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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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Saturday, May 18, 2019

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“After a roundabout march of seven days…”
(2 Kings 3:9)

I’ve been on a few of those roundabout journeys, Jesus!

At least, that’s what they felt like at the time:

a total waste.

But is that what they were?

No. Even when I didn’t know what I was doing

You did.

You’ve made me a promise:

That if I will seek You with my whole heart
and faithfully follow You all the way

You will guide my steps.

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Psalms 25:5; Psalms 31:3; Psalms 37:23; Psalms 73:24; Psalms 119:59; Psalms 139:7-10; Jeremiah 29:13; John 14:26

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Saturday, March 16, 2019

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“You suffered…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:14)

So have I, Jesus –

oh, not as badly as some of Your people…
but I’ve suffered more than I thought I would.

Not that You didn’t warn me!

You made it clear that as Your child
I’ve got to pick up my cross and follow You.

I just didn’t know it would be this heavy.
I didn’t know I would have to carry it so far

or so long.

But that’s okay –

‘cause You’re worth it.

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Psalms 119:71; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 1 Thessalonians 3:2-3; 1 Peter 4:1

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Sunday, June 17, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“But when they arrived, he began to draw back…”
(Galatians 2:12)

Peer pressure can be a good thing, Jesus

when the people around me are wholly devoted to You

when their only desire for me
is to see me follow You.

But so many times, groups and individuals have their own ideas

causing them to pressure me to fall in line with their agendas.

I’d love to please them, Father!

But I’d ten thousand times rather please You.

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Leviticus 1:13; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 104:34; Romans 12:1-2; Romans 14:13-18; Philippians 4:18; 1 Timothy 5:4

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Thursday, June 14, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undiluted sincerity:

“…follow along after the girls.”
(Ruth 2:9)

Good advice, Jesus –

so long as the girls are headed in the right direction
so long as they’re doing the right thing.

In this case, they were…and Ruth was safe.

But sometimes the girls – and guys – are headed straight to the pit.
Sometimes what they’re doing is the wrong thing to do.

Which is why when I follow anyone – man or woman –

I’ve got to be doubly…triply
double-dog certain

they’re following You.

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Judges 3:28; 2 Kings 6:19; Matthew 4:19; Mark 8:34; John 10:27; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17

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Friday, December 8, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“…in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.”
(1 Chronicles 6:49)

Your Word is more than a suggestion, isn’t it, Jesus?

It’s a command.

I can’t choose which commands I like and obey only those.

It’s all or nothing.

Your Word is an expression of Your very self.

When I fully obey Your Word, I’m choosing to

please You
honor You
follow You
be like You

which is the deepest longing of my heart.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Romans 8:8; 1 Corinthians 6:20; Colossians 1:27; Colossians 3:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:1; Hebrews 11:6; 1 John 3:2

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in bottomless trust:

“…heard what John had said and…followed Jesus.”
(John 1:40)

I’ve heard what John said, Jesus –

and I’m following You.

Your words through John and the other Bible authors

have the ring of truth like no other.

But that’s not all.

They’re backed up by fact.

Nor is that all.

They’re confirmed by my experience.

If it sounds like the truth

looks like the truth

and lives like the truth

I’m staking my life on it:

It’s the Truth.

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Genesis 42:16; Proverbs 12:17; Proverbs 23:23; Isaiah 45:19; John 3:21; John 8:32; John 14:6

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“…keep to the paths of the righteous.”
(Proverbs 2:20)

The righteous have paths, Jesus!

Plural, not singular.

True, You’re the only way to heaven.

No one can come to the Father
except through You.

So for each of us it’s the same:

Follow You wherever You lead.
Stay true to Your Word.

But because You’ve made each of us unique

when we follow You
we discover new paths

when we wholeheartedly embrace Your Word
unexplored worlds open before us.

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Proverbs 14:10; Song of Songs 6:9; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 2:11; 1 Corinthians 14:17; Philippians 2:20

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Friday, September 1, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“But I…”
(Jonah 2:9)

Those two words can be the start of something amazing, Jesus!

They’re absolutely perfect
when Satan sets one of his traps.

False teachers may attempt to lead me in suspect paths

But I will hold fast to Your Word
turning neither to the right nor to the left.

When the way becomes hard, others may turn their backs on You

But I will take up my cross
and follow You every step of the way.

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Deuteronomy 5:32; Job 1:7; Isaiah 8:20; Zechariah 3:1-2; Matthew 4:10; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:23; 1 Peter 5:8

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Friday, September 1, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“But I…”
(Jonah 2:9)

Those two words can be the start of something amazing, Jesus!

They’re absolutely perfect
when Satan sets one of his traps.

False teachers may attempt to lead me in suspect paths

But I will hold fast to Your Word
turning neither to the right nor to the left.

When the way becomes hard, others may turn their backs on You

But I will take up my cross
and follow You every step of the way.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Deuteronomy 5:32; Job 1:7; Isaiah 8:20; Zechariah 3:1-2; Matthew 4:10; Matthew 10:38; Matthew 16:23; 1 Peter 5:8