“He has raised up a horn of salvation for us…to remember his holy covenant, the oath he swore to our father Abraham: to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.”
(Luke 1:69, 73-75)

You keep Your promises, Jesus –

not just some of the time –

everytime.

which means –

though you have not yet kept Your greatest promises –

You most certainly will.

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Joshua 14:10; Joshua 23:14; 1 Kings 8:20; 1 Kings 8:25; 1 Kings 8:56; Nehemiah 9:8; Psalm 77:7-12; Luke 1:45

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021 Stephen Schwambach

Be comforted – and forewarned – as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The Sovereign Lord has sworn by his holiness: ‘The time will surely come when you will be taken away with hooks, the last of you with fishhooks. You will each go straight out through breaches in the wall, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,’ declares the Lord.”
(Amos 4:2-3)

People sin and nothing happens, Jesus.

They think they got away with it

that You didn’t notice.

They think they can keep sinning without consequences.

They’re wrong.

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Deuteronomy 7:10; Deuteronomy 32:35; 1 Kings 2:32; Psalms 94:23; Isaiah 59:18; Romans 2:6; Romans 12:19

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

February 24, 2021 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in up-close-and-personal faith:

“…keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not go near it.”
(Joshua 3:4)

You gave them a dramatic illustration of Your absolute holiness, Jesus –

unapproachable by sinful human beings.

If they carelessly drew any closer

or dared to reach out and touch the ark itself

they would die.

Oh, how different now!

HALLELUJAH!

At your death the temple curtain that blocked us from entering Your Presence

was torn in two, from top to bottom!

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Leviticus 16:2; 2 Samuel 6:3-7; Matthew 27:51; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Hebrews 7:19; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 10:22; James 4:8

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

February 24, 2021 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in up-close-and-personal faith:

“…keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not go near it.”
(Joshua 3:4)

You gave them a dramatic illustration of Your absolute holiness, Jesus –

unapproachable by sinful human beings.

If they carelessly drew any closer

or dared to reach out and touch the ark itself

they would die.

Oh, how different now!

HALLELUJAH!

At your death the temple curtain that blocked us from entering Your Presence

was torn in two, from top to bottom!

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Leviticus 16:2; 2 Samuel 6:3-7; Matthew 27:51; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Hebrews 7:19; Hebrews 10:1; Hebrews 10:22; James 4:8

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

December 7, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with undiluted sincerity:

“…to present you holy in his sight…”
(Colossians 1:22)

We’re talking about a miracle, Jesus.

I don’t see how I could look holy in anyone’s sight
especially Yours.

But if that’s Your goal, it has to be mine.

Except I can’t.

I don’t mean I refuse.

I mean that no matter how hard I try
I fall short.

If I’m ever to appear holy in Your Father’s sight

it will have to be because He sees You
in me.

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Proverbs 3:3-4; Romans 1:17; Romans 3:21; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 4:22-24; Philippians 3:9; 2 Peter 1:1

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Monday, October 30, 2017

October 30, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with bated breath:

“…the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones…”
(Jude 1:14)

That’s a lot of holy ones, Jesus!

What a Day that’ll be.
Wrongs finally made right.

Angels? Yes, Sure.

But not only angels.

Those of us who’ve followed You, died and gone to heaven

will be coming with You and the angels, too.

But people like me? Holy?

Maybe not now, here on earth.
But in heaven, they’ll be like You.

And so will I.

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Romans 6:19; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 2:6; Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:10; Hebrews 12:10; 1 John 3:2

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Saturday, January 14, 2017

January 14, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in unpolluted faith:

“…that we may live…in all…holiness.”
(1 Timothy 2:2)

I’m not trying to be flippant, Jesus, just honest:

I struggle to live in partial holiness.

Living in all holiness feels unreachable for me.

But that’s the goal, isn’t it?
I have to strive for it.

Well, one thing’s clear:

I can strive all I want in my own strength
and fail.

My only hope for success is to learn how to strive in the strength

that is Yours alone.

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Psalms 51:10; Psalms 139:24; John 14:12; John 15:4; Acts 4:33; Colossians 1:27; Colossians 1:29

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Saturday, December 12, 2015

December 12, 2015 Stephen Schwambach

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“You can then take them up to Jerusalem.”
(2 Chronicles 2:16)

Hiram was talking about logs, Jesus

just logs.

So why take up space in Your eternal Word to tell me about logs?

Because when the logs are for You
they’re never “just logs.”

They become more.

Ennobled by their high and holy purpose
they themselves become holy.

That’s kinda nice to know

since I’m dedicating myself
my every ability
all I possess
all that I am

to You.

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Leviticus 6:18; Leviticus 27:9; 1 Chronicles 16:29; Luke 1:74-75; Romans 6:22; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Hebrews 12:14