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Friday, August 7, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep longing:

“When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
(John 1:47)

When I approach You, Jesus

Is that what You see?
No deceit?

Oh, how I long for that to be true of me!

But it’s hard.
I so want people to like me.

Dare I let them know how flawed I am?

Ha! Who am I kidding?

Not only You – but they –

have a pretty good idea.

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Genesis 27:35; Psalms 5:6; Psalms 32:2; Psalms 119:29; Mark 7:20-23; Acts 13:10; Ephesians 4:22

Thursday, August 6, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“…make a list of their names.”
(Numbers 3:40)

I love that about You, Jesus!

Our names matter to You.

My name matters to You!

Wow.

With so many to watch over and care for

with so many far more important than I

You know my name.

That gives me goose bumps.

I matter to You.
You truly love me.

You watch over me like I’m Your only sheep.

To You I’m not a number.
I’m Your close, dear, forever friend.

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Genesis 16:13; Isaiah 62:2; Jeremiah 33:3; Luke 12:22-32; John 10:14; John 15:15; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 3:12

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in overflowing gratitude and love:

“He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”
(Luke 1:54-55)

That’s who You are, Jesus!

Helper. Merciful. Promise-Keeper.

Just as You are doing for Abraham and his descendants

You are helping me every day of my life.
You are merciful to me beyond all comprehension.
You have kept every one of Your promises to me.

I praise You, LORD!

I give You all of me.
Forever.

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Exodus 18:4; Joshua 23:14; Psalms 27:9; Psalms 118:7; Daniel 9:9; Luke 6:36; Hebrews 13:6

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humbled gratitude:

“…he must bring as his offering for the sin he committed a female goat without defect.”
(Leviticus 4:28)

What about the person who had only one goat to supply milk for his baby, Jesus?

That would have brought home the seriousness of his sin, wouldn’t it?

Just as the thought that out of love for me
You gave Your only Son to pay for the sins I’ve committed

for which huge flocks of goats
could have never atoned.

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Numbers 16:26; 1 Samuel 2:25; 1 Kings 14:22; Psalms 78:38; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 2:13; Colossians 3:13

Monday, August 3, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Holy Spirit wisdom:

“…carried by four of them.”
(Mark 2:3)

That man had some friends, Jesus!

Here he was, unable to walk, unable to get to You.

No problem.
His four friends picked him up
and made sure He got to You!

Do I have friends like that, Father?

Wrong question. Let me try again.

Am I a friend like that?

It doesn’t start with what others do for me, does it?
You hold me responsible for what I do for them.

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Genesis 42:21; Luke 6:31; John 13:34-35; Romans 12:10; Romans 12:16; Romans 13:8; Galatians 6:7-9

Sunday, August 2, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“The elders of Israel will listen to you.
(Exodus 3:18)

That had to greatly encourage Moses, Jesus!

After all, he had been gone from Egypt 40 years.

When he left, he was fleeing for his life
having killed an Egyptian for beating a fellow Israelite.

Of course, when he showed up at the age of 80

no one would recognize him, no one would believe him

unless You made them.

Intervene in my life like that, Father!

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Exodus 20:19; Deuteronomy 5:27; 1 Samuel 30:24; Psalms 85:8; Isaiah 32:3; John 10:16; Acts 28:28

Saturday, August 1, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed determination:

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
(Matthew 3:2)

Those words of John the Baptist resonate today, Jesus!

He was the one prophesied by Isaiah –

“A voice of one calling in the desert…”

He was the one prophesied by Malachi –

“I will send you the prophet Elijah…”

to prepare the people for Your coming.

You came! Preached! Healed! Died! Resurrected!

Shocked the world!

I’ve got to repent of every wrong thought, word and action.

You’re coming again.

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Isaiah 40:3; Daniel 7:13; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 3:3; Matthew 11:14; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7

Friday, July 31, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stark realization:

“Then the Lord God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’”
(Genesis 3:13)

I know that feeling, Jesus –

I know it well –

the sick stomach that comes when You confront me
when the Holy Spirit removes the blinders
when I see exactly how much I have hurt You.

Because that’s the worst of it.

Not the guilt, though it’s terrible.
Not the consequences, which are either here or on the way.

But how I’ve betrayed You.

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Exodus 10:16; Deuteronomy 1:41; Deuteronomy 9:16; Joshua 7:20; Judges 10:10; Zephaniah 1:17; Luke 15:21

Thursday, July 30, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the LORD Loves…”
(Malachi 2:11)

Those last three words are what get to me, Jesus.

Of course, I should never desecrate Your sanctuary.

But when You remind me of how much You love Your sanctuary

that takes any sin against her
to a whole ‘nuther level.

My first thought goes to the physical church building where I worship with Your people.

Then I realize that my body is a temple for Your Holy Spirit.

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Job 21:6; Psalms 16:7-9; Acts 2:25-26; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 1 Corinthians 9:27; 1 Corinthians 13:3; Philippians 1:20

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“The LORD will…again choose…”
(Zechariah 2:12)

When I’ve done what I shouldn’t have, Jesus

sinning against You

when my sins have forced You to discipline me

bringing me pain, sorrow, suffering, excruciating regret

it can feel like You and I will never be close again
that I’ve forever lost the precious intimacy we had –

until, in repentance, I look up in happy, near disbelief

to realize You choose once again

to experience deep, daily, moment-by-moment

1on1 relationship with me.

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Job 29:4; Isaiah 14:1; Jeremiah 30:21; Jeremiah 31:3; Zechariah 13:7; Luke 10:38-42; James 4:8