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Saturday, January 27, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in desperation:

“Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, ‘Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner.’ King David himself walked behind the bier. They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.”
(2 Samuel 3:31-32)

In the wake of tragedy, Jesus

You enabled David to act decisively and with wisdom.
As a result, the people followed his example.

Please LORD –

when tragedy strikes –

help me do the same.

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1 Kings 17:20; Proverbs 24:10; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 10:6; Galatians 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:12; Titus 2:7

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“When Esther’s eunuchs and female attendants…told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them. Then Esther summoned…one of the king’s eunuchs…and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.”
(Esther 4:4-5)

Help me not to judge the actions of others, Jesus.

I don’t know what they’re going through!

May I show them the same compassion I want to be shown

when my actions are offensive to others.

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Isaiah 11:3; Matthew 6:15; Matthew 7:1; Luke 6:37; John 12:47; Romans 14:3; 1 Corinthians 2:11

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Monday, May 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.”
(Esther 4:3)

Horrible news does that to us, Jesus!

For the Jews, this news was about as bad as it gets.

The king had issued a decree
that made it legal to destroy their entire nation.

But as You do again and again for Your hurting people

You were about to turn that bad news upside down!

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Esther 3:13-15;Psalm 18:17; Psalm 107:20; Isaiah 25:9; Jeremiah 33:3; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with fiery determination:

“Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a sash, a rope; instead of well-dressed hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, branding. Your men will fall by the sword, your warriors in battle. The gates of Zion will lament and mourn; destitute, she will sit on the ground.”
(Isaiah 3:24-26)

So this is what a curse looks like, Jesus

Your punishment –

doled out not upon the heathen
but upon Your people, who’ve forsaken You.

Keep me true, Jesus!

May Your curse never fall on me.

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Exodus 32:34; Leviticus 26:18; 2 Samuel 7:14; Psalm 89:32; Acts 7:7; 1 Corinthians 4:21; 1 Corinthians 11:32

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Friday, March 17, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“…Mordecai…tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly. But he went only as far as the king’s gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.”
(Esther 4:1-2)

The king didn’t want to see anybody who was sad, Jesus.

He wanted everything to appear happy.

Thank You for being the King of kings

who invites me to come close to You
when my heart is breaking.

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Exodus 33:14; Psalm 34:18; Psalm 42:4; Psalm 147:3; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 11:28; 1 Peter 5:7

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Friday, September 23, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“By the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let people or animals, herds or flocks, taste anything; do not let them eat or drink. But let people and animals be covered with sackcloth.”
(Jonah 3:7-8)

First of all, that’s downright impressive, Jesus.

I’ve never heard of covering animals with sackcloth.
None of the people’s sins was the animals’ fault!

Clearly, this king was over-the-top humbling himself before You.

No wonder You relented!

That’s an example I need to keep in mind.

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1 Kings 21:29; 2 Chronicles 12:12; 2 Chronicles 33:12; Psalm 30:11; Isaiah 22:12; Matthew 11:21; Philippians 2:8

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Sunday, January 2, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust.”
(Jonah 3:6)

Three things revealed how seriously the king took Your warning, Jesus:

He took off his royal robes, thus stripping himself of his position.
In humility, he covered himself with sackcloth.

And then to top it all off

he sat down in the dust, like a dog.

May I heed Your warnings

with no less clarity!

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1 Samuel 15:22; Psalms 107:43; Proverbs 10:17; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 13:18; Proverbs 15:5; James 1:22

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“When Jonah’s warning reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his royal robes, covered himself with sackcloth…”
(Jonah 3:6)

Kings wore the finest of clothing, Jesus

made from the most expensive fabrics
tailored to fit them perfectly

designed to convey the idea that they were special –
in a different class from those wearing common attire.

But when a king donned plain, ugly sackcloth

he was totally humbling himself

which is what I do before You every day.

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Leviticus 26:40-42; Deuteronomy 8:3; 1 Kings 21:29; 2 Chronicles 12:6; Psalms 35:12-14; Matthew 23:12; Philippians 2:5-11

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

 

Take stock, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.”
(Jonah 3:5)

The people of the great city of Ninevah did this, Jesus

in response to Your warning through the prophet Jonah.

Through him, You told them their city would be overturned in 40 days.

Just wondering…

If You sent a prophet with a similar warning to my city

would anyone fast?
would anyone remove their fine clothing

and start wearing sackcloth?

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Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; Psalms 69:11; Matthew 4:1-2; Matthew 11:21; Acts 13:2-3; Acts 14:23

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Saturday, February 6, 2021

 

Take stock, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“They declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.”
(Jonah 3:5)

The people of the great city of Ninevah did this, Jesus

in response to Your warning through the prophet Jonah.

Through him, You told them their city would be overturned in 40 days.

Just wondering…

If You sent a prophet with a similar warning to my city

would anyone fast?
would anyone remove their fine clothing

and start wearing sackcloth?

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; Psalms 69:11; Matthew 4:1-2; Matthew 11:21; Acts 13:2-3; Acts 14:23