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Friday, September 9, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with deep reverence:

“‘It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?’ declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.”
(Isaiah 3:14-15)

May you never say that of me, Jesus!

I know You love and care for the poor.

That means I had better love and care for them, too –

offering them the wholehearted respect
due everyone created in Your Image.

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Genesis 1:26-27; Psalm 109:16; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 28:8; Acts 10:4; 1 Corinthians 13:3; Galatians 2:10

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Friday, January 14, 2022

 

Pray this Lazaroo with wholehearted adoration:

“As a penalty for the sin they have committed, they must bring to the Lord a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering; and the priest shall make atonement for them for their sin. Anyone who cannot afford a lamb is to bring two doves or two young pigeons…”
(Leviticus 5:6-7)

I love this about You, Jesus!

Even while punishing our sins
You compassionately remember the poor.

May I always show them
the same, loving respect.

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Psalm 12:5; Ecclesiastes 9:15; Isaiah 11:4; Matthew 11:5; Matthew 26:9-11; Acts 10:31; Galatians 2:10

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Sunday, May 31, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo filled with gratitude:

“He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.”
(Luke 1:53)

When we think we’ve got life figured out, Jesus

You flip the script!

There’s something about You that loves doing that, isn’t there?

I love that about You, too.

You have such a heart for those who struggle and are hurting.

You also have a heart for those You’ve richly blessed
who love to share.

But for the stingy?
Not so much.

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Leviticus 19:10; 1 Samuel 2:8; Psalms 12:5; Mark 10:21; Galatians 2:10; 1 Timothy 6:17-19; James 5:1-6

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with clear-eyed recognition:

“Are [the rich]…not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?”
(James 2:6-7)

You hate it when I fawn on the rich, Jesus –

when I favor them over the poor.

It’s so easy to be so awed by a profane person’s apparent success

that I forget theirs is not an example worth following.

Of course, there are good rich people, too.

But may I honor them for their goodness

not for their wealth.

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Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 18:23; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:11; Mark 10:23; Luke 1:53

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Sunday, February 23, 2020

 

Pray this Lazaroo with clear-eyed recognition:

“Are [the rich]…not the ones who are slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong?”
(James 2:6-7)

You hate it when I fawn on the rich, Jesus –

when I favor them over the poor.

It’s so easy to be so awed by a profane person’s apparent success

that I forget theirs is not an example worth following.

Of course, there are good rich people, too.

But may I honor them for their goodness

not for their wealth.

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

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Proverbs 14:20; Proverbs 18:23; Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 28:6; Proverbs 28:11; Mark 10:23; Luke 1:53

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Monday, October 14, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with Holy Spirit-given awareness:

“Is it not the rich who are exploiting you?”
(James 2:6)

Not all the rich, Jesus

but some of them.

Maybe even some of the people I look up to

while I look down on those I should honor.

That can’t please You too much.

It doesn’t me, either!

How did I get so messed up?

Open my eyes, Father!
Clarify my thinking, Jesus!
Teach me Your truth, Holy Spirit!

May I treat every person You’ve created

with the respect due You.

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Leviticus 19:3; 1 Samuel 9:6; 2 Kings 1:14; Proverbs 13:13; Romans 13:7; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 Peter 3:15-16

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Friday, August 9, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo with no excuses obedience:

“But you have insulted the poor.”
(James 2:6)

Not a good idea, is it, Jesus?

If I insult the poor
I’ve insulted You, their Maker.

It’s easy for me to judge – without truly knowing – how a person became poor

then conclude they’re unworthy of my help.

But You didn’t command me to be kind

only to those who don’t deserve their poverty.

I’m to recognize that if You’ve put something in my hand

I’d better be willing to share it.

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Exodus 23:11; Psalms 12:5; Psalms 35:10; Psalms 140:12; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 19:17; Galatians 2:10

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered assessment:

“Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world…to inherit the kingdom…?”
(James 2:5)

Poor here, Jesus…

rich there.

I’ll take that!

It’s not that the rich can’t go to heaven, is it?

It’s that riches can blind me to how desperately I need You.

So maybe that’s why You haven’t answered some of my prayers.

Perhaps You’re providing me with the necessary incentive
to keep talking to You.

That’s pretty sad, isn’t it?

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

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Job 8:13; Psalms 9:17; Psalms 14:6; Psalms 50:22; Proverbs 30:8-9; Isaiah 41:17; 1 Timothy 6:17

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in sobered assessment:

“Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world…to inherit the kingdom…?”
(James 2:5)

Poor here, Jesus…

rich there.

I’ll take that!

It’s not that the rich can’t go to heaven, is it?

It’s that riches can blind me to how desperately I need You.

So maybe that’s why You haven’t answered some of my prayers.

Perhaps You’re providing me with the necessary incentive
to keep talking to You.

That’s pretty sad, isn’t it?

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

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Job 8:13; Psalms 9:17; Psalms 14:6; Psalms 50:22; Proverbs 30:8-9; Isaiah 41:17; 1 Timothy 6:17

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

 

Pray this Lazaroo in humbled awareness:

“Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith…?”
(James 2:5)

Wow. Why would that be, Jesus?

Atheists might suggest that the poor are undereducated.

But any education that points away from You

originates in the fiery pits of hell.

Perhaps their lack of money is a clue, however.

Those not blinded by the false hope of riches
are among the first to recognize:

You are our only Hope.

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Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 19:10; 1 Samuel 2:8; Job 29:12; Psalms 12:5; Proverbs 14:31; Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 11:5