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Friday, September 17, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
(Galatians 2:21)

Paul’s passionate for a reason, Jesus:

You’re the one speaking this truth through him!

I should do my best to live an absolutely holy life.

But no matter how hard I try, I’ll always fall short.

It’s Your grace – the loving price You paid for me on the cross

then rising from the dead –

that is my one, sure hope.

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Psalms 25:3; Psalms 25:5; Psalms 31:24; Psalms 33:20; Matthew 12:21; Romans 5:1; 1 Peter 1:3

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“Lord my God, if I have done this and there is guilt on my hands—if I have repaid my ally with evil or without cause have robbed my foe—then let my enemy pursue and overtake me; let him trample my life to the ground and make me sleep in the dust.”
(Psalms 7:3-5)

David was absolutely confident of his righteousness, Jesus!

I…not so much.

All I can pray is:

Please be merciful to me, a repentant sinner.

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1 Kings 8:46-51; Job 42:6; Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 59:20; Jeremiah 5:3; Mark 1:15; Luke 13:5

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Sunday, December 6, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in growing confidence:

“Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.”
(Zephaniah 2:3)

You did it for Lot, Jesus!

When You destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
You first sent Your angels to take him out of harm’s way.

You did it for Your people in Egypt, Father!

When you sent those ten plagues
You spared the land of Goshen.

Please, LORD:

Do it for me!

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Genesis 19:1-24; Genesis 47:27; Exodus 8:22; Exodus 9:26; Exodus 11:7; Philippians 2:3; 1 Corinthians 1:30

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Friday, May 22, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“Seek righteousness…”
(Zephaniah 2:3)

I have to seek it, Jesus

because I don’t have it.

Not fully.

Oh, I have my moments when I’ve done well.

At those times, I’m pretty sure You’re pleased.

Although if I did the right thing for wrong motives –
that may lessen the pleasure You feel.

But it’s those other times when I do what I know I shouldn’t

that scare me

as well they should.

Clearly, I need to seek righteousness a little harder.

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Genesis 15:6; Deuteronomy 6:25; 1 Samuel 26:23; Job 29:14; Psalms 33:5; Matthew 5:6; Luke 18:9-14

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with undiluted sincerity:

“…to present you holy in his sight…”
(Colossians 1:22)

We’re talking about a miracle, Jesus.

I don’t see how I could look holy in anyone’s sight
especially Yours.

But if that’s Your goal, it has to be mine.

Except I can’t.

I don’t mean I refuse.

I mean that no matter how hard I try
I fall short.

If I’m ever to appear holy in Your Father’s sight

it will have to be because He sees You
in me.

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Proverbs 3:3-4; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:21; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 4:22-24; Philippians 3:9; 2 Peter 1:1

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with white-hot fervor:

“Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies…”
(Psalms 5:8)

I don’t know, Jesus –

Is it easier to live a righteous life while my enemies are attacking
or when it appears they’re giving me a break?

While under attack

I might lean hard on You…
or get discouraged and sin.

When free from attack

I might worship You in gratitude…
or grow complacent and stray.

Please, LORD!

In trouble or not
lead me all the time.

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Play

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1 Samuel 2:1; 2 Samuel 5:20; 2 Samuel 22:48-49; 1 Chronicles 12:17; Psalms 7:6; Matthew 10:36; Luke 6:35; Hebrews 10:27

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Friday, December 11, 2015

 

 Ask God to show it to you straight, as you pray this Lazaroo: 

“…how…righteous…we were among you…”
(1 Thessalonians 2:10)

When a righteous person walks into the room, things often get quiet, Jesus.

There’s respect, yes
maybe fear

more than a little nervousness…discomfort.

Why?

Perhaps because a righteous person reminds us of our own

unrighteousness.

Do I long for Your righteousness to rise within me, LORD?

There’s a lot of downward pressure from my culture
even from some close to me

to just be one of the crowd.

Time to choose.

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Genesis 6:9; Genesis 15:6; Deuteronomy 9:4-5; Psalms 1:6; Psalms 34:17; Matthew 5:6; Romans 1:17; Romans 2:13; Romans 3:10; Romans 3:20-24; Romans 4:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30