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Thursday, September 22, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unvarnished self-awarness:

“…mercy…from God…”
(2 John 1:3)

That’s absolutely where mercy comes from, Jesus –

You.

The closer I get to You
the more time I spend with You

the more merciful I become.

The less time I spend with You
the greater the distance that develops between You and me

the more I care about

punishment
vengeance
payback.

Odd, isn’t it?

That someone so in need of outrageously huge helpings of mercy
would have such a hard time offering it.

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Genesis 19:16; Deuteronomy 4:31; Nehemiah 9:31; Daniel 9:9; Matthew 5:7; Matthew 10:8; James 2:13

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humbled transparency:

“My people have committed two sins…”
(Jeremiah 2:13)

If only two sins

were all I’ve committed. Jesus

Mine are innumerable.

I can’t count them
and I’m the one who committed them.

If I really wanted a closer count

I’m sure my enemies would help me out.

One reason I can’t count all of them –

other than my bad memory –

is that I’m really good at justifying them

when in reality there is never any excuse
for sinning against You.

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Job 40:8; Luke 10:29-37; Luke 14:15-24; John 15:22; Luke 16:15; Romans 1:20; Romans 2:1

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in total honesty:

“Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.”
(1 John 2:10)

I must not love all my brothers and sisters, Jesus

because I sure have done my share of stumbling.

The thing is, I do love my brothers and sisters

officially.

But it’s a lot harder to love some of them

actually.

Maybe it would help if I dared to remember how hard it is

to actually
love me.

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Psalms 33:22; Psalms 36:5; Psalms 48:9; Psalms 85:7; John 5:42; John 15:12; Romans 5:8

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Monday, September 19, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undying hope:

“…nor will they train for war anymore.”
(Isaiah 2:4)

The best way to win a war is to train for it, Jesus.

So as long as the potential exists

for someone to go to war against me
or those for whom I’m responsible

I’d better train to fight it and win it.

That’s not how I prefer to spend my time.

But until You come and defeat all who desire to kill, steal and destroy

I’m left with no choice.

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2 Chronicles 26:13; Psalms 120:7; Daniel 11:10; Micah 4:3; John 10:10; Luke 22:35-38; Revelation 17:14

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“And we have the word of the prophets…a light shining in a dark place…”
(2 Peter 1:19)

The world started out dark, Jesus, until You said –

“’Let there be light,’
and there was light.”

But all too soon, we bought into Satan’s lies

and the world plunged into a gloom far worse:
spiritual darkness.

So You gave us prophets –

ordinary people whose mouths You filled with Light –

to tide us over until You arrived in Person:

the Ultimate Light.

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Genesis 1:1-4; Genesis 3:1-24; 2 Samuel 23:3-4; John 1:1-4; John 3:20; John 8:12; John 12:36

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with lavish love:

“…the cooing of doves is heard in our land.”
(Song of Songs 2:12)

How beautiful, Jesus…

the soothing, healing, peaceful song of the dove

a sign that winter had passed

that spring had come.

During Jesus’ baptism

You descended on Him like a dove, Holy Spirit

signifying that the long winter of our slavery to sin had passed

that the Savior of the world had come
bringing the warming springtime of love, hope and forgiveness

to my weary, frostbitten soul.

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Genesis 8:11; Leviticus 5:7; Psalms 55:6; Psalms 68:13; Psalms 74:19; Isaiah 38:14; Matthew 3:16

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Friday, September 16, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unchecked adoration:

“…the precious blood of Christ…”
(1 Peter 1:19)

Your blood is precious to me, Jesus

because it took the place of mine

because all of my blood
couldn’t have paid my sin-debt even as much

as one drop of Yours

because I fully deserve to bleed and die
for my inexcusable offenses against You

while You do not –
not for Your own –
and certainly not for mine.

May I never forget the price You paid

to save my soul.

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Romans 3:25; Romans 5:9; 1 Corinthians 10:16; Ephesians 2:13; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 10:19; 1 John 1:7

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in desperate transparency:

“…the fool walks in the darkness…”
(Ecclesiastes 2:14)

I’ve taken more than one of those dark walks, Jesus

Didn’t enjoy it.
Felt like the fool I was.

I don’t want to do that anymore!

With every step I take, I long to walk in Your Light.
I long to see clearly, act wisely.

But only You can rescue me from the wrong choices that will inevitably shroud my path in the blindness known all too well

by God-ignoring fools.

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Psalms 14:1; Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 30:32; Ecclesiastes 10:2; Isaiah 32:5; Romans 1:18-23

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in self-awareness:

“…he deceives himself…”
(James 1:26)

Is this the worst kind of deception, Jesus?

If not, it’s awfully close.

When somebody else deceives me, it’s tough enough

but at least I can identify the culprit
evaluate how I got duped
learn from my mistake.

But when I deceive myself I’ve got no one else to blame.

It’s much tougher to admit I’m the culprit

You’re my only hope, Holy Spirit!

Open my eyes
wise me up

Protect me from myself.

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Job 15:31; Proverbs 14:5; Jeremiah 37:9; Matthew 24:24; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 6:3; 2 Thessalonians 2:3

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“…who has…ignored the covenant she made before God.”
(Proverbs 2:17)

A covenant with You is one I’d better never break, Jesus –

whether it’s one I made when standing before a preacher
one I swore before a judge as I lifted my right hand
or one I made while dug into a foxhole, bartering for my life.

But the thing is…

every promise I make is before You!

You hear every word I speak

and hold me accountable.

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Numbers 6:21; Deuteronomy 12:26; Judges 11:35; Psalms 139:4; Proverbs 20:25; Ecclesiastes 5:1-7; Jonah 2:9; Matthew 5:33-37