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Thursday, November 2, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with excuseless humility:

“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you. Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?”
(Zechariah 4:9-10)

Open my eyes, Jesus!

When You do it
I don’t want to miss it!

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Genesis 21:19; 2 Kings 6:17; 2 Kings 6:20; Psalm 119:18; John 9:30; Matthew 5:12; Acts 26:17-18

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with catalytic dedication:

“‘In vain I punished your people; they did not respond to correction. Your sword has devoured your prophets like a ravenous lion. You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord: ‘Have I been a desert to Israel or a land of great darkness? Why do my people say, “We are free to roam; we will come to you no more”?’”
(Jeremiah 2:30-31)

May I never dismiss Your warnings, Jesus!

Open my eyes wide
sharpen my hearing.

Cause me to repent

so I can be spared.

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Genesis 18:24; Numbers 22:33; Acts 27:21; Romans 8:32; Romans 11:21; 2 Corinthians 13:2; 2 Peter 2:4-10

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“You have no part with us in building a temple to our God. We alone will build it for the LORD, the God of Israel…”
(Ezra 4:3)

That sounds rude, Jesus.

Here these “nice people” were offering to help the Jews build Your temple

and they were rebuffed!

The Jews wouldn’t let them!

But Your leaders recognized that these people were their enemies

looking for a way to sabotage the work.

O God!
Open our eyes!

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Genesis 21:19; Numbers 22:31; 2 Kings 6:17; Isaiah 35:5; Isaiah 42:7; Luke 24:31; Acts 26:18

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Monday, January 25, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes that see:

“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? See how you behaved in the valley; consider what you have done.”
(Jeremiah 2:23)

It’s much easier for me to see how they defiled themselves, Jesus

than it is to see how I’ve done the same.

No, I haven’t run after anything called, “Baal.”

But that doesn’t mean there aren’t idols in my life –

anyone or anything I honor above You.

Open my eyes!

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Genesis 21:19; Numbers 22:31; 2 Kings 6:17; Psalms 119:18; Psalms 119:148; Luke 24:31; Romans 2:21-23

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Thursday, June 11, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in clear-headed obedience:

“…it was the practice of the priests…”
(1 Samuel 2:13)

Just because it’s a priest who does it

doesn’t make it right, Jesus.

The same goes for pastors, mothers, fathers, popes and presidents.

Honored position doesn’t insure righteous behavior.

In this case, the priests under Eli were engaging in detestable behavior.

Open my eyes, LORD!
Please don’t let me be blinded by position!

Show me how to wisely deal with such leaders

and never follow in their evil footsteps.

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Exodus 19:22; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 5:31; Malachi 2:1; Matthew 23:1-3; Matthew 26:59; Acts 12:21-23

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Saturday, March 23, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with laser-focused intensity:

“…about the plot…”
(Esther 2:22)

There’s always a plot, isn’t there, Jesus?

And no, I’m not being paranoid.

Satan is constantly scheming against Your people!

But greater are You in us
than the evil one lurking in this world!

Fulfill Your Word in our behalf, Father!
May no weapon forged against us prevail.

Open our eyes. Help us see the traps set for us a mile away.

And cause those evil plots we know nothing about

to utterly fail.

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Psalms 10:2; Psalms 21:11; Psalms 37:7; Psalms 56:5; Proverbs 12:2; Isaiah 54:17; 2 Corinthians 2:11; Ephesians 6:11; 1 John 4:4

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Saturday, February 24, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Holy Spirit-led caution:

“…with their tongue they speak deceit.”
(Psalms 5:9)

I don’t want to believe there are people like this, Jesus.

I’d rather think they accidentally misspoke.
I prefer to believe they didn’t mean what they said.

Perhaps that’s why You mention the terrible practice of deceit

more than 100 times in Your Word.

I have to remove my rose-colored glasses, don’t I?

The evidence all around me is too great to ignore.

Open my eyes to those whose tongues speak deceit!

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Genesis 3:13; Luke 21:8; Romans 7:11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Titus 3:3; James 1:16

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Friday, January 26, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo, unashamed:

“The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon…”
(John 1:41)

What an example, Jesus.

Andrew finds You…but doesn’t keep it to himself.

I’ve found You, too.

But the excitement of first discovery
too often gives way to taking it for granted.

I’m so used to the 1on1 relationship with You I enjoy each day

that I may not be telling as many people about You
as desperately need to hear.

Open my eyes!

and my mouth.

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1 Chronicles 16:8; Psalms 66:16; Isaiah 62:10; Daniel 12:3; Matthew 28:10; Matthew 28:19-20; John 1:29; Romans 1:16

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Sunday, August 13, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes that see:

“…my beautiful one…”
(Song of Songs 2:13)

I’ve been told, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” Jesus

but ultimately there’s only One who beholds:

You.

The rest of us don’t really see – not the way You do.

We focus on the wrong things
ignore, overlook, misunderstand the right things.

There’s so much more to each person You’ve created

than we can see.

O God!

Open the eyes of my heart.

Enable me to see
what You see.

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1 Kings 9:3; 1 Kings 11:38; 2 Chronicles 7:15; Job 31:1; Job 42:5; Psalms 119:18; John 9:11; Acts 26:15-18

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Sunday, June 11, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“…whoever hates his brother…does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.”
(1 John 2:11)

It’s the pitch black darkness of hate that blinds them, Jesus!

The non-haters can see clearly what’s happening
but the hater doesn’t have a clue.

The hater believes he is fully justified to despise everything about the person he hates

unable to see the myriad of good qualities You’ve built into them.

Fill me with love, LORD!
Open my eyes.

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2 Kings 6:20; Psalms 119:18; Proverbs 15:17; John 9:1-41; John 12:39-40; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Galatians 5:19-21