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Friday, June 21, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unwavering trust:

“On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance. When he saw Queen Esther standing in the court, he was pleased with her…”
(Esther 5:1-2)

Help me follow Esther’s example, Jesus.

Before You required her to break the rules and ask for an exception

she followed Your rules religiously

planting the good seed
one day she would need to reap.

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1 Samuel 2:30; Isaiah 28:9-10; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 25:21; Mark 7:1-13; Galatians 6:7-9: 2 Timothy 4:18

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in absolute awe:

“And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask.”
(Ruth 3:11)

Most of the people in this world have never heard such words, Jesus.

Ruth wouldn’t have heard them either
if You had not put them in Boaz’s mouth.

It was Your Will to bring the two of them together

to become Your ancestors through David

all the way down to Your birth in Bethlehem.

There is no one like You.

Not even close.

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Ruth 4:21-22; Matthew 2:6; Luke 2:4; Luke 2:15; John 7:42; Revelation 21:6; Revelation 22:13

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo to the God who can!

“…Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. He said to the Israelites, ‘In the future when your descendants ask their parents, “What do these stones mean?” tell them, “Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.”’”
(Joshua 4:20-22)

You parted the Red Sea for Moses, Jesus.

You parted the waters of the Jordan for Joshua
as Israel entered the promised land.

You know the waters I have to cross, LORD.

Do it again!

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Exodus 14:16-29; Exodus 15:19; Joshua 4:23; Nehemiah 9:11; Psalm 55:19; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

 

Ask big! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Then I said, ‘Not so, Sovereign Lord! I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now…No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.’ ‘Very well,’ he said, ‘I will let you bake your bread over cow dung instead of human excrement.’”
(Ezekiel 4:14-15)

Did Ezekiel talk You out of it, Jesus…

or was this a test?

Sometimes I don’t get what I want because I didn’t ask.

Even so, You say yes

only when it’s Your will!

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Genesis 18:17-32; Joshua 10:12-14; Psalm 37:4; Isaiah 38:1-5; Luke 18:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; James 4:2; 1 John 5:14-15

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, ‘Ask for whatever you want me to give you.’ Solomon answered…‘I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties…So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong.’”
(1 Kings 3:5,7,9)

Good answer, Solomon.

That truly pleased You, Jesus.

How many people would have asked for wealth, long life – even revenge?

Give me, LORD…

only what’s best.

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1 Kings 3:10-14; Proverbs 8:17; Proverbs 10:20; Isaiah 8:20; Jeremiah 29:13; Jeremiah 30:21; Matthew 6:33

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Friday, July 14, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.”
(Ephesians 3:13)

It’s hard not to be discouraged by suffering, Jesus

especially when it’s happening to me, personally.

But that wasn’t why Paul was suffering.

He was suffering for others!

O God.

Grow me up in my faith.
Give me Paul’s compassion for others!

Correction: That’s not Paul’s compassion.

That kind of compassion
comes straight from You

proven 2,000 years ago
on the cross.

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Exodus 22:27; Exodus 34:6; Psalm 51:1; Matthew 9:36; Mark 8:2; Luke 15:20; Ephesians 4:32

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Sunday, April 30, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“Joshua set up the twelve stones that had been in the middle of the Jordan at the spot where the priests who carried the ark of the covenant had stood. And they are there to this day.”
(Joshua 4:9)

What an awesome reminder of that miracle, Jesus!

We need reminders.

Because too often
we forget.

That usually happens

when we ask You for something that isn’t best
and don’t get it.

Maybe I need to set up some physical reminders

of the things You’ve done for me!

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Exodus 13:9; Numbers 16:39-40; Ezekiel 29:16; John 14:26; Romans 15:15; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Peter 3:1

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“You have wearied the Lord with your words. ‘How have we wearied him?’ you ask. By saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them…’”
(Malachi 2:17)

To forgive me, Jesus

is a totally different thing
than being pleased with me.

The first happens after I’ve sinned and confessed it.

The second happens when I’ve refused to sin
and remain faithful.

I’m grateful beyond words for Your forgiveness!

But I’d rather You be pleased.

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Exodus 33:13-17; Numbers 14:8; Deuteronomy 33:11; 2 Samuel 15:26; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 10:8

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

 

In faith and trust, deal with it – as you pray this Lazaroo:

“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.”
(Revelation 3:7)

We don’t respond very well to that initially, Jesus.

We like to appeal decisions we don’t like.
We like to feel we have some measure of control.

But we don’t.

You do hear every prayer I pray according to Your will!

But when I ask for something not best
may I truly be grateful

that Your answer is no.

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1 Kings 2:13-25; Job 7:13-21; Matthew 16:21-23; Matthew 26:39; 2 Corinthians 12:6-10; Hebrews 11:39-40; 1 John 5:14

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Monday, December 19, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in ardent love:

“In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’ tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever.”
(Joshua 4:6-7)

O Jesus!

Help me build into the fabric of my life
memorials to the wonderful times

when You intervened in my life!

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Genesis 28:11-22; Joshua 4:1-5; 1 Samuel 7:12; Psalm 106:29-31; Isaiah 59:16; Acts 15:14; 2 Peter 1:15