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Saturday, May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in humility:

“When he is made aware of the sin he has committed…”
(Leviticus 4:28)

That’s a telling moment, isn’t it, Jesus?

What’s my response when I find out
I’ve unintentionally done something wrong?

Do I deny it and refuse to take responsibility?
Do I come up with every excuse I can think of?
Do I react with anger against the person who confronts me?

Or do I repent wholeheartedly
and do everything in my power to make it right?

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Proverbs 30:20; Isaiah 61:8; Jeremiah 5:25; Jeremiah 26:21; Luke 14:18; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 5:17

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

November 14, 2019 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo without excuse:

“If a member of the community sins unintentionally…”
(Leviticus 4:27)

That can certainly happen, Jesus

especially with some of the more obscure points of Jewish law.

But most of Your commands? Things like –

telling the truth
not killing people
faithfully attending church
not committing adultery
sharing my faith
not stealing
pleasing You
not craving other people’s possessions
helping the poor –

those nobody has to tell me to obey.

If I break them, it’s no accident.

I did it on purpose.

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Exodus 20:1-17; Leviticus 5:15; Numbers 15:22; Deuteronomy 4:42; Joshua 20:3; Daniel 5:22; Romans 1:20

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Wednesday, July 3, 2019

July 3, 2019 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“…the God of…Jacob…”
(Exodus 3:16)

When You identify Yourself as a specific person’s God

You’re telling me something important, Jesus.

Jacob was a liar, a cheat, a conniver and a thief.

He loved one of his wives and not the other.
He had an excuse for that…but not before You.

And oh, yeah…

he was the grandson of Abraham
and father of 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel.

Which – among other things – means:

You’ll use anybody.

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Genesis 25:21-23; Genesis 25:29-34; Genesis 27:14-35; Genesis 29:31-32; Genesis 30:37-43; Romans 9:6-13; Romans 9:15-26

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Monday, February 18, 2019

February 18, 2019 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“…you have…shown partiality in matters of the law.”
(Malachi 2:9)

Not something that pleases You, Jesus.

You gave Your law to be applied equally, fairly, to all.
Instead, they used it inconsistently

holding some to its righteous standards
excusing others.

I can’t begin to imagine how displeased You are

with my inconsistency, LORD.

Please forgive me!
I am utterly without excuse.

All I can do is give it everything I’ve got

and beg You to be Yourself in me.

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John 14:16-17; Philippians 3:10; Philippians 3:21; Colossians 1:27; James 3:17; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John 3:2

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Wednesday, Wednesday, 2017

September 13, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with pedal-to-the-metal commitment:

“When he is made aware of the sin he committed…”
(Leviticus 4:23)

It’s possible to break one of Your rules and not know it, Jesus…

sort of.

But because Your rules are there to help and protect me

down deep, I usually know:

Something’s amiss.

I’m at least vaguely aware I’ve crossed some sort of line
done something unwise, even potentially harmful.

So when a courageous person dares to point out my sin

in reality

I have no excuse.

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Ezekiel 45:20; Luke 14:15-24; John 15:22; Acts 17:30; Romans 1:20; Romans 2:1; Ephesians 4:18

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

October 20, 2016 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in reasonable trust:

“These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning!”
(Acts 2:15)

Peter’s absolutely right, Jesus

Most people aren’t drunk at that hour.

Even so, it’s technically possible –

which is a favorite excuse of those who refuse to believe.

When You heal someone’s disease, they attribute it to natural causes.
When You reconcile a marriage, they praise the counselor.
When evidence mounts that You created us

they suggest life on earth was seeded by aliens.

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Psalms 19:1-4; Jeremiah 9:6; Matthew 23:37; Luke 14:16-21; John 15:22; Romans 1:18-21; 2 Corinthians 4:4