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Thursday, December 15, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“…and turned many from sin.”
(Malachi 2:6)

I would love for You to be able to say that about me, Jesus!

Sin robs my friends, family
church members, coworkers

of so much.

But what’s the best way to turn them away from sin’s ugly clutches?

Should I warn them of its consequences?
show them examples of those who’ve caved in?

Or is the most effective help I could ever give them

to live a pure, overcoming, sin-conquering life
myself?

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Numbers 14:35; Ezekiel 16:58; Romans 7:20; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Corinthians 11:1; James 1:13-15; Hebrews 11:24-26

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in focused anticipation:

“For this is what the LORD Almighty says…”
(Zechariah 2:8)

If I thought – really believed it –

that You were about to speak to me, Jesus

I’d be on the edge of my seat
shutting down, turning off every distraction
hyper-focused, eager to hear the first word

thinking I ought to take notes
terrified that if I did, I might miss some of it.

The thing is, You are about to speak to me

every time I open my Bible.

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Exodus 23:21; Psalms 85:8; Proverbs 30:5; Jeremiah 28:7; Ezekiel 2:8; Micah 6:1; James 1:22

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…from this day on…”
(Haggai 2:15)

That’s all I can do, Jesus –

“from this day on.”

Although I can learn from it

I can’t change the past

Although I can anticipate it

I can’t jump ahead to tomorrow.

Not yet.

If anything is going to change it has to start

with this day.

It’s tempting to put it off till tomorrow.

But if I do, this day
becomes that day

otherwise known as procrastination

because that day
seldom comes.

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Exodus 8:10; Joshua 22:18; 1 Samuel 11:1-11; 1 Samuel 19:11; 1 Kings 19:2; Proverbs 3:18; Matthew 6:34; James 4:13-14

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Monday, December 12, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“Their…entrails [will be poured out] like filth.”
(Zephaniah 1:17)

Well, so much for those who think You’re into sugarcoating things, Jesus!

That’s about as graphic as it gets.

The image is awful to visualize
let alone see
let alone experience.

But You’re making a point.

This is how You’ll treat some
who turn back from following You

who refuse to seek You
to ask for Your help.

Not me, Father!

I’m determined to follow You to my death.

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Deuteronomy 7:2; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Job 13:15; Hosea 4:6; Zephaniah 1:3-6; Mark 10:28-31; Hebrews 10:27

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Sunday, December 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule…”
(Habakkuk 2:6)

No one likes to be made fun of, Jesus

especially when the accusations are true.

Most people do it behind the person’s back.

But when they taunt them to their face
they not only think the person is incompetent
but powerless.

In my own strength I’m both, Father:

incompetent and powerless.

Which is why I choose to live my life

in Your ability
fueled by Your incomparable power.

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Psalms 68:34; Matthew 22:29; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Colossians 1:11; 2 Timothy 1:8; Hebrews 2:4

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Saturday, December 10, 2016

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…marshal all your strength.”
(Nahum 2:1)

Oh, Jesus.

You’re telling the people of Ninevah to organize themselves

in an attempt to prevent what You’re about to do to them.

Make that a futile attempt

because when You attack, no one can stop You.
You will not leave the guilty unpunished

unless, of course, they repent.

Ninevah refused.
They believed Your warnings were empty

They aren’t.

O God! I’m as guilty as they were.

May I never make their mistake.

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Exodus 13:15; Judges 2:19; Nehemiah 9:29; Isaiah 30:15; Jeremiah 5:3; Nahum 1:2-3; Hebrews 10:26-31

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Friday, December 9, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“He assigns our fields to traitors.”
(Micah 2:4)

If you took from me what I had worked so hard for, Jesus

and gave it to my enemies?

I’d be crushed.

But if You gave my most treasured possessions to people I thought were my friends

only to discover they were

deceiving
lying
conniving traitors?

I’d be stunned speechless.

Something tells me I never want to cross You

never want to offend You
never want to get on Your wrong side.

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Exodus 20:20; 2 Chronicles 26:5; Psalms 19:9; Psalms 55:12-14; Proverbs 1:7; Romans 3:18; 1 Peter 2:18

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Thursday, December 8, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“My prayer rose to you…”
(Jonah 2:7)

That’s what I always hope will happen when I pray, Jesus

that my praises, requests, thanksgiving
rise to You.

Of course, that’s the flowery way of putting it –

as if my location on earth is down
and Your location is up.

But what I really mean is

when I pray
I hope You listen.

Actually, it’s stronger than that.

When I pray
I have to know beyond all doubt
that You’re listening.

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Psalms 4:1; Psalms 17:1; Psalms 17:6; Psalms 39:12; Psalms 143:1; John 9:31; 1 John 1:9

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit

“…they will set it on fire…”
(Obadiah 1:18)

You’ve promised that Your people will set on fire the house of their enemies, Jesus

just by being who they are –

a fire
a flame.

What is there about us that sets the houses of our enemies on fire, Father?

Oh.
Right.

It’s not me, it’s You.

Your word is in my heart like a fire
shut up in my bones.

I’m weary of holding it in.

In fact
I can’t.

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Proverbs 30:5; Jeremiah 20:9; Luke 11:28; Acts 4:31; Acts 6:2; Acts 6:7; Hebrews 4:12

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit

“…they will set it on fire…”
(Obadiah 1:18)

You’ve promised that Your people will set on fire the house of their enemies, Jesus

just by being who they are –

a fire
a flame.

What is there about us that sets the houses of our enemies on fire, Father?

Oh.
Right.

It’s not me, it’s You.

Your word is in my heart like a fire
shut up in my bones.

I’m weary of holding it in.

In fact
I can’t.

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Proverbs 30:5; Jeremiah 20:9; Luke 11:28; Acts 4:31; Acts 6:2; Acts 6:7; Hebrews 4:12