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Saturday, July 6, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with heartfelt anticipation:

“I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.”
(2 John 1:12)

Partial joy is good, Jesus.

It sure beats total sorrow!

Partial joys are little oases in the desert of life!

Thank You for every one You’ve given me.

But complete joy?

Whew! I was starting to think I’d have to wait till heaven for that one.

But if John can experience complete joy by visiting passionate believers

why can’t I?

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Leviticus 9:24; Deuteronomy 16:15; 1 Chronicles 16:27; Romans 14:17; Galatians 5:22; Philemon 1:7; 1 Peter 1:8

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Sunday, June 25, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in mounting anticipation:

“Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. She said, ‘With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.’ Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.”
(Genesis 4:1-2)

And so the stage is set, Jesus.

It begins with joy
and ends with tragedy.

Two very different boys
two very different outcomes.

Only You know why life sometimes works this way

but one day, You’ll explain it all!

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Genesis 29:23; 1 Kings 17:20; Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; Matthew 16:23; Romans 3:4; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Galatians 5:22

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“…there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.’”
(Luke 2:8-10)

Sometimes when You show up I’m afraid, Jesus

because I mistake what You’re doing for something bad.

But it isn’t.

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Genesis 18:15; Genesis 28:17; Exodus 3:6; 1 Samuel 3:15; 2 Samuel 6:9; Isaiah 41:10; Acts 24:25

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with mounting anticipation:

“Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.”
(1 Chronicles 9:2)

There’s nothing like coming home, Jesus.

Well…that’s true if home is a good place.

Many people have had bad experiences growing up.

So for them, returning home would be painful.

But here’s the beautiful thing I’ve got to keep in mind:

This world is not my home!

My home is with You, in heaven.

Oh, what a joy it will be
to go home.

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Psalm 17:14; Isaiah 40:23; John 8:23; John 12:25; John 16:33; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 7:31; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:6-9

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

 

Never give up! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: ‘Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?’”
(Lamentations 2:15)

People love to attack a fallen hero, Jesus.

Why is that?

Were they jealous of the blessings You bestowed on them?
Are they delighted, now that Your discipline
has brought them down to their level?

What a shock it will be

when You restore the blessings
of Your repentant loved ones!

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2 Samuel 1:25; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 57:6; Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 9:10; Micah 7:8; Romans 11:1-5

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

 

Never give up! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: ‘Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?’”
(Lamentations 2:15)

People love to attack a fallen hero, Jesus.

Why is that?

Were they jealous of the blessings You bestowed on them?
Are they delighted, now that Your discipline
has brought them down to their level?

What a shock it will be

when You restore the blessings
of Your repentant loved ones!

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

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2 Samuel 1:25; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 57:6; Proverbs 24:16; Isaiah 9:10; Micah 7:8; Romans 11:1-5

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Monday, August 22, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“All the objects that Huram-Abi made for King Solomon for the temple of the Lord were of polished bronze. The king had them cast in clay molds in the plain of the Jordan…All these things…amounted to so much that the weight of the bronze could not be calculated.”
(2 Chronicles 4:16-18)

Whatever I do for You, spend for You, sacrifice for You, Jesus

is never enough!

But oh, the joy of giving my all

knowing my all

is all You require!

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Numbers 14:24; Matthew 19:27; Mark 12:41-44; Luke 5:11; Luke 5:28; Luke 10:40; Ephesians 6:7-8

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Sunday, August 21, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in breathless anticipation:

“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? Indeed, you are our glory and joy.”
(1 Thessalonians 2:19-20)

Other than You, Yourself, Jesus

the best thing about heaven isn’t going to be streets of gold.
It isn’t going to be pearly gates or even the vast number of mighty angels.

It will be the people who are there
because of what You did through me.

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Psalm 23:6; Luke 2:13; John 3:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Hebrews 11:16; Hebrews 12:22; Revelation 21:21

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in full-on passion:

“For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you?”
(1 Thessalonians 2:19)

For all his power and authority, Jesus

Paul loved the people to whom You had sent him

which, of course, includes me.

When it comes right down to it

it’s all about love.

May I love Your people not only as Paul did

but as did You.

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Mark 12:28-31; John 13:34-35; Romans 13:8; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Titus 2:11-13; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 3:8

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Monday, July 5, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.”
(Acts 2:29-30)

You, Jesus! David’s descendant!

David breathed his last breath on this earth
believing You would come.

Now, in heaven

he is watching in utter joy
as the miracle of You unfolds.

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2 Samuel 7:8-16; Matthew 1:1-17; Matthew 9:27; Matthew 15:22; Matthew 20:30; Matthew 21:9; Luke 3:23-38; Luke 18:39