Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, in Godly humility:

“Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.”
(Isaiah 1:27)

This is my only hope, Jesus…to be a “penitent one”

a person who’s truly sorry for my sins
sorry enough to try all over again

to do what’s right.

You deserve a perfect record, but I missed that flight

(heard it was empty)

so I’m taking the penitent bus

(hard to find a seat…very crowded)

Every once in a while on this journey, I look out to see we’re traveling a wide, spacious highway.

But most of the time, it’s back roads –

falling short…
confessing again…
forsaking my sins again…

repeat.

I don’t want it to be this way

it just is.

I’m too flawed, too messed up, too scrambled.

I’d give up entirely

if it weren’t for You

– if it weren’t that You seem to hold a special place in Your heart

for penitent ones.

[LISTEN to today’s Lazaroo by phoning 212-LAZAROO…or by clicking the PLAY button below:]

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Exodus 33:14; Psalms 34:18-19; Psalms 86:5-7; Psalms 103:6-14; Psalms 147:3; Proverbs 24:15-18; Isaiah 61:1-3; Matthew 11:28-30; 1 John 1:9

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