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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“…the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble. My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.”
(Proverbs 4:19-22)

What a contrast, Jesus!

I get to choose:

be clueless about what caused
my last face plant

or live an overcoming life
in the Light of Your Word.

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Leviticus 26:37; Psalm 9:3; Psalm 17:5; Psalm 27:2; Psalm 37:24; Proverbs 4:12; James 2:10

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Friday, February 10, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai…”
(Haggai 1:1)

It’s not every day that You speak out loud to someone on earth, Jesus.

If You spoke like that to me
I’d mark the date too.

I’d probably make a note of the time, as well.

How often I’ve wished You would tell me exactly what You want me to do!

Though I don’t in any way, shape or form deserve it,
I know You can.

But there’s a reason You don’t.

Probably many reasons.

One of which is You’re waiting on me

to pay attention to what You’ve already spoken to me

through Your Word.

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Genesis 18:33; Exodus 6:28; Exodus 20:18-19; Exodus 33:11; Numbers 4:12-9; Deuteronomy 5:24; 1 Samuel 3:1; Acts 18:9; Acts 22:17-18; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 14:21

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them.”
(Hosea 5:1-2)

What we think is hidden, Jesus

isn’t.

What we think we do in secret

is fully known by You.

So when we hide things and do them in secret

may they only be good and not evil

to be showered with blessings from above!

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Genesis 16:13; Job 11:11; Job 28:24; Psalm 33:13; Psalm 138:6; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 6:6; Matthew 6:18

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Friday, November 11, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in wholehearted determination:

“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding. I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.”
(Proverbs 4:1-2)

That’s the prayer of every Godly parent, Jesus!

But do the children listen?
Do they take it to heart?

Do they remember it?
Do they put it into practice?

No parent can make a child respond to their hard-earned wisdom, no matter how hard they try.

But as Your child

that’s exactly what I’m determined to do.

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Matthew 5:9; John 1:12; Romans 8:14; Romans 8:19; Romans 8:21; Galatians 3:26; Philippians 2:14-16

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says.’ Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.’”
(Ezekiel 3:27)

This is eye-opening, Jesus!

You don’t want me to waste Your time
trying to force people to pay attention to You.

I need to tell them about You as clearly and accurately as I can

then leave the results to You.

If they listen, they’re in!

If they refuse
they excluded themselves.

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Psalm 78:10; Proverbs 1:23-27; Proverbs 21:7; Jeremiah 3:3; Matthew 18:17; Matthew 22:3; Acts 7:39

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Saturday, May 14, 2022

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“By the decree of the king and his nobles…”
(Jonah 3:7)

That’s what kings do, don’t they, Jesus?

They issue decrees.
They make sweeping statements that become the laws of the land.

They rely on a cadre of experts who advise them
or rubber stamp whatever they say.

I’m no such king.

I’ve never issued a decree –
at least not one anyone paid much attention to.

But I do have one request:

Direct the decrees of people in power
who affect the lives of those I love.

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Genesis 26:5; Exodus 15:26; Leviticus 18:4; Deuteronomy 4:1; Psalm 7:6; Proverbs 21:1; Zephaniah 2:1-3; Luke 1:6

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Saturday, March 19, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unabashed gratitude:

“…the Lord said, ‘If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second. But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.’”
(Exodus 4:8-9)

I believe, Jesus!

I’m paying attention.

I need no other sign

than the miracle of Your salvation
for my sin-sick soul.

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Exodus 15:2; 2 Samuel 22:3; Luke 1:69; Acts 4:11-12; Acts 13:26; Romans 1:16; Hebrews 2:3

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Monday, March 8, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“Elisha said, ‘As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.’”
(2 Kings 3:14)

What a teaching, Jesus!

There really are people I should respect
people to whom I should pay attention

and people I’d be wise to ignore.

Yes, You command me to love everyone

but when it comes to my time and attention
to consider the source.

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1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Kings 2:9; 2 Chronicles 21:13; Job 2:3; Ecclesiastes 4:13; Matthew 5:43-48; James 2:21

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with renewed resolve:

“As you have heard…”
(2 John 1:6)

Why do I cringe when I hear those words, Jesus?

Probably because I realize
I’m about to be reminded.

Usually, the reason I’m being reminded

is I didn’t pay attention the first time.

Of course, I may have paid attention the first time

and didn’t want to do it

or had something else going on
I wanted to finish first.

Or maybe I just procrastinated.

Wow.

All that sounds pretty lame.

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1 Kings 20:40; Matthew 21:28-32; John 14:26; Romans 15:15; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 15:1; 2 Timothy 1:6

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Monday, December 2, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“Is there no prophet of the LORD here…?”
(2 Kings 3:11)

Good question, Jesus.

When You place a prophet among us

we need to know it and pay attention
to whatever You proclaim through them.

But praise Your Holy Name!

Prophet or none, I can go to You directly, Holy Spirit!
I can always turn to the sure guidance of Your Word.

That way, when someone shows up claiming to be a prophet

I can check ‘em out. 😉

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Isaiah 44:25; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 23:16; Ezekiel 13:9; Matthew 7:15; Matthew 24:11; 2 Peter 2:1