Daily Devotional for Sunday September 15, 2024

Making our faith real!!!

DAILY DEVOTIONAL SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

(Galatians 2:20)

***THE LIVEPRAYER CHURCH!!! Haven't been to church yet this week? Join me for this week's service at the LivePrayer Church. This week's message is: “Coming Home!” Please visit the website at: http://liveprayerchurch.com and be part this week's worship service. Each Sunday there will be a new service at 12:01am EDT

***PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM BILL KELLER: Please take 5 minutes today and pray for God to have mercy on our nation this November 5th.

**DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Dear Lord, this nation is under your judgment for our sin, wickedness, and rebellion. Help me to be courageous as I stand for you in these perilous times. Use me as a beacon of your light in the darkness of our world today. Though our enemies surround us, the world around me curses you, help me to stand for your Truth that will ultimately defeat the lies of satan. May the evil of this world become so apparent, people will begin to bow their knee to you in repentance knowing YOU are their only hope and only answer! In the name of Jesus…AMEN!!!

**THE DAILY LIVEPRAYER TV NUGGET: Proverbs 29:2, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” I want you to pray over this verse for the next week. This nation is under God's judgement and only God's people can lead this nation out of the spiritual abyss we are in. Having righteous people in office can't do that job that can only be achieved by the followers of Jesus Christ!!! THAT IS YOU AND ME!!! IT IS OUR MOMENT ON THE STAGE FO HISTORY WHICH WILL JUDGE US IN THE YEARS AFTER WE HAVE GONE ON TO OUR REWARDS IN GLORY!!!

*“We are in a NY City “pub” at the time of the Revolution. This is where the patriots met to plot their freedom from King George. WELCOME TO THE LIVEPRAYER “PUB” OF 2023 AS THOSE WHO LOVE JESUS MEET DAILY TO TAKE DOWN sATAN AND HIS MINIONS!!! FIGHT ON MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST!!!” (Liveprayer.com Tuesday June 13, 2023)

*Don't miss the Liveprayer TV program, airing “LIVE” every Monday thru Friday from 11pm EDT to Midnight! For details on viewing options for the Liveprayer TV program, “LIVE” or “On Demand,” go to: https://liveprayer.com/liveprayer-show-about.cfm

***SEPTEMBER FINANCIAL UPDATE: Thank you to everyone who prayed and those able to help me as we wound down the month of August. By God’s grace we cut down our July shortfall to the final $20,000. In the first 11 days of September that shortfall is now down to $5,000! AMEN! Obviously it is critical that we clear that final $5,000 from July immediately so we can focus on the $55,000 we required for our August operations. That is a total of $60,000 to clear up our total shortfall so we can focus on the $55,000 we require for September’s ministry operations.

$115,000 by the end of September allows us to enter the final 3 months of 2024 totally current. OUR GOD IS ABLE!!!

*I NEED YOUR HELP to insure that final $5,000 to clear up the balance of July and the $55,000 to take care of August. Everyone can pray, and for those able please help me with the most generous gift you can. NOTHING CAN STOP GOD’S WORK HERE AT LIVEPRAYER, CERTIANLY NOT $115,000 WHICH IN THE SCHEME OF THE WORLD’S ECONOMY IS NOTHING. SADLY, YOU HAVE MINISTRIES WHO SPEND 4-5X THAT AMOUNT JUST ON FUEL FOR THEIR PRIVATE JET OR BASIC UPKEEP ON THEIR MULTIPLE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSIONS!

WE JUST CELEBRATED 25 YEARS OF LIVEPRAYER, A QUARTER OF A CENTURY OF FAITHFUL SERVICE! People who are part of the Liveprayer family know this is “good soil” to sow your seed! Please pray about a special gift of $25 or $1 for every year, $250 or $10 for every year, $2,500 or $100 for every year, $25,000 or $1,000 for every year!

The Bible teaches us to “give according to our ability to give.” For some that may be $10 or $20. For others it may be $50 or $100. Still others it may be $200, $500, $1,000, $10,000 or more. GOD WILL BLESS YOUR GIFT NO MATTER WHAT THE AMOUNT!!!

ALSO, DON'T FORGET A GIFT OF $1,800 COVERS ONE DAY OF MINISTRY AT LIVEPRAYER!!! I received this email recently, “Pastor Bill, My wife and I have just sold our last rental and God told us to tithe $1,800.00 to pay for a day of your ministry. Not looking for accolades, just that you know when you receive the check. Rest assured that we will still be making our regular weekly tithes."

TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card at: http://liveprayer.com/donate.cfm or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer, 6660 46th Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible!

*STOCKS! A great way to help Liveprayer is by donating stock. The transfer can be made in a way you get the full credit for your donation without having to pay any of the taxes you normally would on gains your stocks may have enjoyed. Contact me for information about this incredible way to help God's work here at Liveprayer: bkeller@liveprayer.com

*LIVE ON AFTER YOU ARE IN HEAVEN!!! By remembering God's work here at Liveprayer in your will/estate planning, you can still help me share His Truth with the masses, be here for people in their time of greatest need, and help lead the lost to faith in Jesus even after God has called you home!!! God has led many of our friends in the Liveprayer family to remember His work here in their will. Please pray about this opportunity to continue and partner with me in the Lord's work at Liveprayer, even after you are enjoying your fewards and the eternal peace of Heaven! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me at: bkeller@liveprayer.com

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***Please watch and share the exciting new Bill Keller Docudrama at: https://www.liveprayer.com/bill.cfm

***How you can help Liveprayer! 1) Pray for Bill and the ministry team each day. 2) Encourage people you know to sign-up for the Daily Devotional at: https://www.liveprayer.com/signup.cfm 3) Share the TV program with people you know: https://liveprayer.com/liveprayer-show-about.cfm Here are the social media sites where you can find Liveprayer TV ‘live”, Liveprayer Facebook, Liveprayer Twitter, and the Liveprayer Church ROKU channel. For ON-DEMAND viewing, Liveprayer GAB, Liveprayer Rumble, Liveprayer TPN, Liveprayer Gettr, Liveprayer Telegram, Liveprayer Sovren Media, and Liveprayer on Mr. Pillow Mike Lindell's Frankspeech and Frank Social and Liveprayer on Trump's Truth Social. 4) Pray about helping Liveprayer with a gift at: http://liveprayer.com/donate.cfm

***REVIVAL TOOL!!! Do your part in helping to bring revival to our nation each day in less than 15 minutes and without costing you one penny! Join others by making this part of your daily routine! Visit the Liveprayer Revival Tool and share it with others at: www.liveprayer.com/revival.cfm *ALSO, THE DAILY REVIVAL TOOL IS MY WAY OF DISCIPLING YOU TO HELP YOU GROW IN YOUR FAITH. SO IT SERVES A DUAL PURPOSE! HERE IS A SPECIAL LINK THAT GIVES YOU THE PAST 30 DAYS OF THE REVIVAL TOOL VERSE FOR THE DAY, DAILY TASK, AND PRAYER: https://liveprayer.com/bill/revivalcheck.cfm

One of the most difficult things to do is to take that unseen faith in Christ and make it real in our day-to-day lives. Probably the one area the church has failed greater than any other, a huge reason for people not going to church regularly, is its lack of relevance in people's daily lives.

A pastor can stand in the pulpit on Sunday and preach the most theologically-sound sermon ever delivered, but unless he is able to connect with the "person in the pew" it has little impact. The reality is, the "person in the pew" is looking for something to apply to their daily life. They are looking for something to help them through the real-life struggles they are facing. They are looking for a way to make their faith REAL in their very real lives each day.

A message on some great theological truth has little meaning to the man who just a few hours before coming to church was having sex with a woman he is not married to. A message dealing with the different views on end-time events has little meaning to a woman who is afraid they will come repo her car while she is in church. A message on church administration has little meaning to a young person who is experimenting with drugs.

Please don't get me wrong, we need messages on the great theological truths in the Bible, we need messages on end-time events, we need messages on church administration, BUT THOSE MESSAGES NEED TO SOMEHOW TIE BACK TO THE DAILY LIVES OF THE PEOPLE HEARING THEM, AND HOW THEY CAN MAKE THEIR FAITH IN CHRIST REAL IN THEIR LIVES EACH DAY!

Another issue that comes into play are people, saved and lost, who "have heard it all a million times." This goes back into making the Gospel relevant to the person who hears it, making the Truth of God's Word applicable to a person's daily life. I am afraid some who know the Lord, who have gone to church faithfully Sunday after Sunday, have still never made the connection in taking their faith in Christ and making it applicable to their daily lives.

Most people who are lost and have rejected the Gospel, in many cases have rejected it because they could never understand how it could make their life different NOW. My friend, our faith in Christ is not just an eternal insurance policy, it is how we are to live our lives every second of every day, RIGHT NOW!

That is where so many Believers fall short in their walk with the Lord, making that unseen faith in Christ real in their day-to-day lives, finding that connection between their faith in the Lord and all of the real-life struggles and battles they face during this journey through life. Too many of God's children live defeated lives because they have never learned how to tap into the power that resides within them. It is like the end of that classic movie, "The Wizard of Oz."

If you remember, after the Wizard's balloon left without her, Glenda the good witch told Dorothy that she had the power to go home all along in her ruby slippers, she simply didn't know how to tap into that power. That is the same as a Believer who has the Holy Spirit of the living God residing within them from the moment they accepted Christ as their Savior. Unless you purposely tap into that great power, it will simply sit there unused.

Another reason people fail to make their faith real in their daily lives is by not accepting God's Word for what it is. It is our final authority in all matters. God has given us so many wonderful and precious promises in His Word for us to hold onto and stand on in our hour of need. Far too often we read the words, we understand the words, but we fail to apply those words to our life. This is not just another book, it is the LIVING WORD OF GOD! There is great power in God's Word. Applying God's Word to your daily life is the guide to how we make our faith in Him real in our daily lives.

I want to share with you today that if you know the Lord as your Savior, you have the power of the Holy Spirit residing within you and the promises of God's Word to guide you. The only thing you now lack is...TRUST. You either don't, or won't trust God with your life. You have failed to make your faith real in your daily life because you don't or won't trust God with it.

You aren't willing to fully surrender your life to Him and are trying to hold onto what you have already given to Him when you accepted Christ as your Savior, your life. The fact is, if you really believe it, you will live it. The rubber meets the road regarding our faith not in what we say but in how we life each moment of each day. WE MAKE OUR FAITH REAL IN HOW WE LIVE OUR LIFE EACH DAY!

I love you and care about you so much. I realize the struggle most people have in trying to make their faith real in their daily lives. The key is to follow God's Word, to tap into the power of the Holy Spirit, and to trust the Lord enough to live a surrendered life for HIM each day. IT REALLY WORKS! OUR FAITH IS REAL!

Your faith is applicable to every situation, every decision, every moment of your life. You should never live even one second outside of your faith. Live it every second of every day. The amazing thing is, as you do this day after ay, week after week, month after month, year after year, it will become natural and instinctive to live your faith 24/7.

For those who have never made the choice to follow Christ, have heard the "story" many times but never responded, let me challenge you. Faith in Christ is not just about where you will spend eternity, but also about your life NOW! You will never know the true peace, the true joy, the true abundance of this life, you will never fulfill your God-given purpose during this life unless you come to know Jesus as your personal Savior.

All of the answers, all of the hope there is in this life come from that relationship with Christ and no other way. Faith in Christ is NOT just some unseen, mysterious, blind leap in the dark hope, but something tangible that we can experience every moment of this life and for all eternity.

If you have never accepted Christ as your Savior, put you faith in Him, I would encourage you to ask God to open your heart and then listen to the words on this link: http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.html

I will be praying for you today. Praying that you will realize your faith in Christ is not just something you pull out for an hour on Sunday morning, but something that you live literally 24/7. I pray that you will come to a place where like Paul, you will say, "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." (Galatians 2:20 NIV)

In His love and service,

Your friend and co-laborer in His work,

Bill Keller