Category Archives: how dare I

Thursday, November 15, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo in stunned realization:

“…they have rebelled against you.”
(Psalms 5:10)

Some people rebel against You defiantly and openly, Jesus.

Others do so while outwardly professing their faith in You.

If all sin is a form of rebellion then I shamefully confess:

I’ve rebelled against You.

No, I’ve not rejected You as my Savior

but every time I do what I know I shouldn’t
I’ve rebelled against You as my LORD.

How dare I – Your soldier in Heaven’s army –

disobey my Commanding Officer?

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Exodus 23:21; Numbers 14:18; Deuteronomy 1:26; 1 Samuel 15:23; Psalms 106:43; Proverbs 17:11; Hebrews 3:15

Friday, July 20, 2018

 

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your heart:

“…listen carefully…”
(Ezekiel 3:9)

Why wouldn’t I listen carefully…

when it’s You speaking, Jesus?

Every word of Yours is flawless.

You alone have the words of eternal life!

You spoke the worlds into existence.

I exist because You spoke me into life.

So why do I sometimes only half-listen when Your Word

is taught
sung
preached?

How dare I?

You deserve greater respect than that.

I cannot survive

let alone thrive

without the sustaining power

of Your Word.

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2 Samuel 22:31; Isaiah 29:13; Isaiah 55:6-13; Jeremiah 1:12; Jeremiah 23:29; Ezekiel 16:6; Mark 7:6; John 6:68; John 8:51

Friday, August 4, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no-holds-barred surrender:

“They are…unfit…”
(Titus 1:16)

My first glance at these unfit people

tempts me to look down on them, Jesus.

Until it hits me: “Unfit?”

So am I.

I’m unfit to receive Your salvation

unfit to be given this much
unfit to be so blessed by You
unfit to be the bearer of Your good news.

And yet

all of these – and so much more! –
are mine.

How dare I look down on anybody?

when I’m the one
who’s unfit.

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Deuteronomy 17:18-20; 2 Samuel 7:18; Matthew 8:8; Ephesians 2:8-9; Philippians 2:3; 1 Timothy 1:15-16; 1 Timothy 4:12