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Sunday, March 12, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)

I want all my words to be good, Jesus

not just some of them.

But my only hope to achieve that lofty goal

is to stay constantly in tune with You, Holy Spirit!

May every word I speak be fulfilled

because it originates with You!

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Deuteronomy 8:3; 1 Samuel 25:12; Psalm 19:14; Psalm 51:10-12; Proverbs 30:5; Ecclesiastes 7:21; Matthew 4:4

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Friday, September 2, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with inexpressible gratitude:

“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.”
(Hebrews 4:9-11)

I rest, Jesus –

from my futile work of attempting to earn my salvation.

I can’t – no matter how hard I try.

I confess that my faith in You –

Your death, burial and resurrection –

is my only hope for eternal life!

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Romans 3:20; Romans 3:27-28; Romans 4:6; Romans 9:31-33; Romans 10:9-10; Romans 11:5-6; Ephesians 2:8-10

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Monday, July 4, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in transparent desperation:

”…the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment. This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh…”
(2 Peter 2:9-10)

My flesh has some corrupt desires, Jesus –

to which I’ve given in
far too often.

But that’s not who I want to be!

In Your power, Holy Spirit
that’s not who I will be!

Rescue me from these trials and temptations, Father!

You’re my only Hope.

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Psalm 17:13; Psalm 18:17; Psalm 25:20; Psalm 43:1; Matthew 6:13; Matthew 26:41; 1 Corinthians 10:13

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“Judah has desecrated the sanctuary the Lord loves by marrying women who worship a foreign god. As for the man who does this, whoever he may be, may the Lord remove him from the tents of Jacob—even though he brings an offering to the Lord Almighty.”
(Malachi 2:11-12)

So much for trying to buy my way back into Your good graces, Jesus.

If I ever stoop that low, I’d do well to remember – while my head is still attached:

100% wholehearted repentance
is my only hope.

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1 Kings 8:46-51; 2 Chronicles 32:26; Job 42:6; Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 30:15; 2 Corinthians 7:9; 2 Peter 3:9

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Friday, February 22, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with determined desire:

“Yet the people still came…”
(Mark 1:45)

So many reject Your words, Jesus

yet the people still come.

So many of Your followers set bad examples

yet the people still come.

You command us to give up our favorite sins

yet the people still come.

You warn us that there’s a cross for us to bear

yet the people still come.

Satan is doing his best to turn me away

yet I still come to You – my only Hope.

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Isaiah 27:5; Isaiah 55:3; Matthew 5:1; Matthew 8:5; Matthew 8:19; Matthew 11:28; Matthew 19:14

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Monday, August 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undying love:

“I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are.”
(Ezekiel 3:8)

So sometimes, Jesus…

You fight fire with fire.

I like that!

There’s a time to turn the other cheek

and a time to wipe that insolent smile off my enemies’ faces.

The key is to know when to do which.

There’s no way for me to figure that out on my own!

My only hope is to stay

deep, daily, moment-by-moment
in 1on1 relationship with You.

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Psalms 14:6; Psalms 26:5; Psalms 36:12; Psalms 59:2; Isaiah 30:21; Matthew 5:39; Luke 22:35-38

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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, April 19, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit:

“Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace…”
(Jonah 2:8)

You are so good to me, Jesus!

You’re beyond good to every person
who draws a breath on this planet.

You don’t treat us as our sins deserve!

Over and over and over again
You forgive us times beyond counting.

You do, that is…

if we look to You as our God.

But those who trust some god instead of You

turn their backs
on their only hope.

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Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13; 2 Kings 17:15; Psalms 31:6; Matthew 16:26; Luke 9:25; 1 Corinthians 8:4

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Saturday, November 19, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sobered clarity:

“…his religion is worthless.”
(James 1:26)

What a blow that would be, Jesus!

To spend a lifetime thinking my religion is doing me good
that You’re pleased enough with me to take me to heaven

then find out that I’ve wasted my time and energy
that all my religious behavior and cherished beliefs

were dead wrong.

Which is why I’m not depending on my ideas, traditions and customs.

My only hope – and I know it to the bone –

is You.

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Psalms 44:3; Psalms 44:6-7; Psalms 127:1; Isaiah 26:12; Isaiah 64:6; John 14:6; Acts 4:12