Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with undying zeal:

 “I will stop all her celebrations: her yearly festivals, her New Moons, her Sabbath days—all her appointed feasts.”
(Hosea 2:11)

These celebrations were Your idea, Jesus.

You commanded the Israelites to observe them.

But they had become empty, hadn’t they?
They had lost their meaning.

Your people were still celebrating
but they were only going through the motions.

Their lives belied their words.

They knew what they were supposed to say
the songs they were supposed to sing

but they didn’t mean it from their hearts.

I’m at risk for that, too.

The more familiar the song
the better I like it

and the more likely I am
to be able to sing it without thinking.

The more familiar the Bible passage

the greater the danger
that I’ll think I already know everything it teaches.

Please LORD:

Help me stay

fresh
humble
tuned in

and teachable.

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Exodus 12:17-20; Exodus 20:8-11; Exodus 23:16; Exodus 31:15-17; Exodus 34:22-25; Leviticus 23:33; Numbers 10:10; Numbers 28:14; Amos 5:25-27; Colossians 2:16-17

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper

Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright© 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved.