Lazaroo – Friday, April 29, 2011
Apr 29, 2011 I Lazaroo.
Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in grateful humility:
“Then Haggai, the LORD’S messenger, gave this message of the LORD to the people…”
(Haggai 1:13)
What a holy, exhilarating, terrifying thing that is, Jesus –
to relay a message from You to Your people.
What an honor to be chosen by You for such a task!
But on the heels of that honor…
comes raw fear.
What if I misunderstand Your message?
What if I understand it well enough…but fail to deliver it
accurately
clearly
completely
convincingly
fearlessly
compellingly
compassionately?
What if I get all that right, but fail to deliver it
to the right people?
Or what if I deliver it too soon – before they’re ready to receive it
or just as bad – too late for them to act?
What if they ask me follow-up questions I can’t answer?
I’ve messed up in all those ways, haven’t I?
But it’s not my perfection that changes lives.
It’s You.
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Ezra 6:14; Luke 9:49-50; Luke 20:1-2; Acts 17:13; Acts 17:18; Romans 9:16; Romans 10:14-15; 1 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Corinthians 2:4-5; 2 Corinthians 11:7; Philippians 1:15-18
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.