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Friday, October 20, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with steely determination:

“…save others by snatching them from the fire…”
(Jude 1:23)

I’m thinking of three ways to save people, Jesus:

1. Encourage them to develop a Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment 1on1 relationship with You.

2. Warn them not to sin.

3. Go after them and rescue them when they’re steeped in wrongdoing.

That last is the hardest.

People who are up to their ears in evil seldom want to hear about You.

But because You command me to do it

I will!

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Exodus 3:10; Exodus 4:12; Exodus 32:34; 1 Samuel 15:3; 2 Samuel 19:7; Ezekiel 2:5; Ezekiel 2:7; Ezekiel 3:11; Acts 22:21

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Saturday, September 23, 2023

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Shallum…and his fellow gatekeepers…were responsible for guarding the thresholds of the tent just as their ancestors had been responsible for guarding the entrance to the dwelling of the Lord. In earlier times Phinehas…was the official in charge of the gatekeepers, and the Lord was with him. Zechariah…was the gatekeeper at the entrance to the tent of meeting.”
(1 Chronicles 9:19-21)

You place a high priority on guarding the entrances to Your dwellings, Jesus!

May I do the same –

never allowing anyone or anything to enter my life
that would compromise my relationship with You!

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Psalm 15:1-5; Psalm 31:1; Psalm 34:5; Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 17:13; John 6:37; 1 Corinthians 8:13

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in desperate need:

“…the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.”
(James 3:5)

It’s true, Jesus.

I can make great plans
but only You can make them come true.

I can say something unwise or unkind
and burn down a wonderful relationship.

I surrender my tongue to You!

Teach me what to say.
Teach me how to say it.

And teach me when to say nothing.

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2 Samuel 23:2; Psalm 10:7; Psalm 12:3; Psalm 15:3; Psalm 34:13; Acts 2:26; 1 Corinthians 14:9

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Friday, July 21, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the Lord made a covenant with the Israelites after they came out of Egypt.”
(2 Chronicles 5:10)

At one time, Jesus, the gold jar of manna and Aaron’s staff that had budded were inside the ark.

You don’t tell us why or how these precious items disappeared.

If I’m missing something in our relationship that used to be precious

restore it, dear LORD!
I beg You!

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Exodus 16:33-34; Numbers 17:8-10’; Psalm 80:18; Psalm 85:6; Jeremiah 30:21; Hosea 6:2; Hebrews 9:4

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Sunday, October 9, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.”
(Luke 1:80)

Just like John the Baptist, Jesus

I want to grow in You!
I want to become strong in spirit!

In short, I want to become everything You’ve created me to be!

But that means I have to deliberately carve out time to do what he did

and get away for Deep, Daily, Moment-by-Moment
1on1 relationship with You.

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Psalm 27:14; Psalm 31:24; Psalm 61:3; Luke 2:40; Romans 1:11; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 2 Corinthians 12:10

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Sunday, September 11, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in broken repentance:

“‘If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him and marries another man, should he return to her again? Would not the land be completely defiled? But you have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—would you now return to me?’ declares the Lord.”
(Jeremiah 3:1)

Once again, You’re teaching on two levels, Jesus –

on marriage
on my relationship with You.

But the answer to Your question is yes!

If I have strayed

I will return to You forever – with all my heart!

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1 Kings 11:3; Nehemiah 1:9; Psalm 119:67; Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 53:6; Jeremiah 24:7; Zechariah 1:3; Acts 2:38-39

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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 7, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undiluted sincerity:

“In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: [who]…made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”
(Philippians 2:5, 7-8)

Wow, Jesus.

You didn’t have to do that!

In fact, You shouldn’t have.
Not for the likes of me.

But You did!

You lowered Yourself for a person who couldn’t get any lower

because You love me

and want to lift me up higher
than I could ever imagine.

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Isaiah 53:5; John 19:19; Galatians 6:14; Colossians 1:19-21; Colossians 2:14-15; Hebrews 12:2; 1 Peter 2:24

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Saturday, December 25, 2021

 

May God give you a wonderful Christmas, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
(Ezekiel 3:21)

Sometimes I get tired of warning people who don’t want to hear it, Jesus!

I become the bad guy.
It makes them angry.

But ultimately, it’s not about preserving my relationship with them, is it?

On that Day

my relationship with You
is the only one that matters.

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Genesis 42:21; Exodus 19:21; Psalm 19:11; Psalm 81:8; Psalm 81:11; Matthew 2:12; Acts 20:31

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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