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Thursday, July 15, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in zealous love:

“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.”
(Ephesians 2:19-20)

I belong, Jesus! I’m part of something far bigger than myself.

Because I belong to You

I belong to everyone on the face of the earth

who also belongs to You

and to every saint who has preceded me

into heaven.

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Romans 1:6; Romans 7:4; Romans 12:5; Romans 14:8; Galatians 6:10; Ephesians 4:11-13; Hebrews 10:38-39

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

 

Take the words of this Lazaroo as a personal warning:

“On the day I punish Israel for her sins, I will destroy the altars of Bethel; the horns of the altar will be cut off and fall to the ground.”
(Amos 3:14)

You have to be pretty angry to destroy your own altar, Jesus!

But it was because Your people had made a mockery of it.

They kept going through the motions of worshiping You

but their sinful lives made it clear:

Their devoted words
were nothing but lies.

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Joshua 7:1; 1 Kings 11:4; 2 Chronicles 17:6; Isaiah 29:13; Ezekiel 20:16; Matthew 15:4-8; John 8:44

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Sunday, May 23, 2021

 

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

“Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.”
(Esther 3:4)

When the laws of the land conflict with Your Word, Jesus

it’s no contest.

Traditions, customs, police, judges, mayors, governors presidents all lose.

You win.

The only reason I have to pray about it

is to learn from You the wisest way to proceed.

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2 Kings 17:39; 2 Chronicles 17:4; Psalms 84:10; Daniel 3:28; Luke 11:28; Acts 5:29; Hebrews 11:24-26

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Friday, January 29, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the Kebar River. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days—overwhelmed.”
(Ezekiel 3:15)

That’s how bad Ezekiel’s countrymen had become, Jesus.

He couldn’t believe what he was seeing!

Your people doing detestable things – things forbidden in Your Law.
Most of all – unthinkably! – Your people worshiping other gods.

Once they forsook you
the vile behavior soon followed.

O Jesus!

Keep me close to You!

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Leviticus 18:22; Leviticus 18:26; Leviticus 18:29; Deuteronomy 7:25; Proverbs 6:16-19; Proverbs 28:9; Titus 1:16

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in respectful appreciation:

“No one could distinguish the sound of the shouts of joy from the sound of weeping, because the people made so much noise. And the sound was heard far away.”
(Ezra 3:13)

What a milestone for Your people, Jesus!

The laying of the foundation of the house of the LORD!

Some were shouting for joy…some weeping for joy.

We’re all different, aren’t we?

Some cried.
Some shouted.

Same event.

May I never judge anyone for how the world appears to them.

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Leviticus 9:24; Ezra 3:10-12; Psalms 5:11; Psalms 20:5; Psalms 35:27; Proverbs 29:6; Luke 6:23

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Saturday, July 11, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute.”
(Jeremiah 2:20)

Strong words, Jesus.

Hard to hear.
But even worse, hard for You to see:

Your people worshiping other gods
instead of remaining faithful to You.

That’s exactly how You view me

every time I put someone or something
ahead of obedience to You:

as a prostitute.

Help, LORD!

That’s not what I want You to see when You look at me.

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Exodus 34:15-16; Leviticus 17:7; Leviticus 19:29; Leviticus 20:5; Numbers 15:39; Judges 8:33; 1 Corinthians 10:20; Revelation 17:5

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Sunday, March 29, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…they will take possession of it.”
(Deuteronomy 1:39)

This was a brutally hard thing for Your people to hear, Jesus.

The thing they had worked so hard to accomplish
the land they had journeyed so long to enter

was not to be theirs.

Instead, it was their children who would enjoy it.

Their sin had robbed them of Your promise.

May that not be true of me!

But may all those who come after me

indeed possess what You have promised!

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Genesis 24:7; Genesis 28:15; Exodus 32:13; Numbers 14:23; Joshua 5:6; Deuteronomy 1:29-38; Acts 7:5

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“Give careful thought to the day…”
(Haggai 2:18)

You were reminding Your people to give careful thought

to the day when the foundation of Your temple was laid, Jesus.

But there are a number of days in my life

that deserve careful thought.

Every day I experienced joy, fulfillment, success –

those were gifts from You.

Every day I experienced disappointment, heartache, failure –

those too were gifts from You.

I didn’t thank You then.

But looking back…

I thank You now.

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Proverbs 4:26; Proverbs 5:6; Proverbs 14:8; Proverbs 14:15; Haggai 1:5; Ezekiel 3:10; Luke 1:3

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Monday, December 23, 2019

 

Be forewarned, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up.”
(2 Peter 2:3)

A made-up story can be enjoyable, Jesus –

as a fairy tale told to children
when a gifted novelist spins an intriguing adventure.

But when made-up stories are used to manipulate Your people and lead them astray

they’re not entertainment.
They’re a lie.

Satan is the father of lies.

His every intent is to steer people away from the truth

that always points to You.

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Psalms 63:11; Psalms 116:11; Proverbs 17:4; Micah 2:11; 1 Timothy 4:2; 1 John 4:20; John 8:44; Revelation 21:8

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in passionate gratitude:

“…will become my people.”
(Zechariah 2:11)

There are two kinds of people walking this earth, Jesus:

Your people
and those who are not Your people.

It doesn’t have anything to do with sex, age, size, skin color, intelligence, nationality, denomination or religiosity.

The difference between heaven and hell is belief in You –

that You are God come to this earth as a man
that You died on the cross for our sins
and on the third day rose again.

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2 Chronicles 7:14; Hosea 1:10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-13; John 10:14; John 10:27; James 2:14-17; 1 John 2:3-6