Pray the words of this Lazaroo aloud, with unrestrained allegiance:

“And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.”
(2 Samuel 2:23)

That’s what stopped them in their tracks, Jesus:

a body.

But not just any body.

This dead soldier
was the brother of their general.

When the leader suffers a loss like that

his followers can’t help but wonder how it will affect him
affect his leadership
affect them.

What would it take to stop me in my tracks, Father?

You know me.
You know what I’m able to handle without breaking stride.

But You also know what would unsettle me
cause me to forget what I was about to do
make me rethink everything.

I seldom enjoy those moments, LORD.

Many of them are accompanied by

shock
pain
disillusionment
fear.

But if that’s what it takes to make me into a battle-tested soldier in Your army…

bring it on.

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2 Samuel 19:1-8; 2 Kings 5:8-14; Psalms 55:12-14; Matthew 26:74-75; Luke 22:31-34; Luke 22:47-48; John 15:13; John 20:10-16; Acts 21:12-14

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.