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Monday, October 31, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

Oh, do I need Your strength, Jesus!

Strength to obey You no matter what.
Strength to bear up under the hard times.
Strength to stay true to You during the good times.
Strength to overcome Satan’s temptations.
Strength to stay faithful to You…

right up to the moment You call me home.

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Exodus 15:2; Deuteronomy 4:37; Psalm 18:32; Proverbs 24:10; Romans 4:18-22; 1 Corinthians 1:25; Ephesians 3:16-19

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ…”
(Ephesians 3:8)

And what a grace-filed gift it is, Jesus –

to tell others about You.

Not just to those who’ve already heard

but to those who’ve never heard Your Name one time!

Most of us can’t go to those faraway places

but we can give sacrificially to You
and help those who can!

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Mark 16:15; Acts 14:7; Acts 16:10; Romans 1:15; Romans 10:15; Romans 15:20; 1 Corinthians 9:16; 2 Corinthians 10:16

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Monday, August 15, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ…”
(Ephesians 3:8)

Paul’s not merely being humble, Jesus.

He absolutely believes he’s less than the least of all Your people.

So let’s see…

if the great Apostle Paul has that opinion of himself

where does that place me?

Somewhere way, waaaaay beneath
the less than the least of all Your people!

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Proverbs 11:2; Proverbs 15:33; Proverbs 22:4; Zephaniah 2:3; Acts 20:19; Philippians 2:3; 1 Timothy 1:16

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Saturday, August 13, 2022

 

Stay focused, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Have you suffered so much for nothing – if it really was for nothing? Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you because you observe the law, or because you believe what you heard?”
(Galatians 3:4)

Paul’s getting a little perturbed at them, Jesus.

They’re still trying to work their way to heaven

instead of trusting what You did on the cross
as payment in full for their sins.

Please don’t let me make the same mistake!

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Romans 4:13-16; Romans 8:1-2; Romans 9:16; Galatians 2:15; Galatians 3:1-3; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:8-10

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Saturday, June 18, 2022

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16)

What a reminder, Jesus!

There’s more than one kind of hope.

There’s hope

bad hope

and good hope.

Some things I hope for are just “hope.”

They’re fine…but they don’t really make anything better.

Other things I hope for are “bad hope.”

If I get them, they’ll end up hurting me.

But You Are the Giver of Good Hope!

which is –

all good!

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Psalm 9:18; Psalm 25:3; Psalm 25:5; Psalm 25:21; Matthew 12:21; Acts 2:26; Romans 4:18

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Friday, June 10, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.”
(Ephesians 3:7)

Every person who follows You can say, “Amen!” to that, Jesus.

That’s exactly how I became a servant of Your gospel:

Your gift of grace.
Wholly undeserved.

More deeply appreciated than words can express.

And yes, it took Your incomparable, creative, loving, forgiving power

to transform a wretched sinner like me

into one of Your Own.

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Psalm 20:6; Romans 3:24; Romans 7:24-25; 1 Corinthians 15:10; Galatians 2:20-21; Ephesians 2:6-10; Colossians 1:9-14; Hebrews 1:3

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Saturday, June 4, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unrestrained allegiance:

“By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
(1 Corinthians 3:10-11)

You, Jesus…

Are where it starts.
Where it has to start.

To start anywhere else

is a fool’s errand!

If I don’t start with You

I’ll never finish.

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1 Samuel 2:8; Psalm 11:3; Psalm 89:14; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 33:6; Matthew 7:24-26; Romans 15:20

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in mounting excitement:

“…our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement…”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16)

Oh, Jesus.

Thank You for eternal encouragement!

I’ve never known anything else like it.

All other encouragement on this earth is short-lived.

Hopeful today…discouraged tomorrow.
Happy today…sad tomorrow.
Feeling good today…feeling bad tomorrow.

But Yours is the encouragement that never wanes.

In fact, as I draw closer to the day I draw my last breath

it keeps getting stronger.

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Genesis 25:8; Genesis 49:33; Mark 15:37; Luke 23:46; Romans 6:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; 2 Timothy 2:10

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Sunday, April 3, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with straightened priorities:

“I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard?”
(Galatians 3:2)

If there was ever a rhetorical question, Jesus

this is it.

Paul knew the answer!

He devoted his entire life to sharing the good news
that while no one is good enough to earn heaven
You paid our sin debt with Your life on the cross

for all who truly believe.

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Genesis 12:1-4; John 11:26: John 20:31; Romans 10:9-10; Galatians 2:21; Galatians 3:3; Galatians 3:6; Ephesians 2:8-9

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Thursday, February 24, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.”
(1 John 2:20)

At first, that sounds so encouraging, Jesus –

and it is.

I’m thoroughly, totally, absolutely equipped to succeed!

But at second look, it scares me to death.

I do know the truth…

which makes me responsible to live it.

I can’t plead ignorance.

So maybe I’d better plead for Your mercy, grace and power

to do what I know to do.

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Genesis 30:26; Numbers 10:31; Joshua 14:6; Joshua 23:14; Matthew 24:33; John 13:17; 1 Corinthians 15:58