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Wednesday, August 10, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“…Ruth stayed close to the women of Boaz to glean until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.”
(Ruth 2:23)

This wasn’t the life Ruth thought You were going to give her, Jesus

but trusting You, she embraced it anyway –

and oh, the reward that was finally hers!

Help me follow her example

believing with everything in me that in Your way and time

every promise You’ve made to me
will come true.

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Joshua 23:14; Psalm 33:4; Isaiah 49:7; Joel 2:23; 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:24

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty.”
(Hosea 4:15)

A command like that is hard to obey, Jesus.

Certainly, a person caught in sin might wish for better
for someone they truly love.

But it’s incredibly hard to tell someone:

“Don’t do as I’ve done.
Do as I say.”

A bad example is a tall, tall mountain to climb.

From this moment forward, help me set a good example

for everyone I want to see live for You!

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2 Kings 14:3; Ecclesiastes 9:13; Ezekiel 14:8; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“In your teaching show integrity…”
(Titus 2:7)

There are a lot of ways to teach, Jesus

even if I don’t consider myself to be a teacher.

The most powerful is by my example, isn’t it?

May everyone who watches my life be able to see that

I live for You
I live according to Your Word
I long to be a true blessing to others
I do not turn from Your Word to the right or to the left.

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Deuteronomy 5:32; Joshua 1:7; 1 Samuel 12:3-4; 2 Kings 22:2; Proverbs 10:9; Isaiah 8:20; 2 Corinthians 1:12

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Saturday, March 5, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered awareness:

“I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery, because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes—a people without understanding will come to ruin!”
(Hosea 4:14)

Give me understanding, Jesus!

Especially help me grasp the power of my example.

You certainly do –

excusing the sins of these young women
because of the awful example set before them.

May everyone who looks to me

safely follow my steps

as I follow Yours.

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2 Kings 14:3; Ecclesiastes 9:13; Ezekiel 14:8; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1; Philippians 3:17

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Saturday, February 12, 2022

 

Accept the honor, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good…”
(Titus 2:6-7)

I can’t just tell them how to behave, can I, Jesus?

I’ve got to show them what it looks like.

Of course, it’s a whole lot easier to point the way
than to lead the way.

But that’s only fair.

Because it’s a lot harder for them to follow my advice
than to nod with an indulgent smile
pretending to agree.

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2 Kings 14:3; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Ephesians 5:1; Philippians 3:14-17; 2 Thessalonians 3:7; James 1:22; 1 Peter 2:21

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Monday, June 15, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.”
(1 Kings 2:25)

Adonijah was Solomon’s brother, Jesus

but for his conniving attempt to overthrow his younger brother –

whom You anointed king –

he paid with his life.

The first time Adonijah proclaimed himself king

Solomon warned him never to pull a stunt like that again.

But in Adonijah’s case
forewarned was not forearned.

Dear LORD:

Help me learn from this hard example!

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1 Kings 1:5-10; 1 Kings 1:51-53; 1 Kings 2:13-22; 2 Kings 17:13; Psalms 19:10-11; Mark 8:15; Hebrews 12:25

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Friday, January 31, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“Eli’s sons were wicked men…”
(1 Samuel 2:12)

That’s every parent’s nightmare, Jesus!

Well…perhaps not every parent.
There may be evil parents who want evil children.

But even those parents
don’t want their children to be evil to them.

You haven’t given us control over our children.

If You had, our parents could have controlled us.

At best, parents have only example and influence.

But please, God! Hear the brokenhearted parent’s prayer:

Rescue and restore the children who stray.

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1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Kings 11:6; 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 14:3; Nehemiah 9:34; Ezekiel 20:21; Ephesians 6:1; Colossians 3:20

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Friday, December 27, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful reverence:

“And this is love…”
(2 John 1:6)

When You begin a sentence with those words, Jesus

I need to be on the edge of my seat, paying close attention.

My definition of love has no meaning if it’s not the same as Yours.

You’re the Inventor of love.

You’re its Creator
its Perfect Example
its Giver
its Sustainer.

You’re the very definition of love.

If I want to understand love

all I have to do is look at You.

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John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; James 2:13; 1 John 4:10; 1 John 5:3; 2 John 1:6

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“He was faithful to the one who appointed him…”
(Hebrews 3:2)

The writer is talking about You, Jesus –

faithful to the Father who appointed You!

In light of the fact that You were persecuted, tortured and crucified

that’s faithfulness unlike anything I’ve been called to do.

Nevertheless, I want to follow Your example.

I want to be faithful to the one who appointed me:

You.

I hope it doesn’t involve torture and crucifixion

but whatever it requires…

be my strength!

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Matthew 4:19; Matthew 8:22; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 19:21; John 10:27; John 12:26; John 21:22

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Sunday, June 2, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“He was faithful to the one who appointed him…”
(Hebrews 3:2)

The writer is talking about You, Jesus –

faithful to the Father who appointed You!

In light of the fact that You were persecuted, tortured and crucified

that’s faithfulness unlike anything I’ve been called to do.

Nevertheless, I want to follow Your example.

I want to be faithful to the one who appointed me:

You.

I hope it doesn’t involve torture and crucifixion

but whatever it requires…

be my strength!

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Matthew 4:19; Matthew 8:22; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 19:21; John 10:27; John 12:26; John 21:22