Category Archives: by God’s grace

Sunday, December 5, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“Beyond them, Benjamin and Hasshub made repairs in front of their house; and next to them, Azariah son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, made repairs beside his house. Next to him, Binnui son of Henadad repaired another section, from Azariah’s house to the angle and the corner…”
(Nehemiah 3:23-24)

Some people only take care of themselves, Jesus

but a precious few also take care of others.

In Your strength and by Your grace
count me in their number!

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Genesis 3:7; Job 14:22; Proverbs 1:18; Isaiah 48:4-6; Jeremiah 51:58; Romans 12:10; Philippians 2:3; Jude 1:12

Thursday, June 18, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“…Christ’s…body, which is the church.”
(Colossians 1:24)

Because I’ve placed my faith in You alone for my salvation, Jesus

I’m a member of Your global Church.

And because I’m a member of the Church You so love

I’m part of Your body!

A very tiny part, to be sure.
A too-often dysfunctional part.

But still – by Your grace alone –

I’m one of the ways You’ve chosen to present Yourself to the world!

Oh, what a holy, sobering, motivating responsibility!

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

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Matthew 16:18; Acts 9:31; Acts 12:5; Acts 13:1; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 3:21

Thursday, June 18, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“…Christ’s…body, which is the church.”
(Colossians 1:24)

Because I’ve placed my faith in You alone for my salvation, Jesus

I’m a member of Your global Church.

And because I’m a member of the Church You so love

I’m part of Your body!

A very tiny part, to be sure.
A too-often dysfunctional part.

But still – by Your grace alone –

I’m one of the ways You’ve chosen to present Yourself to the world!

Oh, what a holy, sobering, motivating responsibility!

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

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Matthew 16:18; Acts 9:31; Acts 12:5; Acts 13:1; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 3:21

Thursday, June 18, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned gratitude:

“…Christ’s…body, which is the church.”
(Colossians 1:24)

Because I’ve placed my faith in You alone for my salvation, Jesus

I’m a member of Your global Church.

And because I’m a member of the Church You so love

I’m part of Your body!

A very tiny part, to be sure.
A too-often dysfunctional part.

But still – by Your grace alone –

I’m one of the ways You’ve chosen to present Yourself to the world!

Oh, what a holy, sobering, motivating responsibility!

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

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Matthew 16:18; Acts 9:31; Acts 12:5; Acts 13:1; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 3:21

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with never-say-die grit:

“If we endure…”
(2 Timothy 2:12)

That’s one big “if,” isn’t it, Jesus?

It’s one thing to start strong.
I’ve done that plenty of times.

But it’s another thing entirely to keep going through the slog of the middle

all the way to the finish line.

The initial burst of excitement wanes.
There’s pushback…there are setbacks.
My run slows to a walk…a trudge…a crawl.

I’ve started far more times than I’ve finished.

But by Your grace
not this time.

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

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1 Samuel 13:14; 2 Samuel 7:16; 1 Chronicles 16:34; Psalms 19:9; Psalms 69:7; John 6:27; Romans 15:4

Thursday, January 9, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo in devoted passion:

“They dash to the city wall…”
(Nahum 2:5)

That’s what enemy soldiers did, Jesus…

when attacking a city they felt confident they could destroy.

They didn’t crawl or walk.

They ran to the wall –
eager to destroy those cowering within.

Perhaps that’s what the enemies of my soul do, Father.

They’ve seen the sins and blunders of my past.
They assume I’ll keep right on sinning and blundering.

But by Your grace and in Your strength:

Not this time.

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

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Job 13:26; Psalms 27:2; Isaiah 9:1; Isaiah 43:18; Isaiah 65:16; Zechariah 8:11; 1 Peter 4:3