Daily Devotional for Friday June 28, 2002

A Bold Vision

(Proverbs 29:18)

"Where there is no vision, the people perish . . . "

Without a doubt, the greatest joy of my decade of ministry has been the last 34 months of sharing the hope and love of Jesus Christ with you each day through this Devotional. Even though close to 1.2 million read these words every day, I feel as if we have become a family over this time. Most days, it is my joy to share the truth of God's Word with you and pray for the day-to-day issues you face in this life. Today, however, I want to share some personal thoughts with you and ask that YOU pray for me.

From day one, Liveprayer has been a walk of faith, a test of my personal faith greater than anyone could ever imagine. I pray before God calls me home, that I get a chance to write a book about these first three years to encourage others to completely trust God and know that He will never fail you. The calling God has given me is a bit different than most. God has called me to take HIS message of hope and love through Christ to this lost and hurting world through the secular media. Just like God has created this incredible oasis of hope on the Internet, which has largely been used for commerce and many ungodly purposes, the reason that He gave me the vision for this Internet ministry was because THIS is where the hurting were to be found! Likewise, there are many who watch secular TV, read secular magazines and newspapers, and hear secular radio programs that are lost, hurting, and looking for answers in their life. God has given us the PERFECT vehicle in Liveprayer to go into the world at large with the simple message, "if you are hurting, looking for answers, we are here for you."