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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Hear this word the LORD has spoken…against the whole family I brought up out of Egypt…”
(Amos 3:1)

That had to be terrifying for them, Jesus

…and heartbreaking for You.

You had worked miracle after miracle for Your people

only to have them ignore it and run after false gods
who hadn’t done a thing for them
and couldn’t.

I’ve had experience doing things for people with short memories

which is why I’m so thankful that You
are watching.

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Genesis 6:8; Genesis 16:13; Deuteronomy 4:25-26; Judges 2:11; 1 Kings 15:5; 2 Chronicles 16:9; 2 Corinthians 8:21; 1 Peter 3:12

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Monday, December 5, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“…like a crackling fire consuming stubble…”
(Joel 2:5)

If a non-farmer saw a field of burning stubble, Jesus

they might try to put it out
thinking something bad is happening.

But that would be a mistake.

After harvest, farmers burn the severed stalks of stubble into the ground as fertilizer for next season’s crop.

Next time You set my stubble on fire, please remind me:

You’re not harming me!

You’re preparing my soil for a greater-than-ever crop

next season.

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Exodus 5:12; Exodus 15:7; Isaiah 47:14; Obadiah 1:18; Nahum 1:10; Malachi 4:1; John 15:1-2

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Monday, December 5, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“…like a crackling fire consuming stubble…”
(Joel 2:5)

If a non-farmer saw a field of burning stubble, Jesus

they might try to put it out
thinking something bad is happening.

But that would be a mistake.

After harvest, farmers burn the severed stalks of stubble into the ground as fertilizer for next season’s crop.

Next time You set my stubble on fire, please remind me:

You’re not harming me!

You’re preparing my soil for a greater-than-ever crop

next season.

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Exodus 5:12; Exodus 15:7; Isaiah 47:14; Obadiah 1:18; Nahum 1:10; Malachi 4:1; John 15:1-2

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Sunday, December 4, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“The LORD said to me, ‘Go, show your love to your wife…”
(Hosea 3:1)

Most husbands might have trouble showing love to a wife who is cheating on them, Jesus.

But the whole point is:

That’s what You want us to do for one another
because that’s what You do for us.

Sin is cheating on You with Satan.

But in spite of the fact that we’re spiritual adulterers
we still long for You to show us Your love.

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Genesis 32:10; Job 40:4; Luke 17:10; Jeremiah 49:12; Hosea 3:1; Matthew 8:8; 1 Timothy 1:16

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Saturday, December 3, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with full-on ardor:

“Repent…”
(Revelation 2:5)

One word, Jesus

the only hope this repeat offender has.

Words are cheap.

I can say I’m sorry and mean it.

But I’ve got to hate what I did
not just hate the fact that I got caught.

I’ve got to turn it around
make amends
do something different.

And the next time that same temptation shows up at my door selling its filthy wares

I’ve got to spit in its face
and slam the door.

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1 Kings 8:46-50; Job 42:6; Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 59:20; Ezekiel 14:6; Acts 2:38; James 1:22; 1 John 1:9

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Friday, December 2, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“Praise be to the name of God…He reveals…hidden things…”
(Daniel 2:20, 22)

It’s useless to try to hide something from You, Jesus.

Can’t be done.
You know everything I think, say and do.

Not only can I not hide anything.

I can’t justify it
excuse it
evade it
spin it
explain it away.

If I thought it/said it/did it
I’m accountable for it

unless I confess it and forsake it
       in which case, in Your eyes
              it never happened.

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2 Kings 6:12; Job 28:24; Psalms 103:8-12; Matthew 9:4; Luke 14:15-24; John 15:22; Romans 1:20; Romans 2:1; Hebrews 8:12; 1 John 1:9

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Thursday, December 1, 2016

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame…”
(Jude 1:13)

What a graphic picture of these godless, wicked people, Jesus!

Just as wave action
causes pollutants in the water to create sea foam

so the stressors of life
bring the evil hidden in these people to the surface.

It’s an old story, isn’t it?

Anyone can look good while sailing calm seas.
But when the storm hits

whatever’s inside me
rises up for all to see.

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Proverbs 27:19; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 44:21; Proverbs 14:33; Matthew 12:34-35; Matthew 15:18; Jude 1:4

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trusting obedience:

“Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.”
(Ezekiel 3:6)

So I’ve got to ask, Jesus –

Why didn’t you send Ezekiel to people who would listen?

I ask this because I have a little experience with trying to communicate

with people who don’t listen

not because they can’t hear
but because they refuse to.

It’s frustrating!

Even so…

…if You want me to share Your truth with people like that

I’ll do it.

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Genesis 42:21; Exodus 6:9; Exodus 7:13; Deuteronomy 18:19; Judges 20:13; Ezekiel 2:3-10; Luke 16:31; 1 John 4:6

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with renewed incentive:

“It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about your faithfulness…”
(3 John 1:3)

The longer I live, Jesus

the more thrilled I am to find someone who’s faithful.

This world is full of people who aren’t:

like those who overpromise and underperform
who start well and don’t finish

who accept a responsibility and don’t show up
who raise my hopes…then dash them

who strengthen my resolve
to never become one of their number.

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Psalms 78:57; Psalms 101:3; Psalms 119:58; Proverbs 14:14; Luke 16:10; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Timothy 2:13

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Monday, November 28, 2016

 

Brace yourself, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“My young men and maidens have gone into exile.”
(Lamentations 1:18)

For that to happen would be a tragedy, Jesus!

Every person of Godly heart
longs for their children and grandchildren to thrive.

When they don’t, it’s a heartbreak, a disaster, a curse.

Sometimes it appears to be the fault of the parents.
But You’ve promised that’s not the case.

Even if the parents have sinned
You will honor the Christ-honoring lives of their offspring.

Bottom line?
No excuse.

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Proverbs 10:1; Proverbs 22:6; Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 18:1-32; Malachi 2:15; Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21