Category Archives: Guilty

Thursday, March 21, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in quiet trust:

“’…if you have gone astray while married to your husband and you have made yourself impure by having sexual relations with a man other than your husband…May this water that brings a curse enter your body so that your abdomen swells or your womb miscarries.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen. So be it.’”
(Numbers 5:20-22)

It’s great to know when I’m innocent of the charges against me, Jesus

and terrifying when I know I’m guilty.

Human beings may guess wrong

But You never do

because You’re not guessing.

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Genesis 20:4; Deuteronomy 25:1; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Kings 8:32; Matthew 10:16; 2 Corinthians 7:11

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo in holy fear:

“…the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers…”
(1 Timothy 3:11)

Amen, Jesus.

If there’s one thing that can ruin the harmony in Your Church
it’s a group of women who are malicious talkers.

Of course, there’s a second thing that can ruin the harmony in Your Church:

a group of men who are malicious talkers.

Even one man.
Even one woman.

That’s all it takes to create incalculable harm.

May I never be guilty of this disruptive sin!

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Psalm 5:9; Proverbs 10:19; Romans 3:13; Titus 3:10-11; James 1:26; James 3:1-9; 1 Peter 3:10

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo with explosive feeling:

“…when David heard about this, he said, ‘I and my kingdom are forever innocent before the Lord concerning the blood of Abner son of Ner. May his blood fall on the head of Joab…”
(2 Samuel 3:28-29)

The thing is, Jesus

Your Name is EL DEAH.

You know.

Joab was, indeed, guilty.

The day came

when he paid with his life.

May I never forget Your Name, EL DEAH!

not only to waste no time lying to You

but also to rest assured that when I’m mistreated

You know.

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Psalm 94:11; Luke 16:15; 1 Corinthians 3:20; 2 Corinthians 11:11; 2 Corinthians 12:2-3; 2 Timothy 2:19; 2 Peter 2:9

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in deep respect:

“The Lord said to Moses, ‘Say to the Israelites: “Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.”’”
(Numbers 5:5-7)

I’ve gotta believe, Jesus…

if we followed Your rule today

a lot fewer of us
would choose to wrong another.

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Job 31:3; Psalm 5:5; Proverbs 28:21; Ecclesiastes 8:11; Romans 13:3-4; 1 Corinthians 6:8; 1 Peter 2:13-15

Friday, June 2, 2023

 

Pray this Lazaroo in reverent humility:

“…these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand.”
(2 Peter 2:12)

Am I doing that, Jesus?

I don’t think so…

but if it’s in an area I don’t understand
I could very well be guilty and not know it.

I have to face it:

There’s a whole lot I don’t understand!

You’re the one who gives understanding.

You know what I need to know
and what I don’t.

Help me grasp what I need
and respond exactly as You desire!

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Exodus 31:3; Deuteronomy 29:4; Judges 13:18; 1 Kings 4:29; Proverbs 1:2-6; Isaiah 5:13; Matthew 13:15

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

 

Be duly warned, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“If anyone sins and does what is forbidden in any of the Lord’s commands, even though they do not know it, they are guilty and will be held responsible. They are to bring to the priest as a guilt offering a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value…and they will be forgiven.”
(Leviticus 5:17-18)

This answers one of my questions, Jesus:

Ignorance of Your Law is no excuse.

If I refuse to study Your Word to learn Your commands

I will pay the consequences.

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Ezekiel 45:20; Acts 3:17; Acts 17:30; Ephesians 4:18; 1 Timothy 1:13; Hebrews 9:7; 1 Peter 1:14

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

Friday, July 22, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“You will be filled with shame instead of glory.”
(Habakkuk 2:16)

No!

That can’t happen, Jesus.
Not if I have anything to say about it.

Well…even more importantly:
Not if I have anything I can do about it.

And I can!

I can repent of my sins and stop committing them –
especially those I’ve been guilty of, again and again.

I can obey You – instantly – when I see in Your Word
what You want me to do.

Glory!

Not shame.

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1 Samuel 15:22; Isaiah 6:8; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 21:28-31; Romans 9:33; James 1:22; 1 John 1:9

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

 

Open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“Though you, Israel, commit adultery, do not let Judah become guilty.”
(Hosea 4:15)

A command like that is hard to obey, Jesus.

Certainly, a person caught in sin might wish for better
for someone they truly love.

But it’s incredibly hard to tell someone:

“Don’t do as I’ve done.
Do as I say.”

A bad example is a tall, tall mountain to climb.

From this moment forward, help me set a good example

for everyone I want to see live for You!

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2 Kings 14:3; Ecclesiastes 9:13; Ezekiel 14:8; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 10:16; 1 Corinthians 11:1; Philippians 3:17