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Saturday, August 19, 2023

 

Be filled with joy, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“He sends you abundant showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. The threshing floors will be filled with grain; the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. ‘I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten…my great army that I sent among you.’”
(Joel 2:24-25)

I cling to this promise, Jesus!

I know it was made to the people of Judah.

But it’s also Who You Are!

I rest in the certain knowledge

that You always treat me better
than my sins deserve.

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Deuteronomy 30:3; Joel 2:21; Job 42:10; Psalm 103:6-14; Matthew 12:13; Acts 15:16; 2 Corinthians 13:9

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Sunday, July 17, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“‘Many times I struck your gardens and vineyards, destroying them with blight and mildew. Locusts devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you have not returned to me,’ declares the Lord.”
(Amos 4:9)

When our hearts are stubborn and unrepentant, Jesus

this is what it comes to.

Because Your loving kindness doesn’t compel us

all that’s left is pain.

O God!

May I respond to Your love
Your generosity to me
Your goodness, mercy and forgiveness!

May I never bring upon myself

Your wrath.

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Genesis 3:7; Genesis 20:9; Isaiah 3:9; Jeremiah 26:19; Romans 14:12; 1 Corinthians 11:31; Hebrews 2:1-3; 1 John 1:8

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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing confidence:

“…I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them. After that, he will let you go.”
(Exodus 3:20)

Mind-blowing, Jesus.

Before you turned Moses’ staff into a snake, then back into a staff
before you turned his hand leprous, then healed

before the plagues of blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock deaths, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, firstborn deaths…

You orchestrated exactly how it was going to play out…

as You are doing with me.

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Psalms 16:5; Psalms 139:1-6; Isaiah 44:24-28; Isaiah 46:8-10; Jeremiah 29:11; John 13:19; Ephesians 2:10

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Monday, February 15, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy awe:

“John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.”
(Matthew 3:4)

No doubt there were some who dressed and ate better, Jesus.

But none preached and baptized better.

I know that because You said among those born of women
none was greater than John the Baptist.

Then You added that the least in the kingdom of God

was greater than he…

which includes me.

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Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 3:1; Matthew 11:11; Matthew 14:1-13; Matthew 17:9-13; Mark 1:4; Luke 5:1-25; Luke 1:39-45

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Before them…the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars no longer shine.”
(Joel 2:10)

I can hardly imagine an army of locusts so dense, Jesus…

that all the lights of the sky are blocked from sight
covered in a thick, undulating blanket.

No ordinary locust swarm, that.

You sent a plague of supernatural locusts on Your people

a terrifying invasion of epic proportions.

You warned them again and again!

But they ignored You until

it was too late.

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Exodus 19:23; Numbers 16:26; 1 Kings 13:26; 2 Kings 17:13; Nehemiah 9:29; 1 Thessalonians 4:6; Hebrews 12:25

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Saturday, January 4, 2020

 

Cling to God’s promises, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Before them…the sky trembles.”
(Joel 2:10)

Those are some fearsome creatures You created, Jesus!

Punishment You inflicted on Your own people –
a terrifying swarm of supernatural locusts.

No wonder the very sky trembled!

But if I tremble before You –

terrified to sin against Your greatness, majesty, love and wisdom –

I’ll never have to tremble because of Your punishment.

Sadly, I’ve failed at that in the past

and experienced Your loving discipline…

which steered me all the way back

to You.

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Deuteronomy 8:5; Psalms 96:9; Psalms 103:8-14; Psalms 119:120; Psalms 119:161; Proverbs 28:14; Hebrews 12:4-10

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Monday, April 15, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“…they run along the wall.”
(Joel 2:9)

What a terrifying sight, Jesus!

It’s bad enough to see my enemies coming in the distance.

But when they’re here, scaling my wall?

Huh-uh.
It’s over.

Except it’s not.

Humanly speaking, yes.
But it’s never too late with You.

Is anything too hard for the King of kings and LORD of lords?
Nope.

By every appearance it can look like all is lost.

But You’re the God who can disappear every appearance.

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Genesis 18:14; Job 12:10; Job 42:2; Jeremiah 32:17-19; Jeremiah 32:27; Matthew 19:26; John 1:4; Romans 8:28

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

 

Draw upon God’s strength, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They plunge through defenses without breaking ranks.”
(Joel 2:8)

Such was this supernatural, punishing plague of locusts, Jesus.

For them to plunge through all defenses was terrifying enough.
But to do so without confusion or loss?

They were simply mowing down everything in their path.

May no such enemy ever be unleashed on me!

or on those I love.

But it makes me wonder:

If evil can do that
why don’t we – in Your strength –

do that to Satan?

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2 Kings 6:17; Isaiah 14:12; Luke 10:18; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 John 4:4; Revelation 12:7-9

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy determination:

“…each marches straight ahead.”
(Joel 2:8)

Joel is referring to that army of supernatural locusts, Jesus –

a terrifying sight.

Marching “straight ahead” makes it sound like no matter what happened

they could not be sidetracked, distracted or stopped.

That’s who I long to be for You!

When it comes to obeying Your every command
may I be a soldier You can count on –

looking neither to the right, nor to the left
but keeping my eyes fixed on You.

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Deuteronomy 5:32; Deuteronomy 28:14; Joshua 1:7; 2 Samuel 2:19-21; 2 Kings 22:2; Proverbs 4:27; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 5:10

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Sunday, May 20, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“They do not jostle each other…”
(Joel 2:8)

Well, let’s just say, Jesus…

these supernatural locusts did a whole lot better
than we all-too-ordinary humans.

We tend to jostle one another quite a bit.

Oh, when there’s no rush
and plenty to go around
we’re polite enough.

But just let something go on sale

or become popular, in short supply

and suddenly there’s a whole lot of pushing and shoving going on!

Please, LORD.
Don’t let that be me.

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Numbers 35:20-21; 2 Kings 4:27; Psalms 118:13; Isaiah 16:2; Ezekiel 34:21; Mark 3:10; Acts 7:27