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Thursday, April 25, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in wholehearted acceptance:

“…it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor.”
(1 Peter 2:15-17)

You know how hard it is to obey those last three words, Jesus!

Especially when I despise their words and actions.

But You have Your reasons.

Bottom line?
That’s good enough for me.

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Exodus 14:31; Psalm 4:5; Psalm 13:5; Psalm 25:2; Psalm 31:6; Romans 15:13; Hebrews 2:13

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Sunday, February 18, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor.”
(Ecclesiastes 4:13-15)

What a tragedy, Jesus

that Solomon didn’t apply his own proverb to himself.

Please.

Help me practice what I preach!

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Psalm 12:2; Proverbs 26:24; Isaiah 29:13; Jeremiah 7:28; Matthew 23:3; Romans 2:22; 1 Peter 3:10

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Saturday, December 10, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steadfast love:

“Jesus answered him, ‘It is also written: ”‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.”’”
(Matthew 4:7)

You were battling Satan at the beginning of Your public ministry, Jesus.

He tried to get You to jump off the temple
to prove You’re the Son of God.

You’ve proved that over and over again!

But not in that foolish way.

I have no right to demand anything from You.

You’ve already proved Yourself to me and the world

times beyond counting.

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Exodus 17:7; Numbers 14:22; Deuteronomy 6:16; Malachi 3:10; Psalm 91:11-12; Proverbs 3:5-6; Acts 14:23

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in soul-searching recognition:

“Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh?”
(Galatians 3:3)

When You put it that way, Jesus

it really does sound foolish.

And now that You mention it

that may be what I’m doing –
at least some of the time.

One part of me knows I can’t earn heaven by the good things I do

but there’s another part that still keeps trying.

No.
It’s You.
Not me.

All You.

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Romans 4:1-5; Romans 4:8; Romans 10:9-10; 2 Corinthians 5:19; Galatians 2:21; Galatians 3:2; Ephesians 2:8-10

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with humility:

“…if you rely on the law and boast in God; if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law; if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark, an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children…”
(Romans 2:17-20)

You’re kind of hard on those of us who think we’re “all that,” aren’t You, Jesus?

as well You should be.

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Leviticus 26:19; 2 Kings 19:22; 2 Chronicles 26:16; 2 Chronicles 32:26; Psalm 10:4; Romans 11:13; 2 Corinthians 5:12

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Monday, April 25, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in heart pounding love:

“You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.”
(James 2:20-22)

Works without faith is dead, Jesus.

But so is faith without works.

I need both.

Help me, Father!

Oh, how I need both!

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Matthew 21:28-32; Matthew 7:21-23; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:22-23; Romans 4:5-6; James 2:14; James 2:17

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Monday, November 22, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you?”
(Galatians 3:1)

Well, there’s no question about that, is there, Jesus?

There’s only one who bewitches Your dearly-loved people:

the deceiver behind every deception
the head witch himself: Satan.

To my shame and disgrace

he’s succeeded in bewitching me a few times.

But thanks be to You, O LORD!

You rescued me from his clutches!

May I remain in deep, daily, moment-by-moment

1on1 relationship with You

so he’ll never bamboozle me again.

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Psalm 49:5; Jeremiah 9:4; Micah 2:11; John 8:44; James 4:7-10; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 John 1:7

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with opened eyes:

“If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.”
(James 2:11)

Pretty obvious, Jesus –

when I see it in somebody else.

But You’re pointing this out through Your half-brother James

because I have a hard time seeing it in myself.

I tend to look at other people’s sins as foolish, tragic, inexcusable

while seeing my own sins as no big deal.

How blind can I be?

I think I’ve already answered that question.

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Proverbs 22:13; Matthew 7:4-5; Luke 14:15-24; John 15:22; Romans 1:20; Romans 2:1; James 2:10

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sober awareness:

“This is how they treated all the Israelites…”
(1 Samuel 2:14)

Eli’s wicked sons repeatedly broke Your law and abused Your people, Jesus!

No wonder You put them to death.

You give us so many chances to repent and change our ways

that we may foolishly conclude that we can get away with our sins

that You won’t do anything about it.

But because You’re a God of of love

You’re a God of wrath –

against all who would intentionally defy You.

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Exodus 21:13; Numbers 35:20; Deuteronomy 32:35; Jeremiah 5:12; Ezekiel 7:9; Zephaniah 1:12; Hebrews 10:30

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Sunday, July 26, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in wisdom, self-control and total trust:

“…forfeiting your life.”
(Habakkuk 2:10)

That seems incomprehensible, Jesus!

Why would anyone forfeit his life?
Why would she throw away something so precious?

But people do it all the time. Why?

Because Your gracious gift of life can become soiled, feel ruined

by sin…pain…sickness…fear…hatred…loss.

And in the darkness that our emotions and Satan himself brings

people can lose hope
abandon perspective
think irrationally

act hastily…foolishly.

But You’re the Giver of life!

My life is not my own to take.

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Genesis 12:13; 1 Samuel 26:24; Job 6:9; Job 7:7; Psalms 22:20; Psalms 35:17; Ezekiel 18:4; John 10:15; John 13:37; 1 Corinthians 6:19