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Monday, November 20, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with locked-in faith:

“The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ Then Samuel said, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening.’ And the Lord said to Samuel: ‘See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.’”
(1 Samuel 3:10-11)

When You call, Jesus

I’m ready to listen.

Something tells me that whatever You have to say

will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle!

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1 Samuel 12:24; 2 Kings 21:12; 1 Chronicles 16:8; 1 Chronicles 16:12; Psalm 9:11; Jeremiah 19:3; Mark 7:37

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in fervency of spirit:

“Nebuchadnezzar said to them “…if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
(Daniel 3:14-15)

He was about to find out, wasn’t he, Jesus?

I don’t know how many Christians have died under similar circumstances.

But this time, You had enough of his disrespect.

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Exodus 32:34; 1 Samuel 17:26; Isaiah 3:8; Jeremiah 5:12; Habakkuk 2:3; Zephaniah 1:12; Hebrews 10:37

Friday, April 28, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“…the Lord your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate in order to give him into your hands, as he has now done. The Lord said to me, ‘See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his country over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.’”
(Deuteronomy 2:30-31)

When You’re ready to do something, Jesus

You don’t have to wait for a person to cooperate.
You can make them do it.

Great God!

I’m cooperating!

Make me what You want me to be!

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Exodus 9:12; Joshua 11:20; 2 Samuel 24:1; Proverbs 21:1; Ezekiel 18:25; John 12:40; Romans 9:16-18

Thursday, November 24, 2022

 

Beg God for patience, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait…”
(Jude 1:21)

Waiting is so hard, Jesus!

I long to experience the full measure of what You have in store for me.

I confess my impatience.
I want it all now!

But I trust that You know best.

Each stage of life You’ve brought me through
has prepared me for the next.

Now is no exception.
When I’m fully ready –

and only then!

will Your next adventure for me be revealed.

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Genesis 8:10; Numbers 9:8; Ruth 3:18; Psalm 5:3; Psalm 27:14; Psalm 130:6; Acts 1:4; Romans 8:19

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”
(2 Kings 4:3-4)

She didn’t have enough oil to fill even one jar, Jesus.

But before You worked the miracle
You required her – in an act of faith –
to collect a houseful of empty jars.

All my empty jars are sitting here, Jesus!

Ready.

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Acts 3:16; Acts 15:9; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:28; 2 Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 2:20

Sunday, September 18, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to you.”
(Revelation 3:3)

Is there any area of my life where I’m spiritually asleep, Jesus?

Wake me up!

I long to be alert and ready
to repel Satan’s attacks

and to receive whatever You have in store for me.

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Isaiah 26:19; Joel 1:5; Habakkuk 2:19; Romans 13:11; Ephesians 5:14; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Revelation 3:2

Sunday, January 30, 2022

 

Go to school as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The king put Benaiah son of Jehoiada over the army in Joab’s position and replaced Abiathar with Zadok the priest. Then the king sent for Shimei and said to him, ‘Build yourself a house in Jerusalem and live there, but do not go anywhere else.’”
(1 Kings 2:35-36)

Solomon was just following his daddy’s orders, Jesus.

King David knew what was necessary
to firmly establish his son’s throne.

I’m ready and willing to follow Your orders, Father!

Command me.
I’ll obey.

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2 Samuel 5:12; 2 Samuel 7:16; 2 Samuel 7:26; 1 Kings 2:1-9; 1 Kings 2:46; Psalm 90:17; Psalm 119:17-19; Matthew 22:34-40

Sunday, October 6, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sharp anticipation:

“Here is a trustworthy saying…”
(2 Timothy 2:11)

Of course, everything in Your Word is trustworthy, Jesus

so when You set up what You’re about to say like this

You’re telling me it’s huge.

Not only that…

but it’s a “saying” –

something You want frequently repeated
so Your people get it deeply embedded in their DNA –

something You probably want me to memorize.

Okay. Got it. Ready:

The next words I read
are gonna be somethin’ else!

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2 Samuel 7:28; Psalms 19:7; Psalms 111:7; Psalms 119:86; Psalms 119:138; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:9

Friday, August 25, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo in total honesty:

“See, the Lord is coming…”
(Jude 1:14)

Oh, Jesus…

that’s what I want to see!

You’ve told me to be ready.

And I am.
On my good days.

But it’s hard to stay ready for something that’s taking thousands of years.

Part of me reasons that the odds are not great
that I’ll be alive when You return.

But You’ve told me to watch for Your coming.

Okay. I will.

Help me stay believing, hoping, expectant

wide-eyed and focused.

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Isaiah 40:10; Matthew 24:36-51; Matthew 25:1-13; Luke 17:20-35; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 22:12; Revelation 22:20-21