Category Archives: Pain

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Sunday, August 4, 2019

August 4, 2019 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“…who…rejoice when they reach the grave…”
(Job 3:22)

Job’s suffering was so great

that the grave looked good to him, Jesus!

He’s certainly not the only person in the midst of pain and anguish

who’s felt that way.

But of course, the grave’s not the end.

It’s only the beginning:

Hell for those who’ve rejected You
Heaven for those who’ve trusted You as their Savior.

My goal isn’t the grave, Father!

It’s the joy of what awaits me on the other side.

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Genesis 37:35; 1 Samuel 2:6; 2 Samuel 22:6; 1 Kings 2:6; Job 5:26; Psalms 49:14; John 11:44

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Monday, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…who search for it more than for hidden treasure.”
(Job 3:21)

Because of His excruciating suffering, Jesus

Job longed for death.
He didn’t want to feel His overwhelming pain anymore.

If he had only known the reason for his agony –

that You were so proud of Him
that You bragged about him to Satan!

That You were about to take away his pain
and bless him beyond measure.

That was the treasure hidden from him.

What’s mine?

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Proverbs 2:1-5; Isaiah 33:6; Matthew 6:21; Matthew 13:44; Matthew 19:21; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Timothy 6:17-19

Monday, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…who search for it more than for hidden treasure.”
(Job 3:21)

Because of His excruciating suffering, Jesus

Job longed for death.
He didn’t want to feel His overwhelming pain anymore.

If he had only known the reason for his agony –

that You were so proud of Him
that You bragged about him to Satan!

That You were about to take away his pain
and bless him beyond measure.

That was the treasure hidden from him.

What’s mine?

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Proverbs 2:1-5; Isaiah 33:6; Matthew 6:21; Matthew 13:44; Matthew 19:21; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Timothy 6:17-19

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Monday, October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“…all generations will call me blessed.”
(Luke 1:48)

Your mother was right, Jesus.

All generations have called her blessed!

She gave birth to the One who gave life to her!

She got to see You grow up – literally, the perfect child.
She saw You work miracles, teach truth, become famous.

But Simeon’s prophecy that a sword would pierce her soul

also came true when she saw You crucified.

May I never forget that on this earth

pain accompanies blessing.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Genesis 41:52; Exodus 3:7; 2 Kings 13:14; Nehemiah 9:9; Isaiah 53:3-4; Luke 2:35; Acts 5:41

Monday, October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“…all generations will call me blessed.”
(Luke 1:48)

Your mother was right, Jesus.

All generations have called her blessed!

She gave birth to the One who gave life to her!

She got to see You grow up – literally, the perfect child.
She saw You work miracles, teach truth, become famous.

But Simeon’s prophecy that a sword would pierce her soul

also came true when she saw You crucified.

May I never forget that on this earth

pain accompanies blessing.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Genesis 41:52; Exodus 3:7; 2 Kings 13:14; Nehemiah 9:9; Isaiah 53:3-4; Luke 2:35; Acts 5:41

Monday, October 15, 2018

October 15, 2018 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with unshakable belief:

“…all generations will call me blessed.”
(Luke 1:48)

Your mother was right, Jesus.

All generations have called her blessed!

She gave birth to the One who gave life to her!

She got to see You grow up – literally, the perfect child.
She saw You work miracles, teach truth, become famous.

But Simeon’s prophecy that a sword would pierce her soul

also came true when she saw You crucified.

May I never forget that on this earth

pain accompanies blessing.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning (812) 473-7729…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Genesis 41:52; Exodus 3:7; 2 Kings 13:14; Nehemiah 9:9; Isaiah 53:3-4; Luke 2:35; Acts 5:41

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Monday, March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with total transparency:

“…they realized they were naked…”
(Genesis 3:7)

That’s…quite a realization, Jesus.

It’s not that they didn’t know what they looked like before.
It’s just that now, they felt vulnerable, embarrassed, ashamed.

What a loss!

But then, that’s what sin always does.
It promises much, delivers little.

Actually…that’s only partially true.

It never delivers what was promised

but it does dump on the sinner a ton!

…of heartache, disillusionment and pain.

Satan keeps selling

but this time
I’m not buying.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Galatians 6:1; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15; James 1:13-14

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Sunday, March 26, 2017

March 26, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo all the way to the marrow of your bones:

“Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?”
(Job 3:12)

What a heartbreak, Jesus!

Job is in such pain that he wishes he had been allowed
to starve to death as an infant, uncared for and unloved.

That’s how Satan attempts to pervert my response to pain.

He tries to twist it
to blind me into hating what is good

to turn me against You.

No. Never.

In my pain
I trust You.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Psalms 9:10; Psalms 25:2; Psalms 31:14; Psalms 55:23; Psalms 56:3; Psalms 78:7; Psalms 143:8; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Peter 5:10

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Monday, January 30, 2017

January 30, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Let the Light dawn, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…whoever hates his brother…walks around in the darkness…”
(1 John 2:11)

It’s bad enough to hate my brother or sister in You, Jesus

and be stuck in the darkness.

But You’re telling me it doesn’t stop there, Holy Spirit.

You’re explaining that to hate one of Your children –

no matter how weak or obnoxious

is to try to navigate the darkness

without a light.

There’s a whole lot of stumbling, falling, disappointment and pain.

That certainly explains a lot.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Joshua 24:7; 1 Samuel 2:9; 2 Samuel 22:29; Job 5:14; Matthew 4:16; John 1:5; Acts 13:11

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Friday, January 27, 2017

January 27, 2017 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in humble adulation:

“…the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.”
(Song of Songs 2:13)

That is so, so, so like You, Jesus!

A lot of us don’t much care for vines.

They wrap around trees and other desirables

choking the life out of our preferred plants
unless we keep the vines chopped out.

So what do You do?

You give the vines flowers.

To top it off

You give the flowers fragrance

reminding me that even the things I hate

come from You.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Psalms 24:1; Psalms 119:91; Isaiah 45:7; Lamentations 3:37; Hosea 14:6; Hebrews 2:10; 1 Peter 4:1