Daily Devotional for Tuesday December 17, 2024

JESUS WAS NOT A REFUGEE AND THE HOLY FAMILY WERE NOT ILLEGAL ALIENS! and, Being alone at Christmas!

DAILY DEVOTIONAL TUESDAY DECEMBER 17, 2024

(Deuteronomy 31:6)

***Liveprayer Christmas Card 2024: https://liveprayer.com/mc24/

***PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM BILL KELLER: Nothing a man does, even when he thinks nobody is looking, is hidden from God Almighty!

***DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Dear Lord, I pray today that You guide my steps. Let me live this day in a way pleasing and acceptable to You! Let my voice not be silenced when I have an opportunity to take a stand for You and Your Truth. Let my love for You today be shown in my life, for Your glory! In the name of Jesus I pray...AMEN!

***THE DAILY LIVEPRAYER TV NUGGET: JESUS WAS NOT A REFUGEE AND THE HOLY FAMILY WERE NOT ILLEGAL ALIENS!!!!!!! I am so sick and tired of people, many who have good hearts I am sure, trying to use Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus to promote ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. As I have shared on my TV program many nights, there were no laws violated when the Holy Family fled to Egypt at the behest of the angel to escape Herod's infanticide of all male babies 2 years and younger. The key is that there were no immigration laws at that time for them to break. There was a free flow of people in and out of countries of that day, and crossing a border from one country to another WAS NOT A VIOLATION OF ANY LAW! The very reason they were in Bethlehem to begin with was to be counted for the census. It was the Roman emperor who called all of the Jews back to their hometowns through the use of a census. This would have been to get a proper count on the number of people as well as for taxation purposes. Since Joseph was a descendant of David, he had to go back to Bethlehem to comply with this command from the emperor. ONE LAST TIME SO YOU CAN CORRECT YOUR ANTI-CHRISTIAN, PRO-IMMIGRATION FRIENDS, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CHRISTMAS STORY THAT HAS ONE THING TO DO WITH OUR CURRENT IMMIGRATION DEBATE AND THOSE WHO USE SUCH AN ANALOGY ARE EITHER LYING OR JUST THEOLOGICALLY ILLITERATE!!!

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***DECEMBER FINANCIAL UPDATE: AMEN! Thanks to the help of many in the Liveprayer family, we have cleared up the first $35,000 of our October ministry operations. So in the first week of December we still require the final $20,000 to clear up October, the $55,000 from November’s ministry operations, and the $55,000 for December’s operations.

That is a total of $130,000 to end 2024 with all of our ministry operations current. OUR GOD IS ABLE!!!

*******As we are now 14 days until the end of 2024, please be praying about a special year-end gift to Livprayer! For many, a gift to God's work here will help on your taxes since you are either going to give the money to the government to waste, or to Liveprayer to get HIS Truth out to the masses and save souls!!!

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."

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*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 rewards 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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While we usually think of this time of year as a time of being with family and friends, a time of great joy, the fact is for many it is one of the worst times of the year. Many people dread the holiday season because for many reasons they are alone and feel left out of the festivities associated with the Christmas season.

It is the time of year when suicides are at their highest. Being alone takes on a new significance during the holidays. This devotional today is dedicated to all of you reading these words who feel this way today. You don't have the joy, you don't have the Christmas spirit, because you are alone.

I want to encourage you today. First of all, I want to remind you as God told Joshua, as the Lord told His disciples, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." The fact is, God is always with us. While that fact is comforting, it still does not alleviate the loneliness many feel from a lack of human companionship. In the Book of Hebrews, God commanded that we "not forsake the fellowship of one another."

That means being part of a local church. You see, one of the important facets of being part of a local church is that it is a source of fellowship. It is where we can find people of like faith, who become part of our life. While many of you understand that God is always with you, and you have fellowship with other believers, you are still dealing with being alone.

The real loneliness that is so strong during this time of year is the loneliness that comes from not having a spouse, or not having a close intimate relationship with your family. One of life's mysteries to me after many years in the ministry is why God allows some to remain single. I wish I had an answer, but I don't. The best I can do is to encourage you to treat it like any other battle.

Get a plan, pray, and ask God for wisdom. Have someone who will pray with you and walk through this with you, and then rely on the strength God can give you each day. Don't be frustrated if you don't see results right away. His timing is always perfect, His grace sufficient for the day. God knows your desire and understands your need. As for your family, do all that you can to reconcile with any family members you are estranged from during this Christmas season.

I love you so much. I care about you. I know the pain and hurt so many are going thru during this wonderful season when others appear to be so full of joy. Please know that you will be in my prayers. I wish I had a magical answer but I don't. However, there is One who does have the answer. It is during these times in our life, these times when we hurt and things don't make sense, that we need to press in even deeper to our daily walk with Christ. You see, that is what will sustain you through those lonely, difficult times.

The promises in His Word are true. We need to find our peace, comfort, and joy in Him. In our service to Him. My best advice for those who are lonely, is to know that you are not alone. Find ways to serve others during this Christmas season. It is in your service that you find the true meaning not only of Christmas, but in what being a Christian is all about. It is also in service that we realize we really are never alone as long as we have Jesus.

As difficult as this Christmas season may be for you because you are alone, let me remind you that I am always here for you. You have the promise of God's Word that He will never leave you nor forsake you. Here is some advice for those who are alone this Christmas season. Let the Lord use YOU to bring His hope, His love, to someone else who may be alone this Christmas season.

In His love and service,

Your friend and co-laborer in His work,

Bill Keller