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Monday, February 24, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in total trust:

“…they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun.”
(Ecclesiastes 2:19)

Solomon’s nervous about what his heirs are going to do after he’s gone, Jesus.

I’m sure my parents had some of those same thoughts about me.
Maybe I’ll feel the same toward my kids!

But what matters isn’t the stuff I leave behind, is it?

It’s the quality of my children’s 1on1 relationship

with You.

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Genesis 17:19; Genesis 18:19; 1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Kings 11:6; 2 Kings 14:3; Acts 7:5; Colossians 3:20-21

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Friday, January 31, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“Eli’s sons were wicked men…”
(1 Samuel 2:12)

That’s every parent’s nightmare, Jesus!

Well…perhaps not every parent.
There may be evil parents who want evil children.

But even those parents
don’t want their children to be evil to them.

You haven’t given us control over our children.

If You had, our parents could have controlled us.

At best, parents have only example and influence.

But please, God! Hear the brokenhearted parent’s prayer:

Rescue and restore the children who stray.

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1 Samuel 8:3; 1 Kings 11:6; 2 Kings 3:2; 2 Kings 14:3; Nehemiah 9:34; Ezekiel 20:21; Ephesians 6:1; Colossians 3:20

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Monday, April 16, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“…it has been granted to you…”
(Philippians 1:29)

I like to think of myself as somebody who’s earned it, Jesus

a person who works hard to get what I’ve got.

But that’s such a self-delusion!

Everything I have…am…know…do
has been granted.

My very self, life, parents, circumstances, gifts, experiences, emotions –

all are gifts from Your loving, generous hand.

Rather than bragging in self-congratulation

pounding my chest with off-putting pride

I should be humbled – filled to the brim with gratitude.

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Numbers 18:29; Deuteronomy 26:11; Jeremiah 35:15; Matthew 6:33; Luke 8:10; 1 Corinthians 4:7; Colossians 3:16

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Thursday, March 2, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“As for anyone who is in the house with you…”
(Joshua 2:19)

They’re a greater responsibility, aren’t they, Jesus?

More than people at work, or on the street
more than acquaintances or friends.

But what can I do?

If they’re young, I have some control
though not as much as I think.

But the older they are, the less my influence.

The day comes when the only true impact I have on them
is my sincere, consistent, Godly example.

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John 13:15; Philippians 3:17; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7; Hebrews 4:11; James 5:10; 1 Peter 2:21