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Thursday, April 20, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in happy anticipation:

“So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.”
(Genesis 3:23-24)

What a heartbreak, Jesus!

We’ve been mourning that loss ever since.

But in heaven –

for those of us who’ve placed our trust in You –

that longing will be fulfilled!

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Psalm 23:6; Romans 5:12; Romans 5:14; Philippians 3:14; Philippians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:14; Revelation 21:4

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Monday, March 13, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“As soon as the copy of the letter of King Artaxerxes was read…they went immediately to the Jews in Jerusalem and compelled them by force to stop. Thus the work on the house of God in Jerusalem came to a standstill…”
(Ezra 4:23-24)

That doesn’t seem right, Jesus!

All because of a letter?

No.

You’re in Total Control.
You’re Sovereign!

Never let me forget that when something happens or doesn’t happen

it’s because You caused it
or allowed it.

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Genesis 15:2; Exodus 23:17; Deuteronomy 3:24; Psalm 71:16; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 7:7; Acts 4:24

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments.”
(Colossians 2:4)

As hard as it is to imagine, Jesus

there are so many people out there
who enjoy deceiving others.

That’s the work of Satan, isn’t it?

They don’t believe in You.
They couldn’t!

If they believed in a God who sees and hears and knows all

there’s no way in this world
they would practice this kind of deceit.

I’m begging You, Father:

Protect me!

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Genesis 3:13; Job 11:11; Job 12:16; Psalm 49:5; Jeremiah 9:4; Micah 2:11; 2 John 1:7

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Sunday, February 19, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“Count all the men from thirty to fifty years of age who come to serve in the work at the tent of meeting…Assign to each man the specific things he is to carry.”
(Numbers 4:30, 32)

They had to carry the frames of the tabernacle, Jesus –

along with its crossbars, posts and bases.

They had to carry the posts of the surrounding courtyard

with their bases, tent pegs, ropes, all their equipment
and everything related to their use.

Show me, LORD

what You’ve assigned to me.

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Genesis 40:4; Numbers 4:31-32; Psalm 104:8; Ezekiel 4:5-6; Mark 13:34; Acts 22:10; 1 Corinthians 3:5

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Monday, February 13, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.”
(Genesis 3:23-24)

It doesn’t sound like we’re getting back in there, Jesus.

Certainly not here on this earth.

But there’s a better place than the Garden of Eden, isn’t there?

Heaven!

And for all who put their faith and trust in You

Angels won’t keep us out.
They’ll usher us in.

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Psalm 23:6; Luke 16:22; Romans 5:12-14; 1 Corinthians 15:22; 1 Corinthians 15:44; Ephesians 2:6; 1 Peter 1:4

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Friday, January 6, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with rock-solid confidence:

“Jerusalem has had powerful kings ruling over the whole of Trans-Euphrates, and taxes, tribute and duty were paid to them. Now issue an order to these men to stop work, so that this city will not be rebuilt until I so order…Why let this threat grow, to the detriment of the royal interests?”
(Ezra 4:20-22)

The men who wrote this letter were Your enemies, Jesus.

They knew exactly how to get the king to halt the rebuilding of Your temple.

Paused? Yes.
Stopped? Never!

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Joshua 4:24; Judges 2:15; 1 Samuel 14:6; Job 9:12; Isaiah 14:27; Isaiah 41:20; Romans 11:33-36

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“The Gershonites are to do all that needs to be done with these things…carrying or doing other work…This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the tent of meeting. Their duties are to be under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the priest.”
(Numbers 4:26-28)

Somebody had to do it, Jesus.

The Gershonites were it.

My guess?

To carry all those heavy items they had to be pretty strong.

When You assign me a job
You always equip me to do it.

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Numbers 3:25; Numbers 7:7; 1 Chronicles 6:71; 2 Chronicles 14:8; Acts 22:3; Ephesians 1:11; 2 Timothy 3:16-17

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Friday, December 2, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes for money. Yet they look for the Lord’s support and say, ‘Is not the Lord among us? No disaster will come upon us.’”
(Micah 3:11)

There’s a difference, isn’t there, Jesus –

between leaders who have a heart
to do Your work

and those who refuse to do Your work
unless they’re paid.

Give us leaders whose sole motivation

is to please You!

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Exodus 18:25; Numbers 27:18; Matthew 20:25-28; 1 Corinthians 16:15-16; 2 Corinthians 1:24; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; Hebrews 13:17; 1 Peter 5:1-3

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“Bold and arrogant…”
(2 Peter 2:10)

Bold is good, Jesus –

provided it’s accompanied by total dependence on You.

But when coupled with arrogance?

Bold is always bad –

sometimes immediately
sometimes later.

There are times when bold arrogance appears to work

but that’s only when there’s a long fuse

leading to the moment
when it blows up in their face.

Which is not to say timidity is the answer!

Why be timid

when humbly following You
enables me to be bold as a lion?

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Proverbs 21:29; Proverbs 28:1; Mark 15:43; Acts 4:29; Acts 4:31; Acts 9:28; 2 Timothy 1:7

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with utter abandon:

“When all the work Solomon had done for the temple of the Lord was finished, he brought in the things his father David had dedicated—the silver and gold and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of God’s temple.”
(2 Chronicles 5:1)

Father and son working together, Jesus

to honor You.

Although that’s beautiful

it doesn’t always happen.

But You’re my Father

and I’m Your child.

What do you say let’s work together
to bring glory to Your holy Name!

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Matthew 5:16; Matthew 5:45; Matthew 5:48; Matthew 6:14; Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:26; Matthew 6:32