Daily Devotional for Tuesday May 19, 2026

The Senate Parliamentarian and Senator John Thune! and, Graduation!

DAILY DEVOTIONAL TUESDAY MAY 19, 2026

(James 4:14; Matthew 7:24-27)

***Personal Message For You From Bill Keller***

Ask the Lord to use your life for His Kingdom, AND HE WILL!

*As people are already starting to receive their tax refunds, many receiving much more than expected due to the Trump tax cuts, please be praying about sending a tithe to God’s work here at Liveprayer to me save souls off of that tax refund! Amen!

***Prayer***

Dear Lord, please help me to be a person of truth. I know that lies are from satan and the truth comes from God Himself. In this world that has accepted lying or not being totally honest, let me stand on the foundation of Your Word and be a person of the Truth for the glory of God. In the name of Jesus I pray. AMEN!

***The Daily Liveprayer TV Nugget***

The Senate Parliamentarian serves at the pleasure of the Senate Majority Leader which is currently Senator John Thune from South Dakota. Currently that position is held by Elizabeth MacDonough who was appointed in 2012 by than Senate Majority Leader Democrat Harry Reid. The purpose of the Parliamentarian who is supposed to be nonpartisan, is to advise the Senate on complex standing rules and precedents of the US Senate.

In just the last week MacDonough has ruled against the Republicans $72 million dollar use of reconciliation to fund immigration operations. She also has ruled against the $1 billion dollar package to fund the special security features for the new White House ballroom. Again, MacDonough serves at the pleasure of Senate Leader John Thune who could replace her tomorrow and find a more receptive Parliamentarian but won’t.

Why? Thune was appointed Leader by former Republican leader Mitch McConnell for the purpose of overseeing the desires of the Republican billionaire donor class, not the people, and to block President Trump’s policies over final 2 ½ years of his Presidency!

So why won’t the Trump loyalists in the Senate move to replace Thune? Great question! It takes 26 secret votes by the majority party to start the process, than 51 votes in the full Senate to change Speakers. Not one of the outspoken Trump loyalists, Senator Tuberville of Alabama, Cruz of Texas, Schmidt of Missouri, Scott of Florida, Hawley of Missouri, has gone to the floor of the Senate and started the removal process. They claim there are not the 26 voted necessary so why start something that is doomed to fail.

THIS IS WHAT GUTLESS COWARDS LOOK LIKE!

Because Thune is Senate Leader you can forget ending the filibuster which means Trump will never get all of the Federal Judges he should be able to appoint, or US Attorneys, or people to fill still vacant positions in various Federal agencies. It also means there will not be the critical election integrity measures enacted to stop the Democrats from cheating in future elections. Never before has the President whose party controlled the Senate not had the Leader of the Senate working to enact his agenda and policies the people voted for!

The sad reality is whenever the Democrats take control of the Senate, they will end the filibuster in the first to push their nation destroying policies!!! People can whine all they want, but it is the Republicans and not the Democrats blocking President Trump from getting all of his policies enacted 80 million people voted for!!!

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***May Financial Update***

Praise the Lord! So far we have covered the first $10,000 of our May operations, leaving the final $45,000 by the end of the month! OUR GOD IS ABLE!!!

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."

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, 6662 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

*By the way I have been seeking the Lord since the start of this year for God to lead someone He has blessed richly to make a legacy gift of $15,000,000 to Liveprayer. That would insure that when God decides to call me home Liveprayer will continue to impact lives and lead lost souls to faith in Jesus for a minimum of 20 years. Please stand in agreement with me for the Lord to raise up that person!

*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

A MUST READ FOR YOUNG ADULTS! We are coming up on the time of year when most schools will be holding their graduations. This is a wonderful time in the life of a young adult. Sadly, every year I receive emails about young men and women who lost their lives or had them dramatically altered because of poor decisions they made on what should have been a special night in their life. Please read this powerful Devotional today and forward it to every young man and woman you know who will be graduating in the coming weeks!!!

Let me give you young adults a word of wise counsel. Have a GREAT time at your graduation. Enjoy this special event in your life. However, never forget that you are a son or daughter of the Lord Jesus Christ. You are the "light of this world," the "salt of the earth." As a child of God, you are the HEAD, not the tail! We are called to live UP to the standards of God, not DOWN to the standards of this world. SET AN EXAMPLE at your graduation!

You can have a great time at graduation parties without drinking, without doing drugs, without engaging in sex. You have your entire life ahead of you, don't listen to the lies of satan. Never forget, Jesus told us his goal in John chapter 10, and that is to KILL, STEAL, and DESTROY...YOU! I will be praying for you on this special occasion in your life. Make Jesus proud of you, He is watching!

Your life can change in a spilt second. One of the things that I dread most are the emails I receive daily of tragedy striking people's lives. Never a day goes by that I don't get many emails from people who have recently experienced life-changing events. Situations that took the life that they were living, and turned it upside down.

People write me daily how they came home and their husband or wife decided they wanted a divorce. I get many from people who have been involved in automobile accidents where they, or a loved one, was injured in some way. Some tell me how a spouse, child, or family member died without any warning.

There have been numerous emails of people losing all of their money in the stock market or some business venture. Never a day goes by that I don't get people emailing me for prayer because they have lost their job. There are always some emails that tell of a visit to the doctor and a report of a serious illness. For all these people and those like them, they were just living their life, and in a spilt second, their world was turned upside down.

The key lesson that I want you to take away today is that we should NEVER take for granted what we have. All that we have is a gift from God. We must realize that anything we have in this life is temporary. The people that are in our lives, the places that we live, the jobs that we do, the resources that we have....are all temporary. They can change in a moment's notice.

In one day, one minute, one second, our life can be dramatically changed. The uncertainty of life is all the more reason why we need to cling to our daily walk with Christ. Our time with Him in prayer, in the Word, just fellowshipping, helps us to keep our focus on the big picture so that no matter how the winds of life may blow, we are anchored to the Rock.

I do not mean to scare you today, or try to intimidate you in any way into getting more serious about your walk with Jesus. I am simply trying to point out that so often we get comfortable in our life. We begin to take the blessings of God for granted.

We get apathetic about the things that go on around us. In that process, we let our guard down and forget how dependent upon the Lord that we really are. We forget that without Him, "we can do nothing!!!" We lose sight of the fact that He, not we, are in control of the things that go on around us.

The storms of life can come at any moment and without warning. It is imperative that we always be prepared. Not in a paranoid sense of waiting for bad things to happen, but prepared spiritually knowing that no matter what happens, God is still on the throne. He is always in total control. He allows the things that happen to us to happen.

The logical question is why? The only legitimate answer is nobody knows but God. It is in those times that our faith must become real. We must trust Him that no matter what. He has His plan and purpose at work, and it is our job to exercise our faith and trust in Him at all times.

For those of you today who have had major, life-changing experiences recently, let me encourage you. The same God who has walked with you in the past, is the same God who will walk with you today. The same God who has delivered you from trouble before, is the same God who will deliver you from trouble today.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever! Now is the time to press into Him. Get closer to the Lord than ever before. He is our only refuge in times of trouble. His promises are true, and He will not leave you nor forsake you. His love is real and unconditional. I will be praying today for you to open your heart and receive all He has for you this day as you walk through the valley and up onto the mountaintop.

I love you and care about you very much. It hurts me so much to read of the pain and heartache in so many lives each day. But Jesus warned His disciples just hours before going to the cross that in this world they would have tribulation. He then encouraged them by telling them to "be of good cheer, for I have overcome this world." Amen! What a promise!

That means no matter what you are facing in your life today, Christ has overcome that circumstance or situation. He has already won the victory. You can't lose no matter what it may look like if you are with Jesus. He will ALWAYS have the final word in every situation. Our lives can change in a split second, but our God NEVER CHANGES!

In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,

Bill Keller