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Saturday, May 13, 2023

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit…”
(Colossians 2:5)

A lot of people use this verse to justify why they didn’t show up, Jesus.

They say “I can’t come, but I’ll be with you in spirit.”
Then they promptly put those people out of their minds.

But not Paul.

He truly connected with those he couldn’t be with.
He cared for them, prayed for them, identified with them.

Heavenly Father!
May I do the same.

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Deuteronomy 32:10; Ruth 4:16; 1 Samuel 12:23; Ezekiel 34:8; Hosea 12:13; Mark 15:41; 1 Thessalonians 2:8

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Monday, December 26, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: ‘All nations will be blessed through you.’ So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.”
(Galatians 3:8-9)

I have an earthly dad, Jesus.

Above all, there’s my Heavenly Father.

But because I have the faith of Abraham

he has become my spiritual father!

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Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; 2 Samuel 7:19; Romans 4:12-18; Romans 8:18; Romans 8:38; 1 Corinthians 3:22

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Monday, October 11, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in reverent trust:

“As you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him—you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house…”
(1 Peter 2:4)

Others may have rejected You, Jesus…

but not I!

You’re my All…my Everything – the Ever-Living Stone!

You’re precious not only to Your heavenly Father
but precious beyond all measure to me.

Make me into the perfect living stone for my place

in Your spiritual house.

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Romans 1:11; Romans 12:11; 1 Corinthians 1:7; Ephesians 1:3; Ephesians 2:19; 1 Timothy 3:15; Titus 1:7

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with lavish love:

“Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.”
(Luke 1:56)

What an awesome time those three months had to be, Jesus!

Your mother Mary, probably 12 or 13 years old
Elizabeth, well over 60

both filled with inexpressible wonder
pregnant because of a miracle
worked by Your heavenly Father.

Each of them faced unique challenges.
They needed each other, didn’t they?

O God!

Please put me with the right people

so we can encourage one another.

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Deuteronomy 1:38; Judges 20:22; Job 16:5; Acts 16:40; Romans 1:12; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Hebrews 10:25

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in building anticipation:

“…about whom the prophets also wrote…”
(John 1:45)

The prophets wrote about You, Jesus

because Your Heavenly Father told them what to write.

But most of them had little real knowledge of who You’d really be.

You gave each of them a small piece of the puzzle to share
without ever revealing the whole picture.

It’s up to those of us who’ve come later to fit all the pieces together

until our jaws drop in stunned love and wonder.

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Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:1-17; Matthew 11:3; John 5:46; 1 Peter 1:10-11; Revelation 22:16

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy awareness:

“He has performed mighty deeds with his arm…”
(Luke 1:51)

Mighty deeds are Your specialty, Jesus.

Praise be to Your glorious Name!

But that’s not the phrase that catches my eye.

Your mom said You performed them with Your arm –
and that’s before she had seen You work any miracle.

She was referring to Your heavenly Father.

Strictly speaking, God is Spirit. He has no arms.

But You were His arm on this earth for 33 years

as now…am I.

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Numbers 11:23; Psalms 89:21; Isaiah 30:30; Isaiah 30:32; Isaiah 48:14; Isaiah 50:2; Isaiah 51:5; Romans 8:11

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Tuesday, July 17, 2018

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…just as the Father commanded us.”
(2 John 1:4)

Not the opposite of what the Father commanded me, Jesus.

Not approximately

but just as I’ve been commanded by my heavenly Father.

Nothing less will do.

The problem arises, of course

when I discover through repeated trial and error
that I’m not that good.

I can’t pull it off.

That doesn’t mean I stop trying…

but it leaves me hopelessly head-over heels in debt
to Your loving, boundless mercy.

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Exodus 33:19; 2 Samuel 24:14; 1 Kings 8:28; Nehemiah 9:31; Job 9:15; Psalms 6:9; Romans 9:16

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Friday, June 1, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“…those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”
(Matthew 2:20)

Your Father sent that angel to Joseph, Jesus

to let him know the coast was clear to take You back.

Of course, Your Heavenly Father is also

the one who cleared the coast!

The murderous King Herod

was taken out.

I serve the Almighty God who can not only let me know when it’s safe to move

but do whatever it takes
to clear the path.

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Genesis 39:23; Psalms 1:3; Proverbs 16:3; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 21:22; John 15:7; 1 John 5:15

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“…we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children…comforting…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)

The best fathers know how to do that, don’t they, LORD?

Some children merely need to be told it’s all right.
Others require specifics – they want to be told why it’s all right! 😉

Really good fathers also know when their child needs comfort

and when they need to be rebuked, questioned, challenged.

Thank You for being an awesome Father to me!

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Matthew 5:16; Matthew 5:44-45; Matthew 6:9; Matthew 16:17; Matthew 18:14; Matthew 18:19; Ephesians 6:4

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

 

Be filled with gratitude, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:11-12)

But not every father encourages, Jesus.

Some with their words

discourage, belittle, condemn
pull the rug out from under their offspring.

Others by their example

humiliate, anger, disappoint
lead their children astray

Thank You for every father who encourages!

But thank You even more for being the greatest Father of all

who encourages, uplifts and inspires
every single one of us!

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Job 29:16; Psalms 68:5; Isaiah 22:21; Luke 11:11; 1 Corinthians 4:15; 2 Corinthians 6:18; Colossians 3:21