Daily Devotional for Monday June 22, 2020

First the statues....next...YOU!!!

(Psalm 107:22)

***DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Dear Lord, help me to get through this day and the challenges that I will be facing today. Guide me, strengthen me, and give me wisdom as I make choices throughout this day. Please watch over my family and those I love in this world, and keep them safe. I love You Lord, and depend upon You each moment of each day. Bless me as I go through the day, living my life for your glory. In the name of Jesus I pray...AMEN!

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***THE DAILY LIVEPRAYER TV NUGGET: First the statues, than...YOU!!! Remember when you were told the tearing down of Confederate statues was due to the pain it caused black Americans having to re-live the horrors of slavery. But wait! Didn’t General Ulysses S. Grant help win the civil war, free the slaves, AND fight the KKK who were all part of the Democratic Party? Wasn’t President Abraham Lincoln the President who led the nation through the civil war and ended slavery? SO WHY ARE THEIR STATUES ALSO BEING DESTROYED, TORN DOWN, AND BURNED? WHY IS THE STATUE OF FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BEING DESTROYED, TORN DOWN, AND BURNED? WHY ARE ALL STATUES AROUND THE NATION REGARDLESS OF WHO THE STATUE IS BEING DESTROYED, TORN DOWN, AND BURNED??? That is because this is not about the civil war, it is about destroying all remembrances of this nation’s history! THIS IS NOT AND NEVER WAS ABOUT RACE...THAT WAS SIMPLY A NICE ISSUE FOR ANARCHISTS TO USE FOR THEIR ULTIMATE GOAL WHICH IS TO DESTROY THIS NATION AND LITERALLY BURN IT TO THE GROUND. If you never listened to be before, please, listen to me now my friend. TODAY THEY ARE TEARING DOWN, DESTROYING, AND BURNING STATUES....TOMORROW IT WILL BE REAL PEOPLE JUST LIKE YOU!!!!!!!

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You cannot turn on the news or pick up the newspaper without being bombarded by all of the problems and evil that exists in our world. Each day you are confronted by family members, friends, those you work with or go to school with, that are hurting and going thru a difficult time in their life. 99% or better of the over 40,000 prayer requests that come into Liveprayer every single day are people who are in pain, fighting the battles everyone fights during the course of their life. The fact is, we are all dealing with problems every day, that is simply part of life.

The worst thing that can happen is when we allow our problems to overwhelm us to the point we forget to be thankful to God. Never forget, no matter what your problems may be today, without God you would have no hope. He is your source of strength when you feel like you can't go on. He is your source of encouragement when you don't see any answers. He is your source of hope that tomorrow will be better than today. It is God who loves you when nobody else does, and it is God who will never leave you when everyone else has. In the midst of whatever your battles may be today, don't forget to simply say, "Thank you God!"

I know this message today may seem very elementary, but it is amazing how when we are under the pressures of daily life, we can often forget the most basic truths. No matter what may be going on in our lives, God deserves our thanks because of who He is. He is God! He is the Creator of the heavens and earth. He is OUR CREATOR! He loves us unconditionally and cares about us so much. He has given us so many wonderful and special promises in His Word that we can count on. So never let the cares of this brief life keep you from taking the time each day to thank Him.

I realize today as you read this, you may be facing a serious health issue, or your marriage may be in trouble, or you are dealing with a huge financial problem, or you need a job, or someone you love has recently died, or you are battling with some sort of addiction, or a myriad of other problems. It doesn't matter what your problems may be. Take a few minutes right now, forget about your problems, and simply focus on God. Now, say THANK YOU GOD!

Say it again. Again. Again. Tell God you love Him. Tell God you worship and adore Him. Forget about everything else for a few moments and simply concentrate on God and thank Him!!!

Listen, thanking God is not going to make all of your problems go away. What it will do is bring joy to your heart, peace into your life, and give you a renewed sense of hope as you face the day to day trials life may bring your way. Facing your problems, dealing with your problems becomes 100 times easier. You get blessed when you thank God! By getting so wrapped up in your problems and not taking the time to thank God you are missing blessings.

I love you and care about you so much. I am guilty so often of not taking the time I should each day to simply stop what I am doing and just spend some time thanking God. It is so easy to focus on what is wrong with our life, that we often forget how much is right with our life. We get so bound by our problems that we forget the simple act of saying thank you to God. Without Him, there would be no answers, no solutions to our problems and this life would have no purpose and be meaningless and hopeless.

I will be praying for you today. Do me a favor. No, do yourself a favor. Stop whatever you are doing right now. Take the next 3 minutes. That is 180 seconds. Use those 3 minutes to do nothing else but say thank you to God. Thank Him for His love. Thank Him for all the wonderful blessings He bestows on you each day. Thank Him for caring about you. Thank Him for all that He does for you each day. I can assure you that you have MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR! Take the next 3 minutes and spend it thanking God.

The Bible only gives us a brief glimpse of what our eternal existence will be like. One thing we know is that we will be worshipping God our Creator. Now is a good time to start doing that . Each day, we must take time out of our busy lives and simply spend it thanking God. We will always have problems in this life. That is simply a fact of living in this dark and evil world where so many people live their lives in rebellion to God.

But the Bible tells us that when this brief journey is over, "There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Make sure that no matter what your problems may be, that you never forget to take the time each day to say thank you to God!

In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,

Bill Keller