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Sunday, August 16, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“…whenever any of the people offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand while the meat was being boiled and would plunge the fork into the pan or kettle or caldron or pot. Whatever the fork brought up the priest would take for himself.”
(1 Samuel 2:12-14)

What a detestable abuse of power, Jesus!

You judged and punished Samuel’s sons

and you will surely judge and punish those
who abuse their power today!

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Psalms 55:10; Isaiah 56:11; Jeremiah 23:1-2; Acts 26:10; Romans 13:2; 2 Corinthians 10:8; 2 Corinthians 13:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:2

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Saturday, July 4, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with lavish love:

“Love your neighbor as yourself…”
(James 2:8)

Easy to say, Jesus…

harder to do.

Some people are easy to love, even to sacrifice for.

Other people are a challenge-and-a-half.

Nor are You saying I should love them the way I like to be loved.

You’re saying I should love them
the way they want to be loved.

Wow.

What if they want to be loved in a way I don’t like?

You sure do stretch a person.

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John 13:34-35; Romans 13:8; 1 Peter 1:22; 1 Peter 3:8; 1 John 3:11; 1 John 3:23; 1 John 4:7

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Monday, April 13, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in costly faith:

“…for the sake of his body…”
(Colossians 1:24)

Coming only days after Good Friday, Jesus…

it would be easy to think Paul is referring to your physical body,
beaten and crucified to pay for my sins.

But no.

Paul is talking about Your body of believers
and what he willingly suffers in their behalf.

Do I have that kind of love and compassion for Your Church?

Do I consider the sacrifices I make for them

a hardship…or a privilege?

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Genesis 16:5; Genesis 41:52; 2 Kings 14:26; Psalms 22:24; Psalms 119:50; Romans 5:3; 2 Thessalonians 1:5

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Friday, November 29, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…done in the body by the hands of men…”
(Ephesians 2:11)

Paul was referring to circumcision, Jesus.

But there are a lot of things people do
that give them a false sense of security:

knocking on wood
refusing to walk under a ladder
avoiding black cats

performing good deeds
making significant sacrifices
trying really hard
giving lots of money

in order to earn a place in heaven.

But protection, safety, security can be found in only one place:

You.

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Psalms 4:8; Psalms 12:7; Psalms 16:1; Psalms 27:5; Psalms 31:20; Psalms 37:3; 2 Timothy 4:18

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Friday, November 17, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted adoration:

“…offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing…”
(Mark 1:44)

Back in the day, Your people offered many sacrifices, Jesus.

It was the blood of the animals
that made atonement for Your people’s sins.

But those sacrifices could never cleanse a sinner’s conscience, could they?

Only Your sacrifice on the cross could do that.

No wonder when John the Baptist saw you coming, he said:

“Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

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Leviticus 17:10-11; Psalms 51:16-17; John 1:29; Romans 2:15; Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:15; Hebrews 9:13-14

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Monday, November 6, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bulldog faith:

“But I, with a song of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to you.”
(Jonah 2:9)

Thank You for putting a song of thanksgiving in my heart, Jesus!

Of course, there are days
when I have trouble remembering where You put it

let alone being able to sing it.

But it’s in there. By faith, I declare it:

It’s in there!

You sacrificed Your life for me.

It is my joy to sacrifice whatever You have entrusted to my care

for You.

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Psalms 4:5; Psalms 20:3; Psalms 27:6; Psalms 50:14; Psalms 51:16-17; Psalms 141:2; Ephesians 5:19

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“This is the sin offering for the community.”
(Leviticus 4:21)

Some people call this offering of a bull barbaric, Jesus.

But I’m thinking instead:
What an incredible gift from heaven!

To think that one act could make atonement for an entire sinning community

is nothing short of amazing.

We don’t have such an option today, do we?

When the whole community sins
each member of the community has to repent before You.

And when I sin

so do I.

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Exodus 32:32; Exodus 50:17; 1 Kings 8:46; 2 Chronicles 30:18; Isaiah 55:7; Luke 23:34; James 1:17

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo in profound gratitude:

“…take the bull outside the camp…”
(Leviticus 4:21)

This was no ordinary bull, Jesus –

it was slaughtered as a sin offering.

You were teaching your people how horrible it was to disobey You:

Something had to die.

You were also preparing them for the day when they would finally realize that a bull wasn’t enough

that our sins could only be paid for

when they took You outside the city

and You laid down Your life for us.

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Isaiah 1:11; Isaiah 53:5; Philippians 2:8; Hebrews 9:22; Hebrews 10:4; Hebrews 10:19-22; Hebrews 13:11-13; 1 John 1:7