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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“…handed down to you from your forefathers…”
(1 Peter 1:18)

Nuthin’ like a hand-me-down, Jesus…

‘specially when it’s from those who’ve gone before me
those through whom You gave me life.

I wouldn’t be here without them.
I owe them a lot.

But I don’t owe them everything.

Everything…

…is what I owe You.

Only You.

Please, LORD!

Help me figure out which of my ancestors’ hand-me-downs
I need to slip on…

and which I need to slip off.

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Exodus 13:5; Exodus 20;12; Leviticus 26:40-42; Daniel 11:24; Acts 7:12; Ephesians 6:2; 2 Timothy 1:3

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Monday, July 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo…perceptively:

“The wise man has eyes in his head…”
(Ecclesiastes 2:14)

Doesn’t everybody, Jesus?

Apparently not.

It’s one thing to have the equipment

quite another to know how to use it.

How many times have I looked right at something

and had no idea what I was seeing?

But I wasn’t seeing, was I?

I was just a-lookin’
oblivious to what it meant.

God, please!

Grant me the wisdom to see where I’m looking
with these eyes in my head.

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Deuteronomy 11:7; Deuteronomy 29:4; Ruth 2:10; Psalms 119:18; Proverbs 20:12; Isaiah 42:6-7; Luke 10:23

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Sunday, July 10, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Godly self-control:

“…does not keep a tight rein on his tongue…”
(James 1:26)

You know how hard it is for anyone to control their tongue, Jesus!

and I’m no exception.

Oh, I think I do all right most of the time…

but that’s not good enough, is it?

Like the rider of a horse that can suddenly buck and gallop away out of control

I’ve got to constantly be on my guard
every time I saddle up to open my mouth.

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Psalms 120:2; Proverbs 10:20; Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 18:21; James 3:1; James 3:5-9

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Saturday, July 9, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered humility:

“Wisdom will save you…from the wayward wife…who has left the partner of her youth…”
(Proverbs 2:12, 16-17)

There’s not a man alive who doesn’t need that wisdom, Jesus

not a wife who doesn’t need Your help
to keep from becoming that woman.

The more conscientious the person

the less worried they are it will happen to them
the more vulnerable they become to Satan’s trap.

Better people than I have fallen!

Don’t allow me
to let down my guard.

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Proverbs 1:32; Proverbs 5:20; Proverbs 6:23-24; Proverbs 7:5; Proverbs 23:27; Isaiah 29:24; Hosea 14:4; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

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Friday, July 8, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful adoration:

“…by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil…”
(Hebrews 2:14)

Powerfully ironic, Jesus – and totally unexpected.

When jealous religious leaders crucified You
Satan thought he had won.

But stunningly, it was Your death that defeated Satan!

With Your wholly undeserved death
You paid for the sins of all who put their faith in You

just as when I die to myself
I rise in thrilling triumph over the evil one.

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John 10:10; John 11:45-53; Romans 7:6; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:15; Colossians 3:1-10; Revelation 12:11

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Thursday, July 7, 2016


Keep your eyes wide open as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…deceitful men the LORD abhors.”
(Psalm 5:6)

I abhor them too, Jesus.

As uncomfortable and unpleasant as it is to face someone who blatantly detests me

I far prefer dealing with their honest hatred
than thinking someone likes me

who doesn’t.

You know everyone’s heart.

You see their outward speech and behavior
when it masks an evil intent.

Point them out to me, LORD!

Don’t let me fall for their smooth talk
or be undone by their wicked schemes.

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1 Samuel 16:7; Psalms 26:4; Psalms 55:21; Proverbs 6:12-15; Proverbs 12:5; John 1:47; Romans 3:13

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“…welcome him…”
(Philemon 1:17)

Some people are easy to welcome, Jesus.

They’re outgoing, gracious, humble, fun.

Other people…not so much.

They’re surly, selfish, egotistic.
Some are downright mean, devious, evil.

Do You want me to welcome everybody?

No, You don’t.

You tell me to have nothing to do with some of them

not even eat with them.

But that doesn’t mean they can’t change.

With You, all things are possible.

My prayer?

In heaven

that You will welcome me.

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Judges 19:20; Psalms 5:4; Matthew 10:40-41; Matthew 19:26; Luke 9:5; Luke 16:9; 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; Galatians 3:28

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“…wait for daylight in vain…”
(Job 3:9)

Job is still decrying the day of his birth, Jesus

wishing it had never occurred.

But he utters a phrase that sends a chill running down my spine.

When my life is dark –
so dark I can’t see Your hand in front of my face

I pray for daylight.

My hope is in You!

In Your goodness!
In Your forgiveness!
In Your Mercy!

O faithful God!

Let me once again see dawn.

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Genesis 19:15; Deuteronomy 33:2; Job 7:4; Psalms 37:6; Psalms 57:8; Psalms 65:8; Matthew 28:1-7

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Monday, July 4, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…their minds…are corrupted.”
(Titus 1:15)

I can’t imagine anything much worse than this, Jesus.

If my mind is corrupted
it affects everything I think, say and do

who I am.

Other than a miracle, there would be no escape

because a corrupted mind wouldn’t see the need.

How might I end up with a corrupt mind?

It’s by focusing on that which is corrupt, isn’t it?
Making corruption my entertainment.

Help me rip away, LORD!

while I still can.

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Ecclesiastes 2:23; Isaiah 44:18; Jeremiah 31:33; Luke 24:45; Acts 14:2; Romans 8:5; 2 Corinthians 3:14

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Sunday, July 3, 2016

 

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

“…in the seventh year of his reign.”
(Esther 2:16)

That’s the thing about reigns, Jesus…

I know how long I’ve been doing this
but have no idea how much longer it’ll last.

Well…that’s not exactly accurate.

I may have an idea, all right
but my idea may be flat-out wrong.

I may think this is a temp job

and do it the rest of my life.

I may think I’ve got job security

and be on the street tonight.

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Numbers 24:21-22; Deuteronomy 33:12; Deuteronomy 33:28; Joshua 6:1-20; Judges 18:7-28; 1 Samuel 25:29; 2 Peter 3:17