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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“In the fire of his jealousy…”
(Zephaniah 1:18)

I know You’re loving, Jesus.

Your kindness, mercy, forgiveness are legendary.

But that doesn’t mean You’re weak.

You hate sin.
You especially hate premeditated, willful sin.

Most of all, You hate what it signifies

when those You’ve loved, cared for, forgiven countless times

forsake You and run after Satan.

It ignites a fire of jealousy in You that will consume all

who cynically believe they can take advantage of Your goodness.

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Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“…the whole house of Israel is hardened…”
(Ezekiel 3:7)

How does a person get that way, Jesus?

Is it their response to disappointment?
Is it the byproduct of repeated sin?

I’m guessing this hardening is accompanied by cynicism.

That’s a form of unbelief, isn’t it?
maybe with some stubbornness mixed in.

Regardless, a hardened heart can’t be a good thing.

I don’t ever want to get that way, Father!

Keep me soft, tender, pliable, responsive
in Your loving hands.

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Take stock as you pray this Lazaroo:

“To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure.”
(Titus 2:15)

That explains a lot, Jesus.

Cynical – especially in some situations – is wise.

But the immovable cynic

has a lot of ‘splainin’ to do.

When I’ve been burned over and over again

I’m tempted to become a cynic –
someone who believes nothing is pure.

But that totally disrespects You –

whose specialty
is removing impurity from my life.

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