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Friday, June 28, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.”
(James 3:13)

Once again I’m reminded, Jesus:

Talk is cheap.

It’s not enough that I know the truth.

I have to live it!

If it’s truth I’m living

I won’t be boastful or proud.
I’ll be grateful and humble.

That’s the good life to which You’ve called me –

one that’s safe for others to follow.

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Genesis 19:16; Leviticus 25:18; Psalm 78:53; Matthew 5:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17; 2 Timothy 4:18

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Friday, October 6, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with awed admiration:

“Christ did not take on himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him, ‘You are my Son; today I have become your Father.’ And he says in another place, ‘You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.’”
(Hebrews 5:5-6)

You could have done that for Yourself, Jesus!

You have all power and authority.

Instead, You chose to model for us the beautiful humility

that You desire to see in my daily life.

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Psalm 68:28; Psalm 85:7; Proverbs 11:2; Romans 2:4; Romans 3:25; Galatians 5:22; James 3:13

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“Bold and arrogant…”
(2 Peter 2:10)

Bold is good, Jesus –

provided it’s accompanied by total dependence on You.

But when coupled with arrogance?

Bold is always bad –

sometimes immediately
sometimes later.

There are times when bold arrogance appears to work

but that’s only when there’s a long fuse

leading to the moment
when it blows up in their face.

Which is not to say timidity is the answer!

Why be timid

when humbly following You
enables me to be bold as a lion?

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Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 28:1; Mark 15:43; Acts 4:29; Acts 4:31; Acts 9:28; 2 Timothy 1:7

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Saturday, September 3, 2022

 

Grasp it! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.”
(Proverbs 3:34-35)

Much of my society has this reversed, Jesus.

They think proud mockers are strong, successful.
They envy them, aspire to be like them.

But the wise among us know better.

Today, their humility has brought them oppression

but tomorrow, eternal honor awaits!

If and when I’m forced to choose –

to have it today or have it tomorrow –

I choose forever in heaven with You!

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Psalm 16:11; Ecclesiastes 2:1; Luke 8:14; Titus 3:3; Hebrews 11:24-26; James 4:3; 2 Peter 2:13

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Monday, August 29, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“In your teaching show…soundness of speech…”
(Titus 2:7-8)

You’re not talking about the rules of grammar, are You, Jesus?

You’re telling me not to present speculation as fact.
You’re telling me to be kind toward others.
You’re telling me to speak with humility.
You’re telling me to stick to the truth.

I may not be the best speaker in the world.

What I have to say may not always be interesting.

But with Your help
I can do that.

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1 Samuel 30:24; Ecclesiastes 5:6; 1 Corinthians 1:10; Ephesians 4:29; Colossians 4:6; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:13

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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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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”
(1 Timothy 2:15)

Oh, what a solemn, sacred trust, Jesus!

Help me to come to Your Word with an open mind and heart!

May I never approach with my own agenda
seeking to proof-text what I already believe.

Instead, may I open my Bible in true humility
eager to be taught.

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Proverbs 30:5; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 15:6; Luke 8:11; Luke 11:28; John 10:35; Acts 6:2

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Thursday, May 19, 2022

 

Be very careful, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…horses and their riders will fall…”
(Haggai 2:22)

A rider on a horse may feel safer, Jesus, almost invincible.

The horse raises them up high off the ground
making them feel above it all.

The horse is faster than soldiers on foot
able to race away from danger.

But it’s an illusion, isn’t it?

A rider on a horse is a bigger target

and the bigger they are
the harder they fall.

Maybe I’d better stay humble

and not get up on my high horse.

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Exodus 10:3; Numbers 12:3; Deuteronomy 8:2; Matthew 11:29; Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; Ephesians 4:2; James 4:10

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Sunday, April 17, 2022

 

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

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed…”
(2 Timothy 2:15)

I’m so glad my work matters to You, Jesus!

But nothing I do is my work alone.
I’m leaning on You every step of the way.

I don’t want my work to be merely good.
I want it to be great.

There’s only one way that can happen:

When in passionate humility
I collaborate with You!

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2 Chronicles 14:11; Psalm 86:11; Isaiah 10:20; Isaiah 50:10; Jeremiah 48:10; 2 Corinthians 1:9; Galatians 3:9-11

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Sunday, January 2, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.”
(Jonah 3:6)

Three things revealed how seriously the king took Your warning, Jesus:

He took off his royal robes, thus stripping himself of his position.
In humility, he covered himself with sackcloth.

And then to top it all off

he sat down in the dust, like a dog.

May I heed Your warnings

with no less clarity!

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1 Samuel 15:22; Psalms 107:43; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 15:5; James 1:22