Category Archives: Sinless

Thursday, February 15, 2024

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered…”
(Hebrews 5:7-8)

In spite of Your sinless perfection, Jesus

if the suffering You endured was necessary for you to learn obedience

who am I to think I’m going to learn obedience

without suffering?

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Genesis 22:18; Deuteronomy 26:14; Joshua 5:6; Psalm 119:67; Zechariah 6:15; John 14:23; 1 Peter 4:1

Friday, July 5, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted adoration:

“…the priest will make atonement for the man’s sin…”
(Leviticus 4:26)

That’s the way it used to work, Jesus.

You’re the One who set it up.

No longer.
There’s a new Priest in town:

I don’t have to go to another person any longer –

somebody as messed up as I am.

I can go straight to You – perfect, sinless, pure, all-powerful.

You don’t forgive me because of my words.
You forgive when You see true repentance in my heart.

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1 Samuel 16:7; Isaiah 30:15; Hosea 14:1; Matthew 3:8; Luke 5:32; Luke 24:46-47; 2 Corinthians 7:10

Monday, January 21, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo… in awe:

“…fix your thoughts on Jesus…the high priest…”
(Hebrews 3:1)

I don’t often think of You as my High Priest, Jesus.

But You Are!

The Great High Priest of us all.

Similar to Melchizedek, You were ordained a high priest

apart from the Law given to Moses on Mount Sinai.

Other high priests offered sacrifice each year for themselves

as well as for the people.

Not so, You.

You were the perfect, sinless sacrifice
who offered Yourself once…

for all.

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Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 5:6; Hebrews 6:20; Hebrews 7:26-27; Hebrews 9:7

Thursday, December 21, 2017

 

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“…make atonement for the sins of the people.”
(Hebrews 2:17)

I’m one of those people, Jesus!

I’m so sorry that You had to make atonement for me.
But I’m grateful beyond words that You did.

I wish the atonement required was only money, service –

anything other than what it actually was:

Your life.

But I couldn’t pay off my own debt!
My sins had bankrupted me.

My only hope was a completely sinless life given in my place.

Yours.

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Proverbs 20:9; John 8:7; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Colossians 1:22; 1 Peter 1:19; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 4:10

Saturday, July 29, 2017

 

Hold nothing back, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with…every sort of evil that deceives those who are perishing.”
(2 Thessalonians 2:9-10)

May evil never deceive me, Jesus!

Of course, it has
too often.

But even while I partook of its lies, sampled Satan’s wares

I knew better.

When I’m tempted to sin, You continue to warn me

when I give in to temptation, You convict me

which is why I pray:

May evil never again deceive me!

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

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

 

Fully open your heart, as you pray this Lazaroo:

“But now he has reconciled you…”
(Colossians 1:22)

I see those words, Jesus

but I don’t understand them.

You’re perfect, sinless, pure, holy.

I’m the exact opposite.

How can the North and South poles be joined together?
How can east and west meet?

A miracle.
We’re talking a miracle.

But as impossible as my reconciliation to You seems

the fact that You would even want
to be reconciled to the likes of me

is the greatest miracle of all.

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Psalms 52:8; Romans 5:8; Romans 5:10; 2 Corinthians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 John 3:1

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

 

Pray this Lazaroo with earnest desire:

“The LORD is righteous…”
(Lamentations 1:18)

That’s what terrifies me about my relationship with You, Jesus!

You’re righteous
I’m not.

You’re holy.
I’m not.

You’re perfect.
I’m not.

You’re sinless.
I’m not.

If friendship is built on commonality, I’m as far away from You as the east is from the west

which…come to think of it…
is how far You’ve removed my sins from me.

So there’s only one prayer I dare pray, isn’t there?

Be Yourself in me.

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Psalms 103:12; John 15:15; Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Colossians 1:27; 1 John 1:9