Daily Devotional for Tuesday March 29, 2011

Over Nearly 12 Years We have Seen Tens of Millions of Lives Impacted by Liveprayer

(John 3:16)

Blessings my friend,

Over nearly 12 years, we have seen tens of millions of lives impacted by Liveprayer, with over 500,000 souls we know of coming to faith in Jesus. We send the Devotional each day to over 2.4 million people worldwide for FREE. Our team of over 700 retired pastors send personal responses to the 40,000 plus emails we get DAILY for prayer and counsel for FREE. We have never charged a penny for anything we have done in 12 yrs, only shared our operational needs and trusted God to move on hearts to provide.

We have been through much over the years, but tonight I am coming to you and asking for your prayers, and to make whatever sacrifce you can to help me. I have never wavered over the 11+ years of Liveprayer, that the Lord has raised up this ministry in the last days as one of His chief instruments to change the spiritual course of the nation.

We have operated outside the boundaries of the traditional church/ministry world. While that has hurt our ability to garner large followings of Christians and the tens of millions of dollars it would bring in each year, it has also kept us free from the politics, the compromises, the unhealthy associations, the watered down messages, all major ministries eventually fall into.

It also allowed us the freedom to reach tens of millions of people worldwide outside the four walls of the church with the Truth of the Bible and the fact Jesus is the ONLY hope and answer for each person.

These past weeks in New York City by ground zero has greatly impacted me. I didn't need to get involved in what was going on in New York City, and gave God 100 reasons why I didn't want to (including the money it would cost). But God said "Go, trust Me!"

I have seen the incredible need there for a true work of God that is designed to simply reach the hurting, the lost, with the hope of Christ. I have also seen that such a work in New York City could not only spark a real revival in that great city, but across the nation and world!

I have also witnessed how even the most simple Gospel message has been missing from the mainstream culture for so long, that it is now seen as hate speech, intolerant, and rejected by the lost masses. Even worse, it is even rejected by many so-called churches!!! I

I have been acutely aware of these facts, since my work over these many years has been in the marketplace. I highly doubt most people really understand the extent just the Gospel message is reviled and hated in the culture today. The Gospel has always been an offense to the non-believer, but in this once great Christian nation, never before has it been so boldly and visibly rejected

To survive all of these years while reaching several million souls worldwide daily through Liveprayer.com, the TV program on secular stations and networks, has required me to develop an incredible faith in the Lord to use our efforts to impact lives and provide the resources we need to operate. Many marvel how we have been able to accomplish so much with so little.

God has brought millions of people through Liveprayer over these past 11 years who have prayed for me and the ministry, and thousands who like you, have selflessly sacrificed to support His work here. Together we have done an incredible amount of great work in tens of millions of lives around the world.

As I come to you today, we have some very critical financial needs. As you know, we accrued over $100,000 in shortfalls during 2009 due to the downturn in the economy and a drop of nearly 65% in donations from the previous years.

We have been blessed, since over the past 2 years of this economic downturn, thousands of churches and over 10,000 non-profits have closed due to a lack of funding. We have pressed hard this year and because of some special large gifts, have covered $90,000 of those shortfalls. I have been asking 2 people to make a special one-time gift of $5,000 to help me clear this up.

Due to cutting everything possible to continue effective operations, we have held our own so far this year, despite an additional 8% drop in donations from last year. We just finished paying off our February budget, so we still have to cover the $35,000 left for this month.

I have been on the front lines, taking the bullets, for nearly 20 years now. I refuse to retreat to the safety and profitability of the "Christian trough" while this nation is destroyed by satan and his minions and souls needlessly end up in hell.

I have but one life, and when it was over, I want to be able to stand before God and know that I gave everything I had for the Kingdom. I want to take my last breath knowing my life's work is complete and I held nothing back in my service for the Lord.

I have only been able to fight this fight these past 2 decades because of dear friends like you. Now more than ever I need you to stand with me. Pray, give as you are able in accordance with what the Bible teaches, and take your stand with me.

Also, keep this in mind, for $12 million dollars, lots of money in one respect, virtually nothing in the scheme of things, we have the ability to turn this nation back to God and HIS Truth and save tens of millions of souls. God has showed me there are several people reading these words today who have the ability to either give such an amount, or the people who can and will.

The key is the $500,000 we need by the end of the month, $90,000 of that is needed right away. After praying, the most efficient way to get this initial amount in on time is to break it up into 100 $5,000 units. So far, we have had 3 units committed. yesterday, one dear friend took the other 1/2 unit to work with someone else who could only take 1/2. Also, another friend of the ministry has issued a challenge to match the next 3 units. That means your unit will be doubled!

Don't forget, we will be placing a gorgeous plaque in the lobby of the new center with 100 engraved leafs, each one in honor or memoriam of someone special in the life of the person giving the unit for that leaf. For a special gift of $100,000, we will name the new chapel in honor of a person the donor designates. We are also looking for one special donor to give a gift of $100,000 in memory of the victims of 9/11 who will be honored in the 9-11 Memorial Prayer Room that will become a must-see for the many daily visitors to ground zero.

--->Lastly, to help cover the construction costs of the new "9-11 Christian Center at Ground Zero," we have 10,000 bricks that people can personally engrave for $100 each, that will form the main walls of the sanctuary where souls will be saved, and a nation will be turned back to God and His Truth!!! This is an incredible opportunity to honor someone you love, and memorialize them at a place millions of people will visit, and God will use to bring revival to this nation!!! To get 1 or multiple personally engraved bricks, please go to: www.liveprayer.com/brick

I am asking you today to pray about taking 1 or more of the units. I realize for many this could be an incredible sacrifce, but when have you ever had the opportunity to be part of something that can literally change the spiritual direction of this nation???

HOW MUCH GREATER IS IT TO GIVE TO A PROJECT THAT WILL GUARANTEE TO BRING GOD'S TRUTH TO THE MARKETPLACE, GIVE HOPE TO THE HURTING, SALVATION TO THE LOST, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN THIS NATION BACK TO GOD AND HIS TRUTH???

The time is short, the spiritual state of this nation hangs in the balance, the souls of hundreds of millions of people are at stake. It is time to act!!! THE ONLY WAY SATAN CAN KEEP ME DOWN IS BY LIMITING OUR FINANCES!!!

The Bible teaches us to give according to our ability to give. For some that may be a gift of $5 or $10. For others that may be a gift of $20 or $50. Still others can give a gift of $100, $200, or $500. God is calling a few people who He has richly blessed to make the sacrifice to be on of the 3 people I need to make that one-time special gift of $5,0000 and the 2 I need to make a special one-time gift of $7,000. All I ask is that you pray, and than be obedient to give as the Lord gudies your heart to give!

--->You can make a gift to Liveprayer on your major credit card at our website www.liveprayer.com under the "Donation" button, or you can give from your PayPal account by using my email address, bkeller@liveprayer.com , or you can mail a gift to: Liveprayer 6660 46th Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33709 *For a gift to the 9-11 Christian Center, please mark 9-11 on your check, or put (9-11) next to your name on the credit card or PayPal form. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible.

If you can give a gift of $5,000 or more I can give you our bank wire or FedEx information so we can get those funds working right away. Just contact me at: bkeller@liveprayer.com

I love you and care about you so much. I have been on the front lines, taking the bullets, for nearly 20 years now. I refuse to retreat to the safety and profitability of the "Christian trough" while this nation is destroyed by satan and his minions and souls needlessly end up in hell.

I have but one life, and when it was over, I want to be able to stand before God and know that I gave everything I had for the Kingdom. I want to take my last breath knowing my life's work is complete and I held nothing back in my service for the Lord.

I have only been able to fight this fight these past 2 decades because of dear friends like you. Now more than ever I need you to stand with me. Pray, give as you are able in accordance with what the Bible teaches, and take your stand with me.

In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller