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Saturday, February 6, 2021

 

Take stock, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.”
(Jonah 3:5)

The people of the great city of Ninevah did this, Jesus

in response to Your warning through the prophet Jonah.

Through him, You told them their city would be overturned in 40 days.

Just wondering…

If You sent a prophet with a similar warning to my city

would anyone fast?
would anyone remove their fine clothing

and start wearing sackcloth?

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Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; Psalms 69:11; Matthew 4:1-2; Matthew 11:21; Acts 13:2-3; Acts 14:23

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

 

Take stock, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.”
(Jonah 3:5)

The people of the great city of Ninevah did this, Jesus

in response to Your warning through the prophet Jonah.

Through him, You told them their city would be overturned in 40 days.

Just wondering…

If You sent a prophet with a similar warning to my city

would anyone fast?
would anyone remove their fine clothing

and start wearing sackcloth?

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; Psalms 69:11; Matthew 4:1-2; Matthew 11:21; Acts 13:2-3; Acts 14:23

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a fervent spirit:

“They declared a fast…”
(Jonah 3:5)

These days, Jesus

people seldom declare a fast
unless their serious.

We go without food only when we want something really badly

or when we’ve had the living tar scared out of us.

That was pretty much what happened to the Ninevites

after Jonah showed up and warned them
that You were going to destroy their city in 40 days.

May I always remember:

Because they got serious and got serious fast

You relented.

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Deuteronomy 10:20; Judges 20:26; 1 Samuel 7:6; 1 Kings 21:27; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 5:33-34; Acts 13:2

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in pure trust:

“The Ninevites believed God.”
(Jonah 3:5)

Every time I take You at Your Word, Jesus…

every time I decide to act on it
every time I follow through with 100% obedience

good things happen!

Well…they don’t just “happen.”

YOU make them happen!

In this case, You sent Jonah to tell the Ninevites that You were going to destroy their city because of their many sins.

When they believed You and repented, however,
You spared them.

O God!
Spare me!

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Genesis 15:6; Exodus 4:31; Psalms 106:12; Matthew 8:13; Luke 1:45; John 1:12; 1 Corinthians 15:2

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“He proclaimed, ‘Forty more days and Ninevah will be overturned.’”
(Jonah 3:4)

Finally, Jonah obeyed You, Jesus.

First, he ran away
hopped a ship in the opposite direction.

Stupid decision.
No one can run away from You.

You sent a storm so bad the sailors threw him overboard
had a great fish swallow him until he repented, then spit him out.

Now, he’s preaching like You told him to.

How much better
when I obey You the first time!

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 Samuel 15:14; Nehemiah 5:11; Daniel 4:33; Jonah 1:1-2:10; Matthew 4:22; Matthew 14:22; Matthew 21:3; Mark 10:52

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Monday, May 18, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“Jonah started into the city.”
(Jonah 3:4)

Beginnings are crucial, Jesus!

Without them, nothing gets done.

But starting a task that seems doomed to failure is especially hard.

That’s why Jonah ran the other way
when You assigned it to him.

Still, successful completion of the task isn’t the most important thing.

Obedience to You is.

Only after I obey

do I get to find out if You will bring it to completion.

Because only You can.

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Psalms 44:3-7; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 26:12; Jeremiah 10:23; Lamentations 3:37-38; Acts 4:28;1 Corinthians 8:6

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…a visit required three days.”
(Jonah 3:3)

That’s how long it took Jonah to go through the ancient city of Ninevah, Jesus.

Back then, that was a lot.
Today, not so much.

How long would it take one of Your prophets

to go through Tokyo, Shanghai, Jakarta, Manila, Seoul, Beijing, New York –

for every person to hear they needed to repent?

Today’s technology would help!

But You care about smaller cities, towns, villages, hamlets – neighborhoods, too…

and even me.

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Genesis 19:29; Numbers 35:11; Deuteronomy 9:1; 1 Chronicles 19:13; Psalms 69:35; Zechariah 1:6: Acts 7:51-53

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Saturday, November 2, 2019

 

Stand in awe, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Now Nineveh was a very important city…”
(Jonah 3:3)

Every city is important to You, Jesus!

But Nineveh was important to Your plan of the ages at that exact moment in time –

not only for the world then…but the world now.

Everything written in Your Word in the past

You’re using to teach us in our present.

The amazing experiences You gave Your reluctant servant Jonah

demonstrate the extreme measures to which You’ll go

to save a sinful city.

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Jonah 1:1-17; Jonah 2:1; Jonah 2:10; Jonah 3:1; Jonah 3:6; Jonah 4:1-11; Matthew 12:39; Romans 15:4

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Wednesday, August 28, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with renewed determination:

“Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Ninevah.”
(Jonah 3:3)

But when did he do that, Jesus?

It wasn’t when You told him to go the first time.
It was only after he ran from You

got swallowed by the fish You sent for him
and got vomited out on shore.

So much for my questions about why I have to go through my own traumatic situations.

Whatever it takes!

…when I don’t obey the first time.

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Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:5; Deuteronomy 26:14; Joshua 22:2; Micah 5:15; John 17:6; Philippians 2:12

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Monday, February 11, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful faith:

“Go to the great city of Ninevah…”
(Jonah 3:2)

Those words sound familiar, Jesus.

Oh. Right:

You already said them to Jonah
after which, he ran the other way.

You had to stop him in his tracks
teach him a powerful lesson
turn him around.

How many times have You had to give me the same instructions, Father?

Thank You so much for Your incomprehensible patience!

‘cause I’m not on my second chance, Holy Spirit.

but somewhere in my second billionth.

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Jonah 2:1; Romans 11:33; 2 Corinthians 13:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:4; James 2:13; 2 Peter 3:9; Jude 1:21