Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with renewed determination:

“Your silver has become dross, your choice wine is diluted with water.”
(Isaiah 1:22)

Is this happening anywhere in my life, Jesus?

Have You entrusted to my care something of value

that inattention and neglect have allowed to tarnish
losing its luster, making it appear dull and ugly?

Have You entrusted to my care someone of infinite worth

whose impact has been weakened and diluted
by things that were never intended to be part of their life?

If this has happened to a person You’ve placed under my care, it may not be my fault entirely.

It may not be my fault at all.
After all, You’ve granted each person the freedom to choose.

But what am I going to do about it?

Give up?
Write them off?
Follow Pilate’s example and wash my hands of them?

Or follow Your example with me

and relentlessly pursue them with love?

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Genesis 3:6-7; Genesis 3:11; Numbers 14:1-4; Deuteronomy 1:13; Joshua 24:14-15; Ezekiel 16:1-7; Matthew 27:24-26; Luke 15:1-7; Luke 22:31-34; John 13:15; 1 Corinthians 11:1; 1 Peter 2:21-25

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.