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Friday, February 19, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“I urge, then, first of all, that…prayers…be made for…kings…”
(1 Timothy 2:1-2)

At first blush, this can seem a bit…

irritating, Jesus.

Why would You command even the poorest subjects to pray for their king?

Here they are, powerless, struggling just to make ends meet

while kings can do pretty much whatever they want
and live in jaw-dropping luxury.

Maybe that’s why –

so kings will exercise their power for the good of their people
and become willing to share the wealth.

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1 Samuel 8:10-21; 1 Samuel 12:19; 2 Samuel 21:8; Esther 3:10; Esther 8:2; Mathew 10:18; Matthew 11:8

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unlimited trust:

“Then they gave money to the masons and carpenters…”
(Ezra 3:7)

They paid them before they did the work, Jesus.

Was that wise?

Well, why not?

Somebody has to take the risk, don’t they?

If the people hiring the workers don’t take it
then the people doing the work have to.

Either way, somebody risks not getting paid
or paying for an unfinished project.

Why am I willing to take those kinds of risks?

Because You’ve got my back.

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Exodus 18:21; 2 Samuel 17:28; Nehemiah 13:13; Psalms 19:7; Psalms 111:7; 1 Timothy 1:12; 1 Timothy 3:11

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

 

Walk softly, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:7)

This is one of those passages, Jesus…

on which students of Your Word disagree.

You could have spelled it out so there’d be no guessing, no controversy

but You chose not to.

Since You’ve remained purposely mysterious about it

perhaps we should hold our opinions
with humility.

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Job 36:26; Proverbs 11:2; 1 Corinthians 8:2; Philippians 2:3; Colossians 3:12; 1 Timothy 1:7; 1 Peter 5:5

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heartfelt gratitude:

“Solomon took a census of all the aliens who were in Israel…”
(2 Chronicles 2:17)

I’d have been an alien in that census, Jesus

a foreigner
a stranger
a misfit

I’m not descended from Abraham, Isaac or Jacob.

I’m not even sure who all my ancestors are
except that if I go back far enough…

I’m pretty sure I go back to Adam. 😉

But I’m no longer an alien, am I?

Thanks to the cross
I’m family.

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Romans 11:17-24; Galatians 3:7; Galatians 4:7; Galatians 4:31; Ephesians 2:19; Ephesians 4:17; Hebrews 2:11

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Monday, February 15, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…how…blameless…we were among you…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:10)

People have called me many names over the years, Jesus

but no one has ever called me, “blameless.”

And even if they did

You wouldn’t.

Except…

You said if I’d confess my sins
You’d cleanse me from every one of them

Because I’ve put my trust in You alone

You’ve removed my sins from me
as far as the east is from the west

Wow.

So in the only Eyes that matter
I’m blameless.

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Genesis 6:9; Genesis 17:1; 2 Samuel 22:26; Job 2:3; Psalms 103:12; Philippians 2:15; James 3:2; 1 John 1:9

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

 

Rejoice in the Family of God, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Here are the men who served, together with their sons…”
(1 Chronicles 6:33)

Is there anything better, Jesus –

than for a dad to get to serve You alongside his children
for a son or daughter to be privileged to serve You with their dad?

Not many gifts are greater than that.

But who are my true moms and dads…sons and daughters?

You answered that a long time ago:

It’s the obedient ones
who do the will of Your Father.

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Matthew 12:46-50; John 19:26-27; 1 Corinthians 4:17; Galatians 4:27; Philemon 1:10; Hebrews 12:8; 1 Peter 5:13

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

 

Be in awe, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him…”
(Colossians 1:19)

Wow.

That pretty much says it, Jesus:

All there is of God
is in You.

You…are God.

The Creator.
LORD of all.

No wonder when Phillip begged You to show him the Father You told him:

“Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”

No wonder, when You identified Yourself to the soldiers who had come to arrest you

they fell to the ground.

So do I.

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Luke 4:12; John 1:3; John 14:8-9; John 18:4-6; John 20:27-29; Colossians 1:15-18; 1 John 5:20

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

 

Be in awe, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him…”
(Colossians 1:19)

Wow.

That pretty much says it, Jesus:

All there is of God
is in You.

You…are God.

The Creator.
LORD of all.

No wonder when Phillip begged You to show him the Father You told him:

“Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.”

No wonder, when You identified Yourself to the soldiers who had come to arrest you

they fell to the ground.

So do I.

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Luke 4:12; John 1:3; John 14:8-9; John 18:4-6; John 20:27-29; Colossians 1:15-18; 1 John 5:20

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Friday, February 12, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with clear-eyed resolve:

“He did evil in the eyes of the LORD…”
(2 Kings 3:2)

When it comes to doing good or evil, Jesus

Yours are the only eyes that matter.

My culture applauds behaviors You call sin.
My culture decries actions You command me to carry out.

Without question, my culture exerts a lot of pressure on me to conform.

But last time I checked…

at the end of my life I will stand before You
and not my culture.

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Exodus 1:15-21; 2 Kings 17:15; Ezekiel 11:12; Matthew 23:3; Romans 8:29; Romans 12:2; 1 Peter 1:14

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undiluted sincerity:

“…your joy in Christ Jesus will overflow on account of me.”
(Philippians 1:26)

I’d love for somebody’s joy in You…

to be my fault, Jesus!

I hope that’s already happened –

but if so, I’d like it to happen again

and again
and again.

In fact, if You want to use me to spread Your joy to everyone I know

I couldn’t be happier about it.

Fun can be had.

Joy, on the other hand, has to be granted

by You.

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Psalms 5:11; Psalms 16:11; Psalms 19:8; Psalms 20:5; Matthew 13:44; Luke 6:22-23; Romans 15:13