LivePrayerDaily Devotional for Tuesday August 12, 2025
Trump announces the Federal takeover of DC! and, The most underused resource in the church!
CELEBRATING 26 YEARS OF LIVEPRAYER!
DAILY DEVOTIONAL TUESDAY AUGUST 12, 2025
(Leviticus 19:32; Proverbs 23:22; 1 Timothy 5:1-2)
***Personal Message For You From Bill Keller***
Warn those in your life of the dangers of drugs today, many being laced with deadly fentanyl. It only takes one pill, one line of coke, one hit of meth or heroin, to end up dead! Young people, and older people can no longer trust recreational drugs since we know over 80% have some amount of deadly fentanyl in them!
***Daily Personal Prayer For You***
Please Lord bless me and my family today. Help us to never forget to honor You and praise Your holy name. Thank You for Your blessings. Let us be good stewards of those blessings and never forget to reach out to others and be a blessing to those who cross our path each day. In the name of Jesus I pray...AMEN!
**-*The Daily Liveprayer TV Nugget***
President Trump outlines a plan for a Federal takeover of Washington DC to cut down on rising crime, eliminate the homeless population, and beautify DC. The first and most critical reason for the takeover is for US Attorney Jeanine Pirro to take over the DC police force. Those who oppose this Federal takeover will claim that crime in DC is on the decline. They are right if you accept their cooked numbers! During the entire 4 years of the illegitimate Biden Administration, the numbers they released about any issue were corrupt. The reason crime stats in DC appear to be declining is because they don’t count the actual crime committed, but whatever is eventually plea bargained down to. We also know DC dismisses a vast percentage of cases, so those are crimes are never counted in the stats. Lots of crimes are committed by juveniles, again crimes that are sealed and rarely get counted. So when you hear Democrats and the fake news corporate media claiming this move by the President is not needed because crime stats show things improving, they are lying!
Another reason for the takeover of DC is to once and for all rid the city of the growing homeless encampments that litter the city. Over the years, especially since the ANTIFA/BLM riots of 2020, there has been an invasion of DC by the homeless. Of course this becomes a breeding ground for crime in addition to being a massive sanitary crisis. Additionally, the growing homeless population sends a horrible message not only to those who live in the District, but to those who come to DC every day for sightseeing and business, both private and government.
Lastly, on the campaign trail President Trump often talked about beautifying DC. He spoke of fixing the potholes and repaving the streets, fixing and cleaning up the medians, removing the graffiti from buildings, and turning our nation’s capital into the world class city one would expect it to be. Those who come to DC to see the sights or on business of some kind, should see a clean, beautiful, and safe city that properly represents the greatest nation on earth!
Three things to be watching for. First, Congress will have to be involved at some point in voting on some of these issues and it will be interesting to see how the Democrats vote on cleaning up DC. Second, not a shock but the media is already speaking out against Trump’s takeover of DC claiming it to be nothing but a naked power grab. For what, more headaches? You will also hear the media pushing the gross lie that crime is down in DC, when they know the numbers have been cooked.
Third, watch the rogue actors in robes, the DC Federal judges. I can assure you 1000% that there will be lawfare organizations that sue the Trump Administration for just waking up in the morning, who will file suits to try and stop the legal takeover of DC by the Federal government. They know they will have allies on the bench and I would be shocked if before the end of the day there aren’t suits filed opposing Trump’s plans. As has been the case in virtually every attempt to stop the Trump Administration in fulfilling their promises to the voters, Trump will eventually win but it will have to play out in court first. Pray for our nation’s capital and for these actions to make it safe and beautiful!
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***August Financial Update***
Blessings! I really need your help today! We ended July still carrying the final $35,000 from our June shortfall and of course the $55,000 we required for our July ministry operations. That is a total of $90,000 to clear up our shortfalls almost half way through our anniversary month of August. God is able!
26TH Anniversary month! As we head into August, our 26th anniversary month, please pray about helping me with a special one-time gift of $26, $1 for every year, or $260, $10 for every year, or $2,600, $100 for every year, or $26,000, $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 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
Senior saints are the most under-used and under-appreciated resources in the church today! I want to let you in on a secret. One of the great sources of strength, encouragement, and confidence that I have in my life and ministry, comes from hundreds of senior saints worldwide that pray for me every day.
These are senior men and women that know God intimately because they have been walking with Him for decades. These are senior men and women that know every inch of the throne room of God because they have spent so much time there. These are senior men and women that have calluses on their knees from spending tens of thousands of hours over their lives in prayer. Knowing that these seasoned veterans of the faith are praying for me each day, is like the security blanket that Linus (of Peanuts fame) always carries around with him.
Sadly, many churches don't give their senior saints the honor and respect that they are due. The reality is, that many of these men and women helped form the foundation of the church. When work needs to be done, they are always there. When projects need to be funded, you can always count on them. When the doors of the church are open, that is where you will always find them. The senior adults are the pillars of the house of God!
However, the greatest contributions that these men and women of God can make is in the SPIRITUAL LIFE of the church. They are great prayer warriors. They know that the altar is not for flower displays, but for people to come and travail before God. They have the experience with God to know that their prayers may not be answered in the first 30 seconds, and will "wait upon the Lord" until He does answer! They know the Word of God. All you have to do is look at their Bibles to know that they have been read over, and over, and over, and over again! God's Word is the "lamp" unto their feet.
These aged warriors also have incredible wisdom about real life. They have lived 60, 70, 80, 90 years on this earth. They have seen and experienced everything that this life has to offer, both good and bad. The church needs to start tapping into the decades of walking with God and the real life experiences that our senior saints have to offer.
For those of you that are struggling with issues in your life today, here is my advice. Men, seek out an older man in the church that will agree to stand with you. Women, you need to seek out an older woman in the church that will stand with you. They can give you great wisdom about life, wise counsel for the problems that you are facing, not to mention call out your name before God each day.
The fact is, these senior men and women are LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES to be used by God. I have several special men in my life that I speak to every week. I spend a good part of my life talking, that is what God has called me to do. But I can assure you that when I am speaking with one of these Godly treasures, I shut up and listen, trying to be like a sponge and absorb all of their wisdom that I can.
I love you and care about you so much. I pray today that the church will recognize this incredibly valuable and underused asset that we have in the Kingdom. So many of our senior men and women have been asked to sit on the sidelines, when they still have so much to offer. I want to encourage the young adults today to love, honor, and respect those older men and women in your life, and MAKE TIME to spend time with them. The greatest gift that you can have in this life is wisdom. That is what you can gain from these senior saints, WISDOM!
Finally, let me say a word to those precious senior saints today. I have a special word for you today. GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU! Let me say it again. GOD IS NOT THROUGH WITH YOU! You are in a wonderful season of your life where God can use you to be a blessing to so many. You have lived lots of life, gained great wisdom over these many years, and now God wants you to share that wisdom with the next generation.
I read in the Bible how God used many men and women late in their life. The fact is, we NEVER stop serving the Lord. There is NO RETIREMENT from the work of God. So let me encourage you today to look for opportunities to share the great wisdom and experiences of your life with those of the next generation.
Your greatest legacy will be in the lives that you touch for the Lord along your journey. God has given you the gift of many days on this earth, and I pray that you will share that gift with as many as you possibly can before God says that your work here is finished and calls you Home.
Thank you for your many years of service to our Lord. May all of us who follow you in the faith, be found as faithful as you have been in our Lord's service!
In His love and service,
Your friend and co-laborer in His work,
Bill Keller