Category Archives: someone

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, a lot, Acceptable, bears up under, Bible, Command, commendable, conscious, Considerate, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, don't feel like, Fear, God, gone over, Good, Harsh, Jesus, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, masters, no matter, not only, order, Pain, Prayer, Require, response, reverent, SIR, slaves, someone, steve1on1, Submit, Suffering, unjust, yes, yourselves

Sunday, June 30, 2024

June 30, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with burning zeal:

“Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God.”
(1 Peter 2:18-19)

This command can’t have gone over well with slaves, Jesus.

In fact, there are a lot of Your commands
that require me to do what I don’t feel like doing.

No matter.

If you order it, there’s only one acceptable response:

YES, SIR!

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

_________
Romans 6:6; Romans 6:16; Romans 6:18; Romans 6:20-22; Romans 8:15; 1 Corinthians 7:23; Ephesians 6:5

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, all over again, because, begging, Bible, by this time, Clear, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, don't know why, elementary, God, God's Word, Hard, Help, help me, help me understand, Jesus, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, long, make it clear, milk, much, need, no longer, ought, Prayer, say, solid food, someone, steve1on1, teach, teachers, they're not me, truths, try, try to understand, Understand

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

June 26, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand. In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!”
(Hebrews 5:11-12)

I don’t know why those people didn’t try to understand, Jesus.

But they’re not me.
I long to understand!

I’m begging You: Help me understand!

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

_________
Exodus 31:3; Deuteronomy 9:6; 1 Kings 4:29; Nehemiah 8:2; Proverbs 1:1-6; Matthew 13:19; Romans 7:15

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, Bible, concern, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, doing without, don't have to worry, everyone, follow, Footsteps, generosity, genuine, God, interests, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, like him, looks out, Loving, no limit, no one else, own interests, Prayer, rare, Show, someone, special, steve1on1, Timothy, truly, welfare, worry

Monday, June 10, 2024

June 10, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with every fiber of your being:

“I have no one else like him, who will show genuine concern for your welfare. For everyone looks out for their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.”
(Philippians 2:20-21)

Timothy was someone truly special, Jesus.

Someone rare.

Will You please help me to follow in his footsteps?

Help me show genuine concern for the welfare of others!

Rather than my own interests
help me look out for Yours.

I don’t have to worry about doing without!

Your loving generosity has no limit.

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

_________
Psalm 8:4; Psalm 144:3; Jeremiah 15:15; Romans 12:10; Philippians 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:12; 1 Timothy 4:18; Hebrews 2:6

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, anyone, asks, Asleep, Bible, comes by, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, died, don't know, doorway, drove, exhausted, fast asleep, for a fact, God, ground, guard, Hammer, Heber, Heber's wife, Jael, Jesus, lay, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, let down my guard, never, peg, picked up, Prayer, principle, quietly, say no, someone, stand, steve1on1, Temple, Tent, tent peg, there, through his temple, told, trustworthy

Saturday, June 1, 2024

June 1, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with eyes wide open:

“‘Stand in the doorway of the tent,’ he told her. ‘If someone comes by and asks you, “Is anyone in there?” say “No.”’” But Jael, Heber’s wife, picked up a tent peg and a hammer and went quietly to him while he lay fast asleep, exhausted. She drove the peg through his temple into the ground, and he died.”
(Judges 4:20-21)

Jael did this for You, Jesus.

But the principle is clear:

If I don’t know for a fact someone is trustworthy
never let down my guard.

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

_________
Exodus 18:21; Nehemiah 13:13; Proverbs 11:13; Proverbs 12:22; Proverbs 13:17; Proverbs 25:13; Micah 7:5; Luke 16:11-12

"nice", #1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, all that matters, better, Bible, Correction, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, Demetrius, discover, do or don't, even, even better, everyone, experience, firsthand, God, Good, Hear, Hope, Jesus, knows, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, matters, my reputation, Prayer, really matters, Reputation, someone, speak well, spoken, steve1on1, thinks, Truth, truth itself, well spoken of, what God knows, what God thinks, whether

Friday, May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo from the depths of your soul:

“Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone—and even by the truth itself. We also speak well of him…”
(3 John 1:12)

It’s nice to hear how good someone is, Jesus

even better to discover it firsthand.

Just wondering…

what’s my reputation?
what do people experience with me firsthand?

I hope they speak well of me!

But whether they do or don’t

all that really matters is what You think of me.

Correction:

Not “think.”

Know.

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

_________
1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 139:23; Matthew 9:4; Matthew 12:25; Luke 9:47; Luke 11:17; Romans 2:15

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, abandoned, Answer, Beloved, Bible, brother, Called, closer, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, departure, Feelings, few, Find, Forsake, Friend, God, gone, Heart, heart sank, Jesus, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, Leave, left, looked, love, loved, loved me, never, never forsake, never leave, no answer, not answer, not find, opened, Prayer, sank, someone, steve1on1, sticks, Thought, thought loved me, worse

Friday, April 26, 2024

April 26, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo in deepest gratitude:

“I opened for my beloved, but my beloved had left; he was gone. My heart sank at his departure. I looked for him but did not find him. I called him but he did not answer.”
(Song of Songs 5:6)

Few feelings are worse, Jesus

than to be abandoned by someone I love
someone I thought loved me.

But You are the Friend who sticks closer than a brother!

You will never leave me!
You will never forsake me!

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

_________
Deuteronomy 31:6; Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 1:5; 1 Kings 8:57; Proverbs 18:24; John 1:14:6; John 15:14-15

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, accolades, admirers, aren't many, Bible, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, Demetrius, deserves, dislikes, even, every way, everyone, exceedingly, Find, goal, God, Heart, horrify, in God's eyes, itself, Jesus, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, lead, liked, long shot, looks deep, no one, not by, not by a long shot, pleased, Prayer, rare, secret life, some, someone, steve1on1, Truth, well spoken of

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

February 27, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with single minded dedication:

“Demetrius is well spoken of by everyone—and even by the truth itself.”
(3 John 1:12)

There aren’t many people that no one dislikes, Jesus

but some of them lead a secret life that would horrify their admirers.

It’s exceedingly rare to find someone who in Your eyes deserves the accolades of everyone.

I’m no Demetrius.
Not by a long shot!

Nor is it my goal to be liked by everyone.

But it is my goal for You –

Who looks deep into my heart –

to be pleased with me in every way.

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

_________
1 Samuel 16:7; Psalm 44:21; Mark 13:13; Luke 6:22-23; Luke 21:17; John 7:7; 1 Timothy 5:24

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, Afraid, become, Bible, created, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, Defeat, devotes, Everything, everything Jesus created me to be, Failure, Faith, fears, find out, God, God's people, in vain, invest, Jesus, labors, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, life, might, no longer, others, Prayer, Satan, send him back, Sent, some way, someone, stand, steve1on1, tempted, tempter, terrifying, utter, When

Saturday, February 3, 2024

February 3, 2024 Stephen Schwambach

Stand firm! as you pray this Lazaroo:

“…when I could stand it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith. I was afraid that in some way the tempter had tempted you and that our labors might have been in vain.”
(1 Thessalonians 3:5)

For someone who devotes their life to invest in others, Jesus

that has to be one of the most terrifying fears.

Defeat the tempter!
Send him back in utter failure!

May Your people become everything You’ve created us to be.

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

_________
Exodus 14:13; Psalm 20:8; Daniel 11:32; Luke 21:19; Galatians 5:1; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8-9

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, a lot, all kinds, animals, Bible, birds, can't control, creatures, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, deadly, else, Evil, explains, full, God, Human, human being, I need help, Jesus, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, make them, mankind, only God, poison, Power, Prayer, reptiles, restless, says, sea, sea creatures, shut up, someone, someone else, speak up, steve1on1, tamed, Tongue, what I say, without God's help

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

December 13, 2023 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with faith in the God who can:

“All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
(James 3:7-8)

That explains a lot, Jesus.

I can’t control what someone else says.

Only You have that power.
Only You can make them speak up

or shut up.

I can’t even control what I say

without Your help.

I need help.

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

_________
Psalm 35:15; Psalm 41:6; Psalm 54:5; Psalm 59:10; Psalm 119:23; Romans 3:13; 2 Corinthians 12:20

#1on1withJesus, 1on1, 1on1 Church, 1on1church.com, act, became, Bible, created, daily devotion, daily devotional, daily devotions, daily prayer, Everything, God, God's Image, honorably, Jesus, Lazaroo, Lazaroo.com, Live, lords it over me, masters, means, moment, no matter, not, not steal, not talk back, please, Prayer, represent, represent Jesus, Respect, said yes, slaves, someone, steal, steve1on1, subject, talk back, teach, treat, try

Thursday, December 7, 2023

December 7, 2023 Stephen Schwambach

Pray this Lazaroo with pure devotion:

“Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them…”
(Titus 2:9-10)

From the moment I said yes to You, Jesus

I became Your slave –

which means that’s how I, too, should live.

No matter how someone lords it over me

You want me to treat them with respect
and act honorably toward them

because they’ve been created in Your Image
and I represent You!

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

_________
Psalm 69:7; Mark 10:44; Luke 6:27; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 7:22; 1 Corinthians 16:11; Ephesians 6:9