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Monday, January 1, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with growing understanding:

“But to Jonah this seemed very wrong…”
(Jonah 4:1)

What was this horrible thing Jonah thought You did, Jesus?

He didn’t just accuse You of doing wrong
he accused You of doing very wrong.

The “awful” thing You did

was being merciful.

The people of Ninevah deserved to be destroyed.

But when they repented
because Jonah preached their doom
You relented.

May I never be upset when You treat others better than they deserve!

Your mercy
is the only reason
I’m drawing another breath.

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Psalm 6:2; Psalm 6:9; Proverbs 28:13; Matthew 5:7; Romans 9:15; Hebrews 4:16; James 2:13

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with solemn determination:

“…since those who formerly had the good news proclaimed to them did not go in because of their disobedience…God again set a certain day, calling it ‘Today.’ This he did when a long time later he spoke through David… ‘Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.’”
(Hebrews 4:6-7)

A hard heart can cost me everything, Jesus!

It can ruin the relationships I desire with my friends and family

and cripple my relationship with You.

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Exodus 4:21; Exodus 7:13; Joshua 11:20; 1 Samuel 6:6; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Psalm 95:8; Matthew 13:15; Ephesians 4:18

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Thursday, April 22, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“In those days John the Baptist came…People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.”
(Matthew 3:1, 4-5)

That amazing response was all You, Jesus!

John did his part, for sure.
He preached and baptized.

But You’re the one who brought the crowds.
You’re the one who caused them to confess and repent.

Every time that happens it’s You!

Only You.

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Lamentations 3:37-38; Ezekiel 20:12; Acts 4:28; Acts 13:48; 1 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Hebrews 3:3

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with a fervent spirit:

“They declared a fast…”
(Jonah 3:5)

These days, Jesus

people seldom declare a fast
unless their serious.

We go without food only when we want something really badly

or when we’ve had the living tar scared out of us.

That was pretty much what happened to the Ninevites

after Jonah showed up and warned them
that You were going to destroy their city in 40 days.

May I always remember:

Because they got serious and got serious fast

You relented.

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Deuteronomy 10:20; Judges 20:26; 1 Samuel 7:6; 1 Kings 21:27; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 5:33-34; Acts 13:2

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Saturday, August 1, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in renewed determination:

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
(Matthew 3:2)

Those words of John the Baptist resonate today, Jesus!

He was the one prophesied by Isaiah –

“A voice of one calling in the desert…”

He was the one prophesied by Malachi –

“I will send you the prophet Elijah…”

to prepare the people for Your coming.

You came! Preached! Healed! Died! Resurrected!

Shocked the world!

I’ve got to repent of every wrong thought, word and action.

You’re coming again.

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Isaiah 40:3; Daniel 7:13; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 3:3; Matthew 11:14; Matthew 24:30; Revelation 1:7

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“In those days, John the Baptist came, preaching in the Desert of Judea…”
(Matthew 3:1)

Preaching?

Yes, Jesus.

But preaching in the desert?

Uh….why?

Generally, it’s a good idea to go preach where the people are

not where wild goats and cacti
might be the only ones listening.

But that was Your strategy, not John’s.

He was just obeying orders.

Turns out that preaching in the desert was so strange

that You sent vast crowds of curious people out there to him.

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Leviticus 11:1-31; Leviticus 26:22; Numbers 1:1; Psalms 29:8; Psalms 55:7; Proverbs 21:19; Isaiah 40:3; Matthew 3:5-17

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humbled concern:

“…even Barnabas was led astray.”
(Galatians 2:13)

Oh, no, Jesus.

Not Barnabas!

Not the one who lived up to the meaning of his name:

“son of Encouragement.”

Not the one who convinced the others to accept Paul

through whom You preached and blessed so many

who was willing to disagree with Paul
in order to give quiiter-Mark a second chance.

Dear God.

If he can be led astray, so can I.

But I beg You:

Don’t let that happen!

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Exodus 20:20; Acts 4:36; Acts 9:27; Acts 11:26; Acts 14:1; Acts 15:2; Acts 15:36-39; Jude 1:24-25