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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“Now the priests who carried the ark remained standing in the middle of the Jordan until everything the Lord had commanded Joshua was done by the people, just as Moses had directed Joshua. The people hurried over…”
(Joshua 4:10)

It’s incredibly hard to stand still, Jesus –

especially when everybody else is hurrying past
under the shadow of a towering wall of water!

But may I move when You say move

and stay put when You so command.

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Genesis 26:2; Exodus 3:10; Exodus 4:12; Exodus 32:34; Judges 7:4; Proverbs 1:15; Matthew 24:26; Matthew 28:19

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a heart full of love:

“Be merciful…”
(Jude 1:22)

I’ve got a question, Jesus:

Why is it so hard for me to be merciful to others

while being the grateful recipient
of all this mercy I’m receiving from You?

I know what I deserve –

and it ain’t peaches and cream.

I deserve dismemberment, humiliation and hell.
Instead, You’ve given me life, golden opportunities and heaven.

Surely, I can muster up a little of Your mercy toward others!

You’ve made it pretty clear:

If I don’t

my own mercy could come to a halt.

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Genesis 19:16; Psalm 6:2; Proverbs 28:13; Matthew 5:7; Matthew 6:15; Matthew 9:13; Galatians 6:7-9

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with desperate desire:

“He has overthrown you without pity, he has let the enemy gloat over you, he has exalted the horn of your foes. The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. You walls of Daughter Zion, let your tears flow like a river day and night; give yourself no relief, your eyes no rest.”
(Lamentations 2:17-18)

It’s hard to see You like this, Jesus

but absolutely essential.

You’re giving me a clear picture of the horror of sin.

May I hate and reject the sin in my life
as much as You do.

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Psalm 36:2; Psalm 69:14; Ezekiel 35:6; Hosea 9:15; Acts 2:38; Romans 12:9; 2 Peter 3:9

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.”
(Colossians 2:4)

As hard as it is to imagine, Jesus

there are so many people out there
who enjoy deceiving others.

That’s the work of Satan, isn’t it?

They don’t believe in You.
They couldn’t!

If they believed in a God who sees and hears and knows all

there’s no way in this world
they would practice this kind of deceit.

I’m begging You, Father:

Protect me!

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Genesis 3:13; Job 11:11; Job 12:16; Psalm 49:5; Jeremiah 9:4; Micah 2:11; 2 John 1:7

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Sunday, February 5, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“Let everyone call urgently on God. Let them give up their evil ways and their violence.”
(Jonah 3:8)

Why do we find it so hard, Jesus

to give up the things that break Your heart?

You’re not trying to cheat us out of having a good time!

You’re protecting us from the thoughts, words and behaviors
that will destroy our lives.

Forgive me, LORD

for being so slow to give up
what will take me down.

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Judges 2:19; 2 Samuel 2:23; Ecclesiastes 3:6; Ezekiel 23:8; Ezekiel 45:9; Daniel 3:28; Luke 14:33

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Thursday, January 12, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“Do not mortals have hard service on earth? Are not their days like those of hired laborers? Like a slave longing for the evening shadows, or a hired laborer waiting to be paid, so I have been allotted months of futility, and nights of misery have been assigned to me.”
(Job 7:1-3)

Job was telling the truth, Jesus.

That’s exactly how he felt.

He didn’t know it

but that wasn’t how his story would end.

You restored and blessed him with more than before!

No matter what I’m going through now

I trust the beautiful end You have in store for me!

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Deuteronomy 30:1-4; 1 Samuel 7:14; 2 Samuel 16:12; Matthew 9:29-31; Matthew 17:11; 2 Corinthians 13:9; 1 Peter 5:10

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

 

Beg God for patience, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait…”
(Jude 1:21)

Waiting is so hard, Jesus!

I long to experience the full measure of what You have in store for me.

I confess my impatience.
I want it all now!

But I trust that You know best.

Each stage of life You’ve brought me through
has prepared me for the next.

Now is no exception.
When I’m fully ready –

and only then!

will Your next adventure for me be revealed.

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Genesis 8:10; Numbers 9:8; Ruth 3:18; Psalm 5:3; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 130:6; Acts 1:4; Romans 8:19

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Monday, September 12, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humbled repentance:

“Anyone who runs ahead…”
(2 John 1:9)

It’s hard to admit, Jesus

but I’ve been guilty of running ahead.

Inexcusably, I got tired of waiting on You.

After praying, I expected an immediate answer.

I gave no thought to Your superior understanding –

that compared to You, I was totally clueless.

So I went ahead with what I thought was best

only to discover to my sorrow

that anyone who runs ahead of Your perfect way and time

ends up running way, waaaaay behind.

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Deuteronomy 32:4; 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 18:30; Psalm 19:7; Psalm 49:20; Psalm 64:5-7; Matthew 13:14

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Friday, July 29, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted adoration:

“‘Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.’ But Moses said, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.’ Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses…”
(Exodus 4:12-14)

Moses didn’t want to go where You told him to go

nor do what You told him to do, Jesus.

Sometimes, neither do I –

when it looks extremely hard

even impossible.

But Moses ended up doing it, didn’t he?

No matter what, that’s what I have to do.

Every time.

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Genesis 22:18; Exodus 12:24; Leviticus 18:4; Matthew 8:27; Mark 1:27; Luke 11:28; John 14:23

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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