 23:16; Deuteronomy 30:19; Joshua 4:2; Joshua 24:15; Acts 5:1-4; Acts 6:3; Acts 7:51-53; 1 Peter 4:3

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love…”
(Philemon 1:4-5)

When I pray for people

there are a lot of things I can thank You for, Jesus.

I could thank You for protecting them.
I could thank You for healing them.
I could thank You for their good deeds.
I could even thank You for their faith.

But Paul was thankful for their love

because the greatest of all

is love.

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Proverbs 10:12; Proverbs 17:9; John 13:34; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; 1 Corinthians 13:4-8; 1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 Peter 4:8

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in total honesty:

“When I think my bed will comfort me…even then you frighten me with dreams and terrify me with visions, so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine. I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning.”
(Job 7:13-16)

Why did you let Job speak to You like that, Jesus?

Because You knew how hard He had tried to please you

and how stunned he was
that You hadn’t protected him.

Help me remember why You did that

and how it ended.

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Job 1:1-22; Job 2:1-10; Job 30:20; Job 42:1-17; Psalm 22:2; Psalm 55:17; James 5:9-11

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Monday, October 2, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them…”
(Titus 2:9)

That had to be hard, Jesus!

Many slave masters tend to issue their orders
with disrespect, belittling, disdain.

I’ve been spoken to like that myself.

When that happens, everything in me
wants to respond in kind.

How could they – how can I –

not talk back under those circumstances?

Only You, dear LORD!
Only You!

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Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 25:28; Acts 24:25; Romans 12:17; Galatians 5:22-23; 2 Timothy 3:2-3; 2 Peter 1:5-7

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Sunday, October 1, 2023

 

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

“Mordecai told him…the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews. He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther…and… instruct her to go into the king’s presence to beg for mercy.”
(Esther 4:7-8)

When Satan attacks, Jesus

give me the wisdom and clarity of mind

to know exactly what to do

to defeat him and win the victory!

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Deuteronomy 20:4; Judges 12:3; 2 Samuel 8:6; 2 Kings 13:17; Psalm 20:5; Matthew 12:20; 1 Corinthians 15:57

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed dedication:

“In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.”
(2 Timothy 2:20)

Not everyone owns articles of gold and silver, Jesus

because not everyone lives in a large house.

Most of us, however, have at our disposal articles of wood and clay.

May You enable me to use everything You have placed in my hands
to bring glory and honor to You!

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Exodus 4:2; Isaiah 26:12; Haggai 2:8; John 17:10; Acts 17:25; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6

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Friday, September 29, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, ‘The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall.’ Also our enemies said, ‘Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work.’”
(Nehemiah 4:10-11)

Lies, Jesus. All lies.

That’s who Satan is:

a liar.

May I never allow the false words of my friends or enemies

to hinder my service to You!

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1 Kings 13:18; Psalm 31:18; Psalm 78:36; Psalm 109:2; Psalm 120:2; Proverbs 10:18; John 8:44