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Sunday, November 12, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“But in accordance with the command of the Lord our God, you did not encroach on any of the land of the Ammonites, neither the land along the course of the Jabbok nor that around the towns in the hills.”
(Deuteronomy 2:37)

You have all power, Jesus!

I can go wherever You tell me to go.

But may I never go to a place You’ve declared off limits.

If I try, Your power will leave me

and I’ll fail.

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Genesis 26:2; Exodus 33:15; Numbers 14:42; Joshua 7:1-5; Proverbs 1:10-19; Jeremiah 42:19; Luke 17:22-24

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in no-matter-what trust:

“…the livestock and the plunder from the towns we had captured we carried off for ourselves. From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the gorge, even as far as Gilead, not one town was too strong for us. The Lord our God gave us all of them.”
(Deuteronomy 2:35-36)

Thank You for giving us seasons like Jesus!

Please help us remember them

when You lead us through the dark valleys of loss.

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Job 2:9-10; Psalm 23:1-6; Psalms 31:15; Psalm 34:1; Ecclesiastes 11:7-10; Isaiah 45:7; 2 Corinthians 9:8

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with mounting anticipation:

“Now the first to resettle on their own property in their own towns were some Israelites, priests, Levites and temple servants.”
(1 Chronicles 9:2)

There’s nothing like coming home, Jesus.

Well…that’s true if home is a good place.

Many people have had bad experiences growing up.

So for them, returning home would be painful.

But here’s the beautiful thing I’ve got to keep in mind:

This world is not my home!

My home is with You, in heaven.

Oh, what a joy it will be
to go home.

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Psalm 17:14; Isaiah 40:23; John 8:23; John 12:25; John 16:33; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 7:31; 2 Corinthians 5:1; 2 Corinthians 5:6-9

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Friday, April 8, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“They destroyed the towns, and each man threw a stone on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up all the springs and cut down every good tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its stones in place, but men armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it.”
(2 Kings 3:25)

And so it goes for Your enemies, Jesus.

May I never doubt for a single moment:

Sooner or later, in Your perfect time
they’ll get theirs.

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Genesis 14:20; Numbers 31:2; Deuteronomy 32:41; Psalms 7:6; Isaiah 34:8; Romans 12:19; Hebrews 10:26-31

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Monday, August 24, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deepest gratitude:

“Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.”
(1 Chronicles 6:66)

Of course, the Kohathites were one of the four main divisions among the Levites, Jesus.

They took care of the vessels and objects within Your sanctuary.

As with the other Levites, although You gave them cities within the other tribes of Israel

You didn’t give the Kohathites land of their own.

You were their inheritance –

as You are mine!

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Exodus 15:17; Leviticus 20:24; Numbers 18:23-26; Joshua 13:33; Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 5:5

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Monday, August 24, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deepest gratitude:

“Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.”
(1 Chronicles 6:66)

Of course, the Kohathites were one of the four main divisions among the Levites, Jesus.

They took care of the vessels and objects within Your sanctuary.

As with the other Levites, although You gave them cities within the other tribes of Israel

You didn’t give the Kohathites land of their own.

You were their inheritance –

as You are mine!

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Exodus 15:17; Leviticus 20:24; Numbers 18:23-26; Joshua 13:33; Ephesians 1:14; Ephesians 1:18; Ephesians 5:5

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in relaxed anticipation:

“…the exiles…will possess the towns of the Negev.”
(Obadiah 1:20)

Finding out they were going to be given towns

probably sounded great, Jesus…

until they found out they were in a desert

of brown, rocky, dusty mountains
filled with deep craters and dry riverbeds.

Inhospitable? Sure.

But they were exiles.
They made do.

My accommodations on this earth are temporary.

Until I arrive at my permanent home in heaven

I’ll take what I get
and not throw a fit.

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Psalms 103:19; Matthew 5:12; Matthew 6:20; Matthew 7:21; Matthew 16:19; Matthew 19:21; 1 Corinthians 2:9

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Friday, June 19, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in growing awareness:

“From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.”
(1 Chronicles 6:65)

How do I respond when something I thought was mine is taken away, Jesus?

I think they call that stealing.

Last time I checked

the eighth of Your Ten Commandments
says that’s not supposed to happen.

But then You come along and say if someone takes my coat

I should let them have my shirt, too.

It’s just stuff, isn’t it?

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Exodus 20:15; Leviticus 19:11; Deuteronomy 5:19; Proverbs 6:30; Matthew 6:20; Luke 6:29; Ephesians 4:28

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Sunday, May 17, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with burning emotion:

“…the exiles…will possess the towns…”
(Obadiah 1:20)

Exiles are supposed to have zero rights, Jesus.

How in the world could they possess entire towns?

The answer is clear and startling:

The world didn’t do this for them!

You did.

This has Your Signature all over it.

You absolutely love to lift up
the broken, the fallen, the marginalized

those who are laughed at, disrespected
tossed to the curb

displaying in them Your love and mercy
for all the world to see.

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Job 4:20; Job 17:1; Job 24:20; Job 30:24; Psalms 31:12; Psalms 34:18; Matthew 11:28-30

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands.”
(1 Chronicles 6:54)

Towns need pasturelands, Jesus.

It’s great to be around people –
but not all the time!

Even the most gregarious person among us
requires time away from the crowd.

You’ve built us with the need to get away…

…alone…with You.

Where’s my pastureland, LORD?

Where can I go to feel the wind in my hair…

the sun on my back…

and Your Presence filling my heart?

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Genesis 2:18; Exodus 24:2; Leviticus 13:46; Deuteronomy 32:12; 1 Samuel 21:1; 2 Samuel 18:25; Luke 5:16