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Thursday, April 2, 2020

 

Take note! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…The LORD…saved them out of the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived…”
(Judges 2:18)

It’s pretty important to have a Spirit-filled leader, isn’t it, Jesus?

Somebody You’ve called, who’s full of Your love and wisdom.
A person who gets guidance and direction straight from You.
A man or woman You truly love to bless.

Leaders who stay in Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment 1on1 relationship with You

tend to inspire their flock to do the same.

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Exodus 18:25; Judges 5:8; 1 Samuel 7:15; 1 Samuel 12:2; 2 Samuel 7:11; Acts 6:1-7; Hebrews 13:17

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Tuesday, December 10, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with keen anticipation:

“…ruler of the district…”
(Nehemiah 3:14)

That’s rather quaint language, Jesus.

Districts don’t have rulers anymore.
We have leaders, officials, captains…that sort of thing.

Unless…

is there some district You want me to rule?

It wouldn’t necessarily be to rule over people, would it?

They don’t like that too much.

But maybe some “district” of my life?

Could it possibly be a district that Satan is currently ruling?

Wow. Gotcha.

Time for me to step up and take charge.

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Genesis 45:26; Exodus 2:14; Exodus 22:28; 1 Samuel 9:16; 2 Corinthians 10:5; Ephesians 2:2; 1 Timothy 6:15; Revelation 1:5

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

 

Gratefully rejoice as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the exiles from Judah…”
(Daniel 2:25)

Anytime a leader comes across an exile from Judah, Jesus

they’d be wise to give that person a second look.

Your people who’ve been torn from their homeland

still retain Your blessing wherever they go.

I’m blown away that even while You punish one of Your own

You keep blessing them.

I can testify!

Though You’ve had to discipline me countless times

I’m the grateful recipient of more blessings
than I can count.

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Genesis 49:25; Deuteronomy 16:10; Deuteronomy 28:2; Psalms 21:3; Psalms 128:2; Acts 13:34; Romans 15:27

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Monday, June 17, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unexpected gratitude:

“I have found a man among the exiles…”
(Daniel 2:25)

That’s not where most people would look for top leadership, Jesus.

Exiles can be surly, ill-tempered, out-of-sorts.
They can have a chip on their shoulders.

After all, they were forcibly removed from their homeland.
Besides, how smart can they be…if they couldn’t escape?

But You delight in using people others disrespect!

When I’m choosing a leader

May I care more about the quality of person
than where they came from.

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1 Samuel 16:7; 2 Samuel 15:9; 2 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 17:28; 2 Kings 25:27; Ezra 10:6; John 1:43-51; 1 Peter 1:1; 1 Peter 2:11

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful recognition:

“…as prescribed by David king of Israel.”
(Ezra 3:10)

It takes somebody to prescribe things, Jesus.

If there’s nobody to do that…

…chaos.

That’s why You provide these people to us.

Sometime we’re grateful
sometimes not.

Our problem is that no matter who You provide

they’re not perfect.
They make mistakes.

We think to ourselves, “I could do better.”

Maybe we’re right.

But if You appointed us to the job

there would be people thinking

“I could do better.”

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Genesis 16:9; Genesis 41:40; Romans 8:7; Romans 10:3; Romans 13:5; 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; Ephesians 5:21-24

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“He is to lay his hand on the goat’s head and slaughter it…”
(Leviticus 4:24)

How could I bear to look that goat in the eye, Jesus?

Feel his warm, innocent head underneath my hand

and know I was about to kill him
for something I had unintentionally done?

But that’s what You required of Your leaders.

You wanted them to see, hear, smell, feel
the price of their careless sin

the very thing my sins
did to You.

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Leviticus 4:22-23; Psalms 32:5; Psalms 38:18; Psalms 51:2-3; Daniel 9:20; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 4:10

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in grateful delight:

“Rephaiah son of Hur, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired the next section.”
(Nehemiah 3:9)

The wall of Jerusalem was broken down, Jesus.

Your enemies laughed and ridiculed:

“What are those feeble Jews doing?
Will they restore their wall?

“Can they bring the stones back to life
from those heaps of rubble—burned as they are?”

Yes, they could – because You raised up people like Rephaiah

a leader who wasn’t too proud
to do whatever needed to be done.

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Exodus 36:2; 1 Chronicles 29:5; Judges 2:16; Matthew 23:4; Romans 12:16; 1 Timothy 6:18; 1 Peter 5:2

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Monday, May 1, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in trembling fear:

“When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is forbidden…”
(Leviticus 4:22)

Let me reword the rest of that sentence, Jesus:

“…it’s bad news.”

Good that the leader didn’t mean to do it

bad that the leader didn’t know enough not to.

Being one of Your leaders is such an awesome privilege

and an incredibly fearful responsibility

because so much is at stake.

The only hope that leader has

is to stay deep, daily, moment-by-moment
1on1 with You.

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Jeremiah 10:21; Ezekiel 34:2; Luke 10:38; 1 Corinthians 3:2; 1 Timothy 1:7; Hebrews 5:12; James 3:1

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Sunday, April 9, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humbled zeal:

“My priests and my elders perished…”
(Lamentations 1:19)

Your leaders aren’t exempt, are they, Jesus?

In fact, You expect more of them.

You warn those who think they want to hold high office in Your kingdom

that there’s a cost –
one they might not want to pay.

Besides, being a point person in Your Church doesn’t make me a boss.

You’re very clear about that.

To be the greatest

I must become the very least
the servant of all.

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Numbers 16:13; 2 Samuel 3:39; Matthew 20:20-28; Ephesians 5:21; Colossians 3:21; James 3:1; 1 Peter 5:2-4

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Friday, February 24, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“When a leader sins unintentionally…”
(Leviticus 4:22)

And who is more likely to sin, Jesus?

The leader is on point, taking the majority of the risks.
The pressure is greater, the responsibilities magnified.

With all that going on – even with a diligent leader –
mistakes will be made.

Still, the leader has no excuse.

He or she is guilty. Period.
Correction has to be made…if possible, restitution.

Even then, they still lead – showing the way

for their unintentionally sinning followers.

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Leviticus 4:27-28; Leviticus 5:15; Numbers 15:26; Deuteronomy 4:21-22; Joshua 20:5; Ezekiel 45:20; 1 Timothy 1:13