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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate gratitude:

“The land by the sea…will belong to the remnant of the people of Judah…”
(Zephaniah 2:6-7)

You’re amazing Jesus!

You take land away from its sinning inhabitants
and give it to Your obedient people.

And not just any land, either!
Beautiful, highly prized waterfront land!

But of course, as Creator of all lands

that’s Your right.

May I always live before You in such a way

that You are happy to give me new lands
and never take any of it away!

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Exodus 23:25; Deuteronomy 12:32; 2 Samuel 24:10; Psalm 25:18; Psalm 26:9; Psalm 119:39; John 16:22

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Sunday, July 3, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how beautiful! Your eyes behind your veil are doves. Your hair is like a flock of goats descending from the hills of Gilead. Your teeth are like a flock of sheep just shorn, coming up from the washing. Each has its twin; not one of them is alone.”
(Songs of Songs 4:1-2)

No missing teeth!

This cracks me up, Jesus…

and teaches me to be grateful

for those You’ve placed in my life.

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Psalm 147:7; Ecclesiastes 3:11; Jonah 2:9; Romans 16:4; Ephesians 5:20; Colossians 3:15; Colossians 4:2

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“What do workers gain from their toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on the human race. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:9-11)

You’ve given me eternal life, Jesus!

But I’m bound to such limited understanding
during my time on this earth.

Teach me, I beg You:

to walk in humble gratitude
by faith.

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Genesis 12:1-5; Romans 1:17; Romans 4:13; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 2:16; Galatians 3:14

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Sunday, March 13, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“The land by the sea will become pastures…”
(Zephaniah 2:6)

Sounds good, Jesus.

Pastures are beautiful, pleasant places.

But to stop with that thought is to miss the point.

Land by the sea is extremely expensive.
There’s only so much of it.

It’s in high demand
because everyone wants to build a house there.

Which means that the land You’re referring to will revert to pasture

after the homes there – populated by disobedient people –

have been utterly destroyed.

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Genesis 29:7; Leviticus 25:34; Psalm 23:2; Isaiah 5:17; Hosea 4:16; Zechariah 11:3; John 10:9

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deepest respect:

“…Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But John tried to deter him, saying, ‘I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?’ Jesus replied, ‘Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.’ Then John consented.”
(Matthew 3:13-15)

This is absolutely beautiful, Jesus.

For You to lower Yourself, doing what You didn’t have to do
to set a righteous example for me?

That makes me want to choose You
all over again.

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Psalm 8:4-5; Luke 4:12; John 8:58; John 13:3-9; Philippians 2:5-8; Hebrews 2:7-9; Revelation 22:13-16

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“…in answer to your prayers.”
(Philemon 1:22)

Answered prayer is a beautiful thing, Jesus!

It rewards my hope in You.
It draws the two of us together.
It further builds my faith
It gives me cause to praise You to others.

It brings me back to You
with gratitude, love, thanksgiving, worship

and more requests!

May I never overlook or ignore any prayer You’ve answered!

Show me, Holy Spirit!

So I will be prompted and re-prompted
to hold high Your Mighty Name!

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Psalms 99:8; Psalms 118:21; Psalms 119:26; Psalms 138:3; Luke 24:53; 1 Thessalonians 1:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:13

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Monday, April 20, 2020

 

Aim higher, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“He rebuilt it, roofing it over…”
(Nehemiah 3:15)

Nobody else added a roof to the gate he was repairing, Jesus.

Only Shallun.

From this we can infer that it wasn’t something that had to be done.

Shallun thought it would be a good idea.

So he took the extra time
did the extra work
incurred the extra expense

to make the Fountain Gate unique, beautiful, desirable.

What an inspiration, Father!

May I always and forever do more than expected…for You.

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Exodus 36:5; 2 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 7:2; Job 23:12; Psalms 69:30-31; Matthew 5:43-48; Luke 21:1-3

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Friday, December 6, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“…he carved cherubim on the walls.”
(2 Chronicles 3:7)

Sounds beautiful, Jesus.

Had to be impressive.

But give me the real cherubim – Your holy angels! – any day.

Your Hebrew Name Yahweh Saoboth means:

“God of the Angels”

Although they do most of their work while remaining invisible

they appear when You tell them to
deliver messages, execute judgments
and scare the living daylights out of people.

You’ve assigned one or more of them to protect each of Your people…

including me.

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Genesis 19:1; Numbers 22:31; Judges 13:20; 2 Kings 19:35; Psalms 78:49; Psalms 91:11; Daniel 6:22; Hebrews 1:4-14

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in warm-hearted gratitude:

“…all their glory is like the flowers of the field…”
(1 Peter 1:24)

I know field flowers don’t last long, Jesus

but as they raise their heads under Your bright sun
gently nodding under a passing breeze

they sure are beautiful.

So I’m grateful.

Whatever glory I gain on this earth –

though transitory –

is nevertheless a gift from You.

I don’t deserve it
but I appreciate it.

It’s a sweetener in the sometimes bitter tea of life

on this sin-cursed earth.

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Psalms 3:3; Psalms 8:5; Psalms 34:2; Psalms 96:7; Psalms 115:1; 1 Corinthians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 11:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20

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Friday, June 29, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with outrageous adoration:

“Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all people. “
(1 Timothy 2:5-6)

Those last two words, Jesus:

“all people.”

Not merely the rich, famous or powerful.

“all people.”

Not just deacons, elders and pastors.

“all people.”

Not only the beautiful, talented and likable.

“all people.”

You gave Yourself as a ransom

for poor people, nobodies and powerless
waiters, stockbrokers and nurses
ugly people, clumsy and obnoxious

and for me! – the least deserving of

“all people.”

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Leviticus 26:21; Ezra 9:13; Psalms 103:10; Matthew 8:8; Romans 5:18; 1 Corinthians 1:20-30; Ephesians 2:3-5; 1 Timothy 1:15