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Monday, March 27, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“If he…owes you anything, charge it to me.”
(Philemon 1:18)

Is there anything more loving than this, Jesus?

Well, yes, I guess there is:
Your death on the cross!

But still…this one’s right up there.

It’s signing a blank check in behalf of another person.

Not only does that show love for the person
but it demonstrates significant trust in the creditor.

May more and more of my relationships

be marked by this kind of love and trust!

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Jeremiah 12:6; John 13:34-35; Romans 12:10; Romans 13:8; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Galatians 5:13; Ephesians 4:2

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Sunday, March 26, 2017

 

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

“Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?”
(Job 3:12)

What a heartbreak, Jesus!

Job is in such pain that he wishes he had been allowed
to starve to death as an infant, uncared for and unloved.

That’s how Satan attempts to pervert my response to pain.

He tries to twist it
to blind me into hating what is good

to turn me against You.

No. Never.

In my pain
I trust You.

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Psalms 9:10; Psalms 25:2; Psalms 31:14; Psalms 55:23; Psalms 56:3; Psalms 78:7; Psalms 143:8; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Peter 5:10

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Saturday, March 25, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“They are detestable…”
(Titus 1:16)

A lot of things are detestable, Jesus…as are a lot of actions.

But this time You’re not talking about those.
You’re referring to detestable people.

There are those who insist all people are good

who from time-to-time slip up.

That’s true enough about good people.

But it misses the reality:

Some people aren’t good.
They’re bad to the bone and proud of it.

I beg You, LORD!
Help me see them coming a mile away.

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Genesis 6:5; Hosea 4:17; Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 25:26-28; Luke 19:22; Titus 1:10-12; Titus 3:10-11

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Friday, March 24, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“…he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.”
(Esther 2:17)

Interesting, Jesus.

You needed Esther on the throne to save Your people.
Vashti had to go.

You could have killed Vashti.

Instead, You let her take a moral stand

which she took and lost her throne
while keeping her dignity.

Was Vashti grateful?

Probably no more than I am when You do me a kindness
and I, heartbroken, view it as punishment.

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Isaiah 8:12; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 41:14; Isaiah 55:9; Romans 11:33; 1 Peter 3:14

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“Reflect on what I am saying…”
(2 Timothy 2:7)

Not a bad idea with anyone, Jesus.

The better attention I pay to what someone says

the greater my understanding of their words
and of the person who speaks them.

Which is why, when it comes to Your Word

reflection is not an option.
It’s essential.

I’ve got to understand what You’re saying to me.

But even more importantly

I long to know better and better
the One saying it.

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Exodus 31:3; Job 12:12-13; Psalms 32:9; Psalms 49:20; Proverbs 2:1-8; Jeremiah 9:24; Philippians 4:7

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“…places under the authority of the governor…”
(Nehemiah 3:7)

You tell me to respect those in authority, Jesus

and I try.

Sometimes it’s hard, when I know their lives don’t measure up to the offices they hold.

You tell me to obey them anyway.

Well…unless what they tell me to do is contrary to Your Word.

Then – making certain that I understand what You desire
knowing the price I may have to pay –

I will joyfully, wholeheartedly, follow You.

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Matthew 20:20-28; Matthew 23:1-4; Luke 2:41-51; Acts 5:29; Acts 5:40-42; Acts 21:10-14; Acts 23:5; Romans 13:1-7

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017 [3,000th!]

 

Pray this Lazaroo with keen anticipation:

“This is good, and pleases God our Savior…”
(1 Timothy 2:3)

That’s what I long to know, Jesus!

that what I’m saying and doing
are good and pleasing to You.

You see it all –

which means You see much that breaks Your heart.

The pain that causes You…
I can only imagine.

So if I can be the opposite of that

if my thoughts, words and actions
put a smile on Your face

it would be my highest honor.

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2 Chronicles 16:9; Proverbs 15:8; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Ecclesiastes 7:26; Isaiah 56:4-5; Ephesians 5:10; 1 John 3:21-22

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Monday, March 20, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…the building of the house of the LORD.”
(Ezra 3:8)

There’s more than one way to build Your house, Jesus.

Here, Ezra’s talking about the physical building of Your temple.
Pretty important.

There’s building the number of people who go each week
 to worship in Your house.
No small thing, that.

But nothing is as important as building the people themselves
into Your likeness

teaching them Your Word
enabling them to develop

Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment
1on1 relationship with You.

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Genesis 28:17; Ezra 3:10; Luke 10:38; Luke 14:23; 1 Corinthians 14:20; Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Timothy 3:15

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Sunday, March 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes wide open:

“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:9)

What a great heads up, Jesus.

Just because something looks like a miracle
doesn’t mean it is.

If I see something so amazing that it fills me with wonder
I need to “wonder”…exactly where it leads.

When I’ve supposedly been given a sign
I’d better make double-dog sure it’s from You.

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Exodus 7:20-22; Isaiah 44:24-26; Jeremiah 23:32; Ezekiel 13:9; Amos 2:4; Matthew 24:10-11; 1 John 2:27

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Sunday, March 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes wide open:

“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the work of Satan displayed in all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:9)

What a great heads up, Jesus.

Just because something looks like a miracle
doesn’t mean it is.

If I see something so amazing that it fills me with wonder
I need to “wonder”…exactly where it leads.

When I’ve supposedly been given a sign
I’d better make double-dog sure it’s from You.

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Exodus 7:20-22; Isaiah 44:24-26; Jeremiah 23:32; Ezekiel 13:9; Amos 2:4; Matthew 24:10-11; 1 John 2:27