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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steadfast faith:

“Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’”
(John 3:5-7)

I can do all the good within my power to do, Jesus

but I can’t save myself.

I’m looking to You alone to save me

as I trust in Your death, burial and resurrection.

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Isaiah 53:3-5; Romans 4:25; Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 2:7; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Galatians 1:3-5; Hebrews 7:16

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a transparent heart:

“Anyone who does what is good is from God.”
(3 John 1:11)

That’s…quite a statement, Jesus.

There are a lot of people out there
who don’t accept You as Savior
who do good.

Oh, but wait a minute.

A deed is truly good
only when it’s done from pure motives –

and pure motives
originate with You.

When I do a so-called good deed
to win the approval of others

I’m serving myself –

not You or them

and the deed is soiled.

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1 Samuel 16:7; Matthew 5:16; Matthew 6:1-5; 1 Timothy 5:25; 1 Timothy 6:18; James 1:17; 1 Peter 2:12

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in chastened awareness:

“…Jesus asked them, ‘Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?’ But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored.”
(Mark 3:4-5)

That’s how You work nearly every miracle, Jesus –

in spite of our animosity, doubt and outright disbelief.

True, some miracles are granted to those who have faith

which comes directly from You

as a gift.

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Psalm 77:11; Psalm 106:7; Matthew 13:58; Acts 19:11; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 11:1; Hebrews 11:6

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in zealous love:

“For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.’ Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because ‘the righteous will live by faith.’”
(Galatians 3:10-11)

I keep trying to do good, Jesus

and so I should.

But not to earn my salvation!

I give my all to please You
In gratitude for your gift of faith.

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Romans 3:24; Romans 4:16; 1 Corinthians 1:4; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 4:16

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Friday, July 1, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a higher perspective:

“I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.”
(Ecclesiastes 3:12-13)

Those are a gift from You, Jesus!

But not everyone gets to enjoy them.

Some of the best people You’ve created

experience a brutally hard life on this earth.

But because of their steadfast faithfulness to You

their forever is going to be oh, so sweet!

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Nehemiah 8:10; Psalm 30:5; Luke 6:21; Luke 6:25; Luke 16:19-31; 2 Corinthians 7:9; Hebrews 11:35-40

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Monday, June 13, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“When the king of Moab saw that the battle had gone against him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they failed. Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall.”
(2 Kings 3:26-27)

Desperate people who don’t worship You

end up doing terrible, unthinkable things, Jesus!

May my faith be in You alone

causing me to do only what is good!

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Deuteronomy 12:28; 2 Kings 20:3; Psalm 38:20; Proverbs 14:22; Hosea 8:3; Micah 6:8; John 5:28-29

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Friday, August 24, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…we are…created in Christ Jesus to do good works…”
(Ephesians 2:10)

But before I can do good, Jesus

I have to be good.

Bad people do bad things. Good people do good things.

I do what I am.

True, sometimes bad people do good things

usually from an ulterior motive.

Good people often do bad things

because we’re weak…still growing…battling temptation.

But by faith –

through my deepening, daily, 1on1 relationship with You –

those good works are on the way.

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Mark 14:38; Luke 22:32; John 12:4-6; Romans 1:17; 1 Corinthians 10:13; James 3:2; James 4:8