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Monday, February 26, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes-wide-open love:

“I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the Lord’s wrath. He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light; indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.”
(Lamentations 3:1-3)

Jeremiah didn’t sugarcoat it, Jesus.

He knew You had the power to stop the attacks against him.

You’re my Protector, too.

When bad things happen to me
it’s Your choice to cause or allow them…

because You know what’s best.

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Job 1:1-22; Job 2:1-10; Job 42:2; Psalm 119:67; Psalm 119:75; Isaiah 57:1; John 16:30; Hebrews 12:2

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Sunday, December 31, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“‘Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, from there I will bring you down,’ declares the Lord.”
(Obadiah 1:4)

You said it, Jesus:

“Pride goes before destruction
a haughty spirit before a fall.”

I can testify!

You’ve had to drop me to my knees.
More than once.

But praise Your Holy Name!

Again and again and again
You’ve lifted me back up!

May I never forget:

The way to stay up
is to stay down.

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2 Samuel 22:28; Job 41:34; Psalm 18:27; Psalm 101:5; Psalm 131:1; Proverbs 6:16-17; Isaiah 13:11; James 1:9-10; 1 John 2:16

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“I have much to write to you…”
(2 John 1:12)

I believe it, Jesus.

Of all Your disciples,
John seems to be the one closest to You.

At least He felt that way.

Again and again he called himself:

“…the disciple Jesus loved.”

Of course, You love the world.

You love all those who’ve put their faith in You
although a lot of them don’t feel Your love like John did.

However, I sure would like to.

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Psalm 36:7; John 3:16; John 13:23; John 15:9; John 19:26; John 21:7; John 21:20; Romans 8:38-39; 2 Corinthians 13:14

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Monday, May 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.”
(Esther 4:3)

Horrible news does that to us, Jesus!

For the Jews, this news was about as bad as it gets.

The king had issued a decree
that made it legal to destroy their entire nation.

But as You do again and again for Your hurting people

You were about to turn that bad news upside down!

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Esther 3:13-15;Psalm 18:17; Psalm 107:20; Isaiah 25:9; Jeremiah 33:3; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5

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Monday, October 17, 2022

 

Be encouraged! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.”
(1 Corinthians 3:14-15)

You are stunningly good to Your chosen people, Jesus!

Even if we blow it again and again
making bad choice after bad choice after bad choice

if with all our hearts we claim You

You claim us.

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Exodus 4:10-12; Hosea 11:8; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-10; 2 Timothy 2:11-13; James 3:2

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Friday, July 22, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“You will be filled with shame instead of glory.”
(Habakkuk 2:16)

No!

That can’t happen, Jesus.
Not if I have anything to say about it.

Well…even more importantly:
Not if I have anything I can do about it.

And I can!

I can repent of my sins and stop committing them –
especially those I’ve been guilty of, again and again.

I can obey You – instantly – when I see in Your Word
what You want me to do.

Glory!

Not shame.

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1 Samuel 15:22; Isaiah 6:8; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 21:28-31; Romans 9:33; James 1:22; 1 John 1:9

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Friday, February 4, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in patient trust:

“…out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you. For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:17-18)

Sometimes it’s not how badly I want it, is it, Jesus?

I mean…if the Apostle Paul intensely desired something and didn’t get it –

I’m talking about the man
through whom You raised the dead

the man through whom You gave us
more New Testament books than any other –

then, who am I to think I might not have to wait

for Your perfect time.

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Psalms 27:14; Psalm 31:15; Psalm 34:1; Psalm 59:16; Psalm 119:20; Psalm 130:6; Proverbs 20:22; 2 Corinthians 6:2

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

Who knows? He may turn and relent…”
(Joel 2:14)

You Are Just, Jesus!

Your righteousness demands it.

You hate sin.
Sin has a penalty.

You’ve dished out that penalty countless times.

If You were only Just, though – who could stand?

We’ve all sinned
fallen short of Your glory.

But praise Your Holy Name, You’re also Merciful.

Again and again, You’ve treated us all
better than we deserve.

In behalf of those who themselves are merciful You declare:

Your tender Mercy
triumphs over judgment.

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Matthew 5:7l Luke 1:54; Luke 1:76-79; Luke 6:36; Romans 3:10; Romans 3:23; Hebrews 2:17; James 2:13; James 3:2; Jude 1:21-23

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Before them…the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.”
(Joel 2:10)

I can hardly imagine an army of locusts so dense, Jesus…

that all the lights of the sky are blocked from sight
covered in a thick, undulating blanket.

No ordinary locust swarm, that.

You sent a plague of supernatural locusts on Your people

a terrifying invasion of epic proportions.

You warned them again and again!

But they ignored You until

it was too late.

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Exodus 19:23; Numbers 16:26; 1 Kings 13:26; 2 Kings 17:13; Nehemiah 9:29; 1 Thessalonians 4:6; Hebrews 12:25

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“I rejoice in what was suffered for you…”
(Colossians 1:24)

After their babies are born,

mothers feel that, Jesus.

When they’re overwhelmed with love for their newborn

they affirm that the agony of giving birth
was all worthwhile.

Many of them do it again….and again…and again.

By faith, may I say the same about the suffering You’ve allowed in my life, Father!

When I see what You’ve done with it, may I rejoice!

because the agony was all worthwhile.

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Genesis 41:52; Psalms 6:2; Psalms 119:50; Psalms 119:153; Acts 2:24; Ephesians 3:13; Romans 1:28