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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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Friday, November 22, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“…the LORD raised up a judge for them…”
(Judges 2:18)

Yes, these judges settled disputes, Jesus…

but they were far more than that.

They were leaders, examples, warriors –

courageous people willing to go first
take initiative, exercise responsibility.

God give us men and women like that in our age!

We have a few…
but at least to me –

it looks like we need many more.

You’re the only one who can raise up such people.

Please!

Send them out.

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Exodus 18:21-22; Numbers 25:5; Deuteronomy 1:16; Joshua 24:1; Judges 2:16; Judges 3:9; Judges 15:20; Ruth 1:1; 2 Kings 23:22; Acts 3:26

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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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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor…”
(Galatians 2:10)

There are a lot of things that could have been asked of Paul, Jesus.

But only one thing?
This?

Before I assign more importance to it than I should

who are “they?”

Let’s see:

James…Peter…John – the pillars and leaders of Your Church in Jerusalem.

Oh.

If it was that big of a deal to them

it must be that big of a deal to You.

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Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 19:10; Leviticus 19:15; 1 Samuel 2:8; Psalms 14:6; Matthew 19:21; Luke 4:18

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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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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam…which he had caused Israel to commit…”
(2 Kings 3:3)

A leader of anything has a terrible responsibility, doesn’t he, Jesus?

Not only does she have to answer for her own actions
but You hold her accountable for the actions of those under her care.

Certainly, it’s not the leader’s fault if his people go astray

so long as he’s led faithfully, according to Your Word.

But if he hasn’t?
God help him.

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1 Samuel 8:9; 2 Chronicles 19:10; Ezekiel 2:5-7; Ezekiel 3:18-20; Ezekiel 33:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 3:15; Titus 3:10

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Saturday, April 2, 2016

 

Listen for the Holy Spirit’s prompt, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“He was appointed over those who were responsible for the care of the sanctuary.”
(Numbers 3:32)

That’s a lot of responsibility, Jesus –

to be responsible for those who are responsible.

Not everyone’s cut out for that.

Sometimes people are envious of those in authority
not realizing the unrelenting weight they bear.

I’m not asking for more than You’ve given me.

All I ask is this:

Make my assignment crystal clear
Then equip and inspire me to do it.

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Numbers 4:27; 1 Chronicles 15:22; Nehemiah 10:32; Acts 6:3; Acts 18:6; Galatians 2:7; Ephesians 2:10