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Friday, May 10, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“Therefore this is what the Lord, the Lord God Almighty, says: ‘There will be wailing in all the streets and cries of anguish in every public square. The farmers will be summoned to weep and the mourners to wail.’”
(Amos 5:16)

Though You had repeatedly warned them, Jesus

Your people refused to listen.

They took credit for the blessings You had bestowed upon them

mistreating those less fortunate.

O God! May I never have to be taught

what it’s like to have You against me

instead of for me.

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Judges 3:7; 1 Samuel 12:9; Psalm 79:6; Isaiah 45:4; Jeremiah 9:3; Hosea 5:4; 2 John 1:7

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sober anticipation:

“But who can endure the day of his coming?”
(Malachi 3:2)

I will, Jesus.

So will every person who has put their trust in You.

Nor will we merely endure it.

We will rejoice!
Celebrate!
Triumph!

But those who’ve rejected You?

Those who refused to make You Lord of their lives?
They won’t be able to endure it.

They’ll weep!
Mourn!
Wail!

and be thrown into the fiery furnace of burning sulfur
where they will writhe in anguish forever.

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Matthew 5:22; Matthew 5:29-30; Matthew 10:28:; Matthew 23:33; Mark 9:47-49; Luke 16:24; Revelation 19:11-13

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?”
(John 3:11-12)

This had to be so frustrating for You, Jesus!

You spoke the truth.
They refused to believe.

There is so much more You’re willing to show us

if only we will accept
what You’ve already revealed.

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John 1:14; John 7:28; John 15:26; John 16:12; John 16:28; Acts 2:33; 1 Corinthians 2:14

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Monday, November 13, 2023

 

Boast in the LORD! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. When Peter saw this, he said to them: ‘Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?’”
(Acts 3:11-12)

Peter refused to take credit for Your miracle, Jesus.

As You work miracle after miracle for me

may I always give credit where credit is due!

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Genesis 41:16; Psalm 44:3, 6-7; Isaiah 26:12; Daniel 2:27-28; Acts 12:23; Acts 14:8-18; Philippians 2:13

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in the holy fear of the LORD:

“…the Lord met Moses and was about to kill him. But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin and touched Moses’ feet with it. ‘Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,’ she said…referring to circumcision.”
(Exodus 4:24-26)

Had Moses refused to obey You because of his wife, Jesus?

Putting anyone or anything ahead of you is idolatry.
You weren’t about to send an idolater to Egypt to free your people!

Is there anything or anyone with whom I’m committing idolatry, Holy Spirit?

If You were that tough on Moses…

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Exodus 20:4-6; Deuteronomy 4:15; 1 Samuel 15:23; 2 Kings 9:22; Ezekiel 23:49; 1 Corinthians 10:14; 1 Peter 4:3

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Saturday, April 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble trust:

“I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. Then say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son, and I told you, “Let my son go, so he may worship me.” But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.’”
(Exodus 4:21-23)

To us, this seems unjust, Jesus

But no!
You are Just!

This side of heaven, we don’t have the ability to grasp

the mind-bogglingly vast number of factors
that inform Your righteous actions.

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1 Samuel 16:7; Job 36:26; Psalm 139:17; Ezekiel 18:25; Romans 9:14; 1 Corinthians 3:20; 1 Corinthians 13:9-12; Hebrews 6:1

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“You have wearied the Lord with your words. ‘How have we wearied him?’ you ask. By saying, ‘All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them…’”
(Malachi 2:17)

To forgive me, Jesus

is a totally different thing
than being pleased with me.

The first happens after I’ve sinned and confessed it.

The second happens when I’ve refused to sin
and remain faithful.

I’m grateful beyond words for Your forgiveness!

But I’d rather You be pleased.

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Exodus 33:13-17; Numbers 14:8; Deuteronomy 33:11; 2 Samuel 15:26; 1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Corinthians 10:5; Hebrews 10:8

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“I sent messengers to Sihon king of Heshbon offering peace and saying, ‘Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left. Sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver.’ But Sihon…refused to let us pass through.”
(Deuteronomy 2:26-28; 30)

There are going to be days like that, Jesus.

I’ve experienced a few of them.

But it helps to remember

it happened in accordance with Your perfect plan.

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Deuteronomy 2:30-36; Psalm 21:11; Psalm 83:5; Proverbs 23:11; Matthew 5:11; Matthew 6:14; Luke 17:3-4; Acts 4:28; Romans 8:28-30

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sudden realization:

“‘I demand one thing of you: Do not come into my presence unless you bring Michal daughter of Saul when you come to see me.’ Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, ‘Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.’”
(2 Samuel 3:13-14)

David refused to abandon his wife, for whom he risked his life, Jesus

just as You refuse to abandon me
for whom You paid with Your life!

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Deuteronomy 4:31; Nehemiah 9:19; Nehemiah 9:31; Psalm 16:10; Psalm 94:14; Matthew 1:1; Luke 20:41-44

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Sunday, May 23, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“Day after day they spoke to him but he refused to comply. Therefore they told Haman about it to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, for he had told them he was a Jew.”
(Esther 3:4)

When the laws of the land conflict with Your Word, Jesus

it’s no contest.

Traditions, customs, police, judges, mayors, governors presidents all lose.

You win.

The only reason I have to pray about it

is to learn from You the wisest way to proceed.

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2 Kings 17:39; 2 Chronicles 17:4; Psalms 84:10; Daniel 3:28; Luke 11:28; Acts 5:29; Hebrews 11:24-26