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Sunday, July 31, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“The Lord said to Moses: ‘When anyone is unfaithful to the Lord by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, they are to bring to the Lord as a penalty a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value in silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. It is a guilt offering.’”
(Leviticus 5:14-15)

Even when I do wrong without knowing it

it’s still a sin, isn’t it, Jesus?

No excuses.

I need to confess it

and forsake it.

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Leviticus 4:2; Leviticus 4:13; Leviticus 4:22; Leviticus 4:27; Numbers 15:22-24; Joshua 20:2-4; Ezekiel 45:19-20; Romans 7:20

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

 

Sell out totally to God as you pray this Lazaroo:

“I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.”
(Revelation 3:1-2)

Deeds, Jesus.

Not words.

You’ve given me a job to do, along with the gifts and ability to do it.

My excuses for not doing it don’t matter.

I’ve got to finish it

while there’s still time.

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Exodus 40:33; Joshua 19:51; Matthew 10:23; Luke 14:28-30; John 4:334; John 17:4; Philippians 1:6

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Saturday, June 26, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in Spirit-led recognition:

“The man said, ‘The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.’ Then the LORD God said to the woman, ‘What is this you have done?’ The woman said, ‘The serpent deceived me, and I ate.’”
(Genesis 3:12-13)

We insist it’s someone else’s fault, Jesus.

Even though it isn’t.

No matter what the temptation, the threat, the incentive, the circumstances

if I said it or did it, it’s my fault.

Period.

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Leviticus 5:5; Numbers 5:6-7; 1 Samuel 7:6; Ezra 10:1; Psalms 32:5; Acts 19:18; James 5:16

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

 

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

“Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
(Genesis 3:11)

You had just asked the ultimate rhetorical question, Jesus.

Obviously, You knew he had eaten from the tree you told him not to.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have bothered him to be without clothing.
Just as obviously, he knew You knew.

What do I do when You nail me off-base through Your Word?

Do I excuse myself…

…or confess and repent?

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Leviticus 5:5; 1 Samuel 7:6; Psalms 32:5; Isaiah 30:15; Acts 2:38; James 5:16; 2 Peter 3:9

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Saturday, March 20, 2021

 

Pray this Lazaroo in wholehearted surrender:

“If only my anguish could be weighed and all my misery be placed on the scales! It would surely outweigh the sand of the seas—no wonder my words have been impetuous.”
(Job 6:2-3)

We’re all able to find excuses for our behavior, Jesus.

Oh yeah.
I have a ton of ‘em!

We might be able to sell them to some people

but nobody’s fooling You.

Rather than excuses

please help me obey You –

no matter what it takes!

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Numbers 30:2; Joshua 1:8; Luke 14:17-19; John 15:22; Romans 1:20; Romans 2:1; Philippians 2:12

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Saturday, May 30, 2020

 

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

 

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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Monday, February 18, 2019

 

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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Thursday, May 31, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo with over-the-top trust:

“…they realized they were naked; so they sowed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.”
(Genesis 3:7)

That’s what happens every time I sin, Jesus.

First the shame
then the cover-up.

Sin must be covered

because it’s so foul!

I could attempt to cover my sin

with lies, excuses, misdirection
trying to change the subject –

all for naught.

The only way sin can ever be covered

is by sincere repentance
trusting in Your shed blood on the cross.

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Genesis 20:16; Genesis 37:26; Deuteronomy 23:13; Nehemiah 4:5; Job 14:17; Romans 4:4-8; James 5:20; 1 Peter 2:16; 1 John 1:7; Revelation 3:18

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

 

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