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Monday, July 30, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with fierce determination:

“…on the day they are made ready…”
(Nahum 2:3)

When Ninevah’s enemies were ready

bad things happened.

But the reverse is also true!

Wonderful things happen when I do everything within my power
to get ready for You to do
what only You can do.

I’m not fooling myself.

I know I can’t make my dreams come true.

Only You!
Only You!
Only You!

But You expect me to give it all I’ve got

while I wait for You.

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2 Kings 6:33; Psalms 38:15; Psalms 119:166; Psalms 126:6; Psalms 130:5-6; Lamentations 3:37-38; Micah 7:7; Mark 12:30; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Ephesians 6:7-8

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Monday, January 8, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“They all march in line…”
(Joel 2:7)

It’s bad enough when my enemies show up one at a time, Jesus.

But when a horde of them lines up against me?

Not good.

Of course, this was a plague of locusts sent by You

against Your chronically rebellious people.

So as long as I stay obedient to You

I won’t have to face that fearsome sight.

Or if I do, I can remain confident

knowing You will surely rescue me.

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1 Samuel 7:8; 1 Samuel 17:37; 2 Samuel 3:18; Psalms 17:13; Psalms 25:20; Psalms 34:22; Luke 1:68-75; 2 Timothy 4:18; 2 Peter 2:9

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Sunday, October 15, 2017

 

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

“…their heart is filled with destruction.”
(Psalms 5:9)

The idea of having someone like this for an enemy is terrifying, Jesus!

They’re not content with doing wrong.
Not willing to stop at trying to entice me to sin.

It’s not enough for them to hurt me.
They won’t be happy until they’ve destroyed me.

But the idea of ever allowing a person like this to be my friend?
Thinking I can handle it?

Deliver me, my God!
Deliver me.

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Leviticus 27:29; Deuteronomy 7:26; Deuteronomy 30:15; 2 Samuel 22:5; 1 Kings 13:33-34; Job 31:23; 1 Corinthians 15:33

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Saturday, September 30, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sobriety:

“…those who oppose you…will be destroyed…”
(Philippians 1:28)

This might seem like heady stuff to some people, Jesus…

but that’s not how it’s supposed to strike me, is it?

Is it encouraging to know that one day I will get relief from my enemies?

Sure.

But it’s also enormously sobering.

I don’t deserve for anybody to be destroyed for opposing me!

But it’s not really about me, is it?

It’s about those who oppose me
because they oppose You.

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Exodus 23:22; Numbers 16:3; 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalms 55:18: Psalms 109:6; Isaiah 41:11; 2 Timothy 3:8

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in lesson-learning horror:

“Why then has he become plunder?”
(Jeremiah 2:14)

Before I try to answer that question, Jesus

I need to ponder what it is to be plunder.

It’s what raiders get when they destroy a city

looting whatever’s left after killing all its inhabitants
having burned it to the ground.

I don’t want to be my enemies’ stolen goods, Father!

To avoid that, it’s essential that I obey You.

I long to remain Your child, Your treasured possession

now…and forever.

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Genesis 34:29; Exodus 3:22; Numbers 14:31; Deuteronomy 3:7; Joshua 7:21; 1 Samuel 14:32; 2 Kings 7:16; Matthew 12:29; Hebrews 7:4

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Friday, July 14, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“He sold them to their enemies all around, whom they were no longer able to resist.”
(Judges 2:14)

A strong enemy is hard enough to defeat, Jesus

impossible without Your help.

From the looks of it, Your people were successful

until they turned their backs on You
and lost their Protector.

That’s not something I ever want to do, LORD!

Not just because I can’t bear for my enemies to win
but because I long to stay close to You.

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Joshua 7:12; Judges 10:13; 2 Samuel 22:41; Psalms 60:11; Luke 9:62; James 1:26; 2 Peter 2:21

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies…”
(Psalms 5:8)

I don’t know, Jesus –

Is it easier to live a righteous life while my enemies are attacking
or when it appears they’re giving me a break?

While under attack

I might lean hard on You…
or get discouraged and sin.

When free from attack

I might worship You in gratitude…
or grow complacent and stray.

Please, LORD!

In trouble or not
lead me all the time.

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1 Samuel 2:1; 2 Samuel 5:20; 2 Samuel 22:48-49; 1 Chronicles 12:17; Psalms 7:6; Matthew 10:36; Luke 6:35; Hebrews 10:27

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Friday, December 4, 2015

 

 Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul: 

“Meanwhile, Abner…had taken…”
(2 Samuel 2:8)

There’s always a “meanwhile,” isn’t there, Jesus?

No matter how many victories You give me

somebody isn’t pleased
was fervently hoping I’d lose

while Satan is always there
plotting to take back the ground I won.

It’s good to celebrate every victory, praising Your great Name

but I never want to take it to the point where I brag and gloat

because there’s always a “meanwhile”
lurking just around the corner.

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2 Samuel 5:20; 2 Samuel 22:4; 2 Samuel 22:41; 2 Samuel 22:49; Psalms 5:8; Psalms 143:9: Psalms 143:12