Category Archives: atonement

Friday, May 31, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished…”
(Romans 3:24-25)

You’ve left a countless number of my sins unpunished Jesus.

Your sacrifice on the cross

has set free this unworthy –

but profoundly grateful –

sinner saved by grace.

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Acts 18:27; Romans 4:16; Romans 11:5-6; Ephesians 2:5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 13:9; James 2:13

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in steadfast faith:

“…if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.”
(Numbers 5:8)

Bottom line?

It all belongs to You, Jesus!

You created everything I have.

You loan it to me to use and enjoy.

But no matter whose name is on it

it all goes back to You.

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Exodus 19:4-6; Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 8:17; Psalm 50:10; Psalm 50:12; John 16:15; John 17:10

Monday, April 24, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“…as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”
(Leviticus 6:6-7)

When they brought their offering to the priest, Jesus

in reality, they were offering it to You.

When I give my tithes and offerings to my church

in reality, I’m offering them to You.

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Numbers 18:28; Deuteronomy 12:6; Nehemiah 13:12; Isaiah 53:12; Malachi 3:8-10; 2 Corinthians 8:5; 2 Corinthians 9:5

Saturday, October 8, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with obedient, lavish love:

“They must make restitution for what they have failed to do in regard to the holy things, pay an additional penalty of a fifth of its value and give it all to the priest. The priest will make atonement for them with the ram as a guilt offering, and they will be forgiven.”
(Leviticus 5:16)

When I say I’m sorry for sinning against You and others, Jesus

over-the-top restitution proves I really mean it.

It also gives me added incentive

to never do it again.

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Exodus 22:3; Exodus 22:5-6; Exodus 22:11-14; Leviticus 6:5; Leviticus 22:14; Leviticus 24:18; Luke 19:8

Thursday, May 26, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo in unbounded gratitude:

“…the priest…shall… burn it on the altar on top of the food offerings presented to the Lord…In this way the priest will make atonement for them for any of these sins they have committed, and they will be forgiven. The rest of the offering will belong to the priest.’”
(Leviticus 5:12-13)

I’m so thankful that I don’t have to do this anymore, Jesus.

On the cross You gave Your life to become my sin offering.

I am wholly, completely, utterly forgiven!

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Isaiah 43:25; Matthew 6:12; Matthew 9:2; Matthew 12:31-32; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 2:13-15; Colossians 3:13

Friday, January 14, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted adoration:

“As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the Lord a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for them for their sin. Anyone who cannot afford a lamb is to bring two doves or two young pigeons…”
(Leviticus 5:6-7)

I love this about You, Jesus!

Even while punishing our sins
You compassionately remember the poor.

May I always show them
the same, loving respect.

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Psalm 12:5; Ecclesiastes 9:15; Isaiah 11:4; Matthew 11:5; Matthew 26:9-11; Acts 10:31; Galatians 2:10

Thursday, December 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“…make atonement for the sins of the people.”
(Hebrews 2:17)

I’m one of those people, Jesus!

I’m so sorry that You had to make atonement for me.
But I’m grateful beyond words that You did.

I wish the atonement required was only money, service –

anything other than what it actually was:

Your life.

But I couldn’t pay off my own debt!
My sins had bankrupted me.

My only hope was a completely sinless life given in my place.

Yours.

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Proverbs 20:9; John 8:7; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Colossians 1:22; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 4:10

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

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“…making atonement…”
(1 Chronicles 6:49)

The blood of bulls, sheep, rams and goats never really did make atonement for the sins of Your people, did they, Jesus?

You accepted it as though it did
but down deep, we had to know:

It just wasn’t enough.

But You were teaching us, weren’t You?

preparing us
even setting us up

for the day when You, the true Lamb of God

would give Yourself as the ultimate sacrifice
making atonement
in full.

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Isaiah 1:11; John 1:29; Galatians 1:4; Hebrews 10:4; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 2:2; 1 John 4:10

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