LivePrayerDaily Devotional for Wednesday July 10, 2013
What Liveprayer is All About and How You Make it Possible
(John 3:16)
***ASK BILL: Pastor Bill, in the Gospels, Jesus taught that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. Jesus also told a rich man to give all his wealth to the poor in order to become a Christian. Isn't it hard for Christians to be so strict in applying biblical condemnations of homosexuality and other issues while Jesus' very explicit teachings about wealth are not only not interpreted literally but are discounted almost entirely?
ANSWER: First, your reasoning is way off, since NOTHING the Bible teaches about wealth is "discounted" in any way. It IS harder for a rich man to enter the Kingdom since those with financial resources tend to depend upon themselves and not the Lord. Like many, you don't understand his meeting with the "rich young ruler," since in His omniscience he knew that young man put his wealth AHEAD of his relationship with the Lord. THAT is why He told him to go sell everything, and for no other reason. What God states in 100's of passages from the OT thru the NT about those who CHOOSE to commit the sin of homosexuality is clearly a sin, just like the Biblical teachings about ALL sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman.
"Hello Bill, I was just writing to let you know my dad passed away on Saturday. We are having his memorial tomorrow. Thanks for being such a big part of his life. He spoke of you often and you will never know the comfort and inspiration you were to him during those final months of his life. God bless you and those who make you work possible for people like my father who you never got to meet (this side of heaven), but was used by the Lord to give him great peace and joy over the many years he has followed you."
"Thanks Bill. I am watching you live right now. I confess that my faith slacked. I still know God is inside me. But every time something tells me to watch your program when I can. You told the caller to spend 5 min in prayer read the bible and go to church. I have to get my life back to God and go to church on Sunday. Thank you for speaking thru me to this caller."
"Pastor Bill, I WATCHED YOUR LIVE PROGRAM ONLINE WHICH I FOUND OUT THAT GOD CAN USE YOU AS WELL TO PUT END TO MY OWN LONG TIME PROBLEMS. PLEASE PRAY FOR ME."
"Bill, as I was watching tonight's archive and praying for those needs as the callers make their request, I just realized something. From the beginning of this country prayer was apart of the culture and though not all people were devout in their faith toward God, they were at least respectful. As people call your program for prayer, I can hear their hunger of those wanting to be prayed for. The churches have been blind to the harvest that is plentiful and ripe for pickings. God bless you for your obedience and never compromising God's Truth!"
"Pastor Bill, I just want to thank you! I've known who God and Jesus are my whole life, but I was just asked last night when was I born again. The truth is I didn't have an answer. That answer came across in the salvation video on your website and I accepted Him into my life! Now I can say without doubt when was I born again. Thank you for giving your life for the Lord to help reach people like me!"
Every day, praise reports like those above come into our servers non-stop. It is what keeps me waking up every morning and giving ALL of my time, talent, and treasure to serve the Lord as I have for over 20 years now. After a 4 year hiatus, we re-launched the TV program 10 weeks ago to be the key instrument God would use to lead this nation back to Him and His Truth!
Liveprayer TV link: http://www.liveprayer.com/liveprayertv.cfm
***WATCH THE POWERFUL LIVEPRAYER TV PROGRAM FROM FRIDAY NIGHT ABOUT THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUE EACH PERSON FACES...THE DESTINATION OF THEIR ETERNAL SOUL!!! Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbKj2DYWw_s&feature=c4-overview&playnext=1&list=TLrGSxvie5-5
As we are 10 days into the month of July, we still have a $9,000 shortfall from June, that needs to be paid off before the end of the week or we could start having serious issues simply operating 24/7 as we have for 14 years now.
***This need is CRITICAL, and I desperately need 3 of our friends who can help me today with a special one-time gift of $3,000 or more. If you can wire that gift to our bank, or simply deposit it into our Wells Fargo account at a local branch, or overnight your gift, please contact me so I can give you the necessary information at: bkeller@liveprayer.com
Obviously, if you can't give a gift of $3,000 or more, whatever the Lord puts on your heart to help me at this critical time is deeply appreciated. Simply pray, seek the Lord what He would have you give to help me, and be obedient. Please don't just assume someone else will do what God is calling YOU to do, since your blessings come from your obedience, not those of someone else.
TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the "Donation" link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@liveprayer.com,or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Ave. North, St.Petersburg, FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible!
My friend, I need you now more than ever. We are not just in the midst of the summer months that are always a difficult time for meeting our basic operations. With the TV program now into the 10th week of our re-launch last May, with an expanding viewer base each week, God has given us all of the tools we need to fulfill our final work to lead this nation back to God and His Truth.
SATAN'S ONLY HOPE IS TO KEEP US FROM ACQUIRING THE FUNDING WE NEED TO SIMPLY OPERATE EACH DAY. UNLIKE SO MANY OTHERS, HE KNOWS AFTER OVER 20 YEARS OF MINISTRY I WILL NEVER COMPROMISE OR SELL-OUT THE GOSPEL. I KNOW WITHOUT ANY DOUBT GOD HAS RAISED THIS MINISTRY UP, SUSTAINED IT THROUGH THE PRAYERS AND FRIENDS LIKE YOU OVER THESE PAST 14 YRS ONLINE, FOR THE WORK WE HAVE BEFORE US.
***What we need to simply cover the balance of our June operations that impacted millions, is what some ministries spend in one night on a hotel suite. It is the same as what some ministries pay to fill their private jet with less than 1/4 tank of gas!!! Why are people willing to pay so ministers can live like the rulers of small nations, but not to save souls or in the bigger picture, lead our lost nation back to God and His Truth???
I love you and care about you so much. Will you simply pray today and seek the Lord. If what we do each day for millions worldwide for FREE has been a blessing to you, your friends and family, that you can see it blessing others, will you pray about making a special sacrifce today to help me???? Without your prayer and sacrificial support, Liveprayer can't continue. I can only do what I do literally 18 hours a day, 7 days a week, because of your love, your prayers, and your sacrificial support.
Please do me a favor and let me hear from you with the most generous gift you can. I have walked this journey of faith for over 2 decades now. I have never asked the Lord for personal riches, only that the needs of our work for HIM be taken care of. That is why we still work out of the back of the same used car lot in St. Pete owned by on of our Board members that we have for 14 yrs now. I don't burden you with paying for the cost of, upkeep of, maintenance of buildings. I don't burden you with paying for a huge staff. I don't burden you paying for me to live in mansions and drive Bentley's.
ALL I ASK YOU TO DO IS SUPPORT ME SO I CAN BRING GOD'S TRUTH TO THE MARKETPLACE, PRAY FOR THE TENS OF THOUSANDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO COME TO US EACH DAY FOR PRAY, LEAD LOST SOULS TO FAITH IN JESUS, AND FULFILL OUR FINAL WORK FOR THE LORD IN LEADING THIS NATION BACK TO GOD AND HIS TRUTH!!!
TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the "Donation" link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@liveprayer.com,or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Ave. North, St.Petersburg, FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible!
As I have helped and stood with so many in their hour of need, I am coming to you today and asking you to help and stand with me now in my hour of need. Not for me, but for the millions we impact worldwide daily with His Truth, for the apx. 2,000 lost souls who come to faith every week through Liveprayer.com, and for this nation that will experience the wrath and judgment of God if we don't turn back to the Almighty and His Truth!!!!
Together we can impact human history as a few have before us. It is our time, our opportunity to make our stand for the Lord and His Truth as those faithful brothers and sisters have in past generations. God bless you and your family!!! You are in my prayers each day!!!
In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller