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Saturday, July 8, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with single-minded determination:

“This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.”
(1 Corinthians 4:1-2)

What have You entrusted to me, Jesus?

Whom have You entrusted to me?

Don’t allow me to overlook even one of Your assignments!

I long to have You look on me one day and say:

“You have proven faithful.”

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Numbers 12:7; Deuteronomy 33:8; 1 Samuel 2:9; 2 Samuel 22:26; 2 Chronicles 31:20; Nehemiah 9:8; Psalm 4:3; Ephesians 6:21

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“…make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery…”
(Ephesians 3:9)

This isn’t only Paul’s assignment, Jesus

it’s mine, too.

Your good news isn’t hard to tell.

But it is hard to explain.

Why would the God of heaven come to earth as a man

and give Your life on the cross to save a wretch like me?

There’s one explanation and one explanation only:

You love us with a depth, passion and ferocity

that none of us can begin to comprehend.

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Luke 11:42; John 3:16; John 5:42; Romans 8:39; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Titus 3:4-6; 1 John 3:17

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.”
(Haggai 2:21)

Getting an assignment like this from You would be a challenge, Jesus.

First of all, it’s hard to deliver bad news.

Secondly, news this huge and terrifying
would almost certainly directly impact me.

Finally, what if You didn’t do it in the governor’s lifetime?
I’d look like a false prophet.

But ultimately, none of that matters, does it?

My job is very simple:

Obey.

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Genesis 22:18; Exodus 19:5-6; Leviticus 25:18; Numbers 9:23; Deuteronomy 13:4; Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 2:13

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“…the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness…”
(Colossians 1:25)

What a great commission You gave Paul, Jesus!

The same commission You’ve given me
and every believer on the face of the earth.

It may not be my job to present Your Word to the Church at Colossae

but it most certainly is my assignment
to make sure I share Your Word with those around me

and every chance I get
to those beyond.

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Matthew 28:10; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 13:10; Acts 18:26; Romans 1:16; 2 Corinthians 5:20; 1 Peter 3:15

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in gratitude and renewed commitment:

“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.”
(Ephesians 2:13)

I was far away, Jesus –

far, far, far away!

Thank You for bringing me near!

I never want to be apart from You, ever again!

May I always remember that many others who are far away

would love to be brought near
if only they knew they could be!

That’s my assignment, isn’t it?

To make sure they know.

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Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Corinthians 8:8; Hebrews 7:19; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 10:22; James 4:8; 1 Peter 3:15

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Monday, November 4, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“He summons his picked troops, yet they stumble on their way.”
(Nahum 2:5)

What an honor to be chosen by You, Jesus –

to be given a holy task, a meaningful goal
a vital assignment!

But just because You’ve sent me

doesn’t mean I’ll complete my mission.

I have to stay deep, daily, moment-by-moment, 1on1 with You

or I’ll stumble along the way.

Sadly, that’s already happened – many times.

But hallelujah!

You keep picking me up
and sending me again.

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Exodus 3:10; Judges 6:14; Psalms 43:3; Isaiah 6:8; Ezekiel 2:3; 1 Corinthians 1:17; Acts 9:17; Ephesians 2:10

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Thursday, April 18, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in gratitude-packed passion:

“…proclaim to it the message I give you.”
(Jonah 3:2)

That’s my assignment, isn’t it, Jesus?

Wherever You send me
I’m to proclaim the message You give me.

Sometimes the message is in words

at other times through actions, attitude.

More than a few times
it’s about what I don’t do or say.

This isn’t a temporary assignment, is it?

It’s permanent – every day, week, month, year
all the way to the end here

and into heaven eternally.

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Deuteronomy 5:29; Deuteronomy 29:29; Psalms 19:9; Psalms 23:6; Psalms 35:28; Matthew 28:19-20; Colossians 1:28

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in non-arguing obedience:

“Go now to your countrymen in exile…”
(Ezekiel 3:10)

Tough assignment, Jesus!

These people were pretty cranky over being expelled from their homeland.
They were also rebellious against You.

When You place me among bad attitude people

all I want to do is run.

But they need help, encouragement and Your Word too, don’t they?

So I guess the main thing for me to keep in mind

is to embrace my God-given mission

and not become cranky and rebellious. 😉

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Exodus 3:10; Judges 6:14; 1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 21:2; Jeremiah 42:6; Ezekiel 2:3; Matthew 10:16

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with determination:

“He began building on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.”
(2 Chronicles 3:2)

Pretty specific on this Ash Wednesday Valentines Day, Jesus!

That’s exactly when Solomon began building Your temple.
There’s never been another like it.

He built other things, as well

but none more important than this.

When will I begin building my most important project, Father?

Have I already begun
or is that day, month and year still ahead of me?

Only looking back

will I know.

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Ezra 3:2; Luke 6:48; Luke 14:28-30; Romans 15:20; 1 Corinthians 3:9; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Ephesians 4:29

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Thursday, January 25, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“The Merarites were appointed to take care of…all its equipment, and everything related to their use…”
(Numbers 3:36)

That last, Jesus, is quite a catch-all:

“…and everything related…” to the tabernacle equipment’s use.

Those kinds of open-ended assignments make me nervous

because all of this is for You!

I’m scared to death I’ll get it wrong

when You deserve to have everything done right.

And then I remember:

So long as I stay 1on1 with You

I can’t fail.

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Exodus 18:4; Psalms 27:9; Psalms 30:10; Psalms 40:17; Psalms 118:7; Psalms 121:2; Hebrews 13:6