Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with frank self-assessment:

“They are a feared and dreaded people; they are a law to themselves and promote their own honor.”
(Habakkuk 1:7)

I almost missed this, Jesus.

Are You giving me insight into why the Babylonians were such a feared and dreaded people?

They were “a law to themselves,” which means they

made up their own rules
were accountable to no one.

You couldn’t reason with them –
the only way to stop them was by force

I’m no Babylonian

but is there any of that
even the tiniest bit of that

in me?

They promoted “their own honor,” which means they

thought very highly of themselves
believed everybody else should feel the same way.

But when others were too slow to praise them
they just couldn’t resist pointing out what everyone had missed.

I’m no Babylonian

but is there any of that
even the tiniest bit of that

in me?

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1 Samuel 15:10-12; Job 31:14; Psalms 10:13-15; Psalms 36:1-2; Proverbs 3:7-8; Proverbs 25:27; Proverbs 26:4-5; Proverbs 26:11-12; Proverbs 26:16; Proverbs 27:1-2; Proverbs 28:11; Proverbs 30:11-12; Isaiah 5:21; Luke 16:19-31; Romans 2:11-16

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.