Lazaroo – Saturday, September 26, 2009
1 comment, Sep 26, 2009
Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in holy awe:
“…who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.”
(Romans 1:4)
“Son of God!”
That’s what Your followers and even the demons called You.
But You seldom called Yourself by this lofty title, Jesus –
though You had every right.
In fact, the only time You called Yourself Son of God
was when it cost You Your life.
Mostly – perhaps to draw us near to You and not cause us to shrink away in fear –
You called Yourself the “Son of man.”
But Son of God You absolutely were
and are
and always will be!
Not because it was what You called Yourself
Not because it was what others called You
But because it was forever declared with power
when You once for all defeated
death
hell
and the grave.
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Matthew 4:3-7; Matthew 8:28-29; Matthew 14:23-33; Matthew 26:63-68; Matthew 27:43; Matthew 27:54; Mark 1:1; Mark 3:11-12; Luke 1:26-35; Luke 22:66-71; John 1:34; John 11:25-27; John 19:4-8; John 20:31; John 9:18-20
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.
Jeff Says:
We have often observed people trying to schmooze up to important people or celebrities. How thrilled people get to just shake hands with a congressman or a movie star. Yet, the SON OF GOD CHOOSES to have a close relationship with us. The magnanimity of that gets lost on us too easily. Thank you, Lord, for seeing something in me that YOU want to be close to.
Sep 26, 2009, 8:35 am