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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in drop-jawed awe:

“…those who are ready to rouse Leviathan…”
(Job 3:8)

I’ve never seen Leviathan, Jesus

but Your Word makes it clear:
I wouldn’t want to rouse him!

Thanks to You, this sea monster You created

is now extinct.

You made him
allowed him to terrorize every sailor of the open seas
then declared:

“No more.”

I love being reminded that You do things like this, Father!

There are some monsters terrorizing me
that I’d love for you to make extinct.

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Job 7:12; Job 41:1-34; Psalms 74:13-14; Psalms 104:26; Isaiah 27:1; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 13:2

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in drop-jawed awe:

“…those who are ready to rouse Leviathan…”
(Job 3:8)

I’ve never seen Leviathan, Jesus

but Your Word makes it clear:
I wouldn’t want to rouse him!

Thanks to You, this sea monster You created

is now extinct.

You made him
allowed him to terrorize every sailor of the open seas
then declared:

“No more.”

I love being reminded that You do things like this, Father!

There are some monsters terrorizing me
that I’d love for you to make extinct.

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

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Job 7:12; Job 41:1-34; Psalms 74:13-14; Psalms 104:26; Isaiah 27:1; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 1 Corinthians 13:2

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in saddened pity:

“…to those who…do not believe …”
(Titus 1:15)

Just how badly does refusing to believe in You

limit a person’s vision, Jesus?

I guess the most obvious is…

it shrinks all their hopes and dreams
into the space of a single human lifespan.

A person who doesn’t acknowledge that You see all and will judge all

is tempted to do whatever they can get away with

believes none of the wrongs done to them
will ever be made right.

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Deuteronomy 32:39; 1 Kings 8:23; Psalms 14:1; Psalms 19:1-4; Psalms 45:5; Romans 1:20-21; Ephesians 4:18

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Monday, February 22, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…Esther won the favor of everyone who saw her.”
(Esther 2:15)

There’s no way that happens, Jesus

without Your favor.

No matter how hard I try, how well I do

there will be somebody out there who doesn’t like me.

Certainly, I wish that wasn’t the case. I want everyone to accept me.

But there are plenty of people who don’t like You –
and You’re perfect.

So I guess I’ll be content

with sharing Your friends
and Your enemies.

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Exodus 34:9; Ruth 2:10; 1 Samuel 2:26; Matthew 10:24-25; Luke 6:26; 2 Timothy 4:14; 3 John 1:12

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in breakthrough insight:

“No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs…”
(2 Timothy 2:4)

I’m Your soldier, Jesus, at Your command.

Am I getting involved in anything that’s none of my business?

If so, please show me!

I don’t want to mess it up.

Nor do I want to be distracted
from the awesome mission You’ve assigned to me.

Besides…

people tend to meddle in the affairs of others
when they don’t know what to do with their own.

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Psalms 101:2; Psalms 112:5; Proverbs 31:27; Daniel 6:4; 1 Corinthians 7:32-34; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Peter 4:15

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in God-inspired humility:

“…their nobles would not put their shoulders to the work,,,”
(Nehemiah 3:5)

I know some people like that, Jesus –

who believe they’re too “noble” for hard work
who believe they’re above breaking a sweat.

But there’s nothing noble about laziness

or an attitude of superiority.

Give me the humble man or woman who will do whatever it takes

every time.

And help me be a person of true nobility

who willingly puts my shoulder to the work.

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Ruth 3:11; Nehemiah 5:7; Nehemiah 13:17; Esther 5:11; Psalms 107:40; Proverbs 12:4; Philippians 4:8

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Friday, February 19, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“I urge, then, first of all, that…prayers…be made for…kings…”
(1 Timothy 2:1-2)

At first blush, this can seem a bit…

irritating, Jesus.

Why would You command even the poorest subjects to pray for their king?

Here they are, powerless, struggling just to make ends meet

while kings can do pretty much whatever they want
and live in jaw-dropping luxury.

Maybe that’s why –

so kings will exercise their power for the good of their people
and become willing to share the wealth.

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1 Samuel 8:10-21; 1 Samuel 12:19; 2 Samuel 21:8; Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2; Mathew 10:18; Matthew 11:8

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unlimited trust:

“Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters…”
(Ezra 3:7)

They paid them before they did the work, Jesus.

Was that wise?

Well, why not?

Somebody has to take the risk, don’t they?

If the people hiring the workers don’t take it
then the people doing the work have to.

Either way, somebody risks not getting paid
or paying for an unfinished project.

Why am I willing to take those kinds of risks?

Because You’ve got my back.

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Exodus 18:21; 2 Samuel 17:28; Nehemiah 13:13; Psalms 19:7; Psalms 111:7; 1 Timothy 1:12; 1 Timothy 3:11

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

 

Walk softly, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:7)

This is one of those passages, Jesus…

on which students of Your Word disagree.

You could have spelled it out so there’d be no guessing, no controversy

but You chose not to.

Since You’ve remained purposely mysterious about it

perhaps we should hold our opinions
with humility.

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Job 36:26; Proverbs 11:2; 1 Corinthians 8:2; Philippians 2:3; Colossians 3:12; 1 Timothy 1:7; 1 Peter 5:5

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heartfelt gratitude:

“Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were in Israel…”
(2 Chronicles 2:17)

I’d have been an alien in that census, Jesus

a foreigner
a stranger
a misfit

I’m not descended from Abraham, Isaac or Jacob.

I’m not even sure who all my ancestors are
except that if I go back far enough…

I’m pretty sure I go back to Adam. 😉

But I’m no longer an alien, am I?

Thanks to the cross
I’m family.

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Romans 11:17-24; Galatians 3:7; Galatians 4:7; Galatians 4:31; Ephesians 2:19; Ephesians 4:17; Hebrews 2:11