Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud to God:

“Cursed is the cheat who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but then sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord.”
(Malachi 1:14)

You want my best, don’t You, Jesus?

Actually, it’s a little stronger than that.

You expect my best.

Stronger still:

You demand my best.

If I fake it
pretend I’m all in

then pull back

I bring upon myself…

Your curse.

Whew!

I hadn’t really thought of it that way.

When I give less than my best
I tend to shrug it off 

grateful for Your mercy.

I do feel guilty…
but that doesn’t really make up for second-best, does it?

I need to rethink this, don’t I?

Not that You want me serving You in an atmosphere of terror.
You want my joyful service!

Still, the bottom line is:

You deserve my best.

Message received and recorded.

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Exodus 22:5; Numbers 18:25-32; 2 Samuel 24:21-25; Psalms 37:4; Malachi 1:6-8; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 11:28-30; 1 Thessalonians 5:16; 2 Timothy 2:15

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

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