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Saturday, June 10, 2023

Pray this Lazaroo with a heart full of love:

“Be merciful…”
(Jude 1:22)

I’ve got a question, Jesus:

Why is it so hard for me to be merciful to others

while being the grateful recipient
of all this mercy I’m receiving from You?

I know what I deserve –

and it ain’t peaches and cream.

I deserve dismemberment, humiliation and hell.
Instead, You’ve given me life, golden opportunities and heaven.

Surely, I can muster up a little of Your mercy toward others!

You’ve made it pretty clear:

If I don’t

my own mercy could come to a halt.

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Genesis 19:16; Psalm 6:2; Proverbs 28:13; Matthew 5:7; Matthew 6:15; Matthew 9:13; Galatians 6:7-9

Pray this Lazaroo with bottomless trust:

“They went out from us…”
(1 John 2:19)

It’s SO hard to have somebody walk out on me, Jesus

to have people I love and respect
decide they no longer want to stick around.

It’s almost impossible not to take it personally.

Why wasn’t I enough?
Wasn’t I worth staying for?

But that’s not my deal with You, is it?

Don’t let me miss a single person
You want to place in my life.

And please don’t keep anyone around…

who needs to go!

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

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Genesis 21:10; Ezra 10:8; Matthew 18:15-18; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 1 Timothy 1:20; 2 Timothy 4:14; Titus 3:10

Pray this Lazaroo with sold-out surrender:

“…they will be forgiven.”
(Leviticus 4:20)

Forgiveness is an awesome thing, Jesus.

That’s the only reason I’m able to spend this 1on1 time with You.

So why is it so hard for me to be happy that You’re willing to forgive those who’ve deeply hurt me?

I know I’m supposed to.
And I try.

But the idea of them getting away scot free for what they did to me

galls me.

Help me!

I want to forgive like You.

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