Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with deep affection:

“It was here already, long ago; it was here before our time.”
(Ecclesiastes 1:10)

My culture is so infatuated with what’s new, Jesus.

And no wonder! A lot of what’s new

is You –

making our lives better
opening us to Your wonders.

But please don’t let me become so enamored with the new

that I overlook the gifts You’ve already given me –
some of which were here long before I was born.

Some of Your oldest gifts

are among Your very best:

friends I grew up with
fought and made up with
had fun with and got in trouble with
who were there for me when I needed them the most

songs even older than my friends
whose ancient words have strengthened generations

threadbare, out-of-style clothes
more comfortable than anything I can find in stores.

But most of all, Your ageless Word

which has stood the test of all time.

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Deuteronomy 11:26-28; Psalms 95:10-11; Ecclesiastes 7:10; Isaiah 42:16-20; Isaiah 43:16-21; Isaiah 55:8-11; Jeremiah 6:16-19; Jeremiah 18:15-16; Luke 5:36-39

What is Lazaroo?

Take Me Deeper