In openly and transparently sharing my life and giving you an intimate
inside look each day at the inner workings of Liveprayer, I pray that it has
challenged you and inspired you in your daily walk with the Lord and in
fulfilling all He has called you to do with your life. One of the most
important truths in God’s Word for the soldier of Christ is the 12th verse
of the 6th chapter in Paul’s letter to the church at Ephesus. Paul writes,
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against
the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Serving the Lord is
NOT A GAME! It is literally a life and death struggle and we have a very
real enemy who does not play by any rules and is out to “kill, steal, and
destroy” anyone who takes him on! We can never lose sight of the fact that
while we may fight battles in the natural, the real battles are spiritual
and are being fought in the heavenlies.

This is why I admonish you, encourage you, implore you most days to stay
close to the Lord. You HAVE to be prayed up. You HAVE to be in the Word. You
HAVE to be doing your best to live a life pleasing to the Lord. There is a
very real enemy who is after anyone who has accepted the Lord as their
Savior. When you made that commitment to Christ, you automatically became an
enemy of satan. The more you live for the Lord, the more you do for the
Lord, the more of a threat you are to satan. The pure evil of satan will be
unleashed against you in ways you never could have imagined. Let me say it
again, this is NOT A GAME! You may be playing, but I can assure you satan is
not. His only goal is to see those who follow the Lord destroyed. Most
Believers don’t have any real understanding about the spiritual forces
working around them. It is like deciding to take a vacation to Baghdad if
you were able. It wouldn’t be long before something very bad happened to
you.

This is why most followers of Christ chose to sit on the sidelines. They
simply don’t want to have to deal with the attacks of satan. I want to give
you some wisdom today and help you find the courage you need to allow God to
use your life to make a real impact in this world for the few days He
blesses you with. First, while satan does want you dead, if you know Christ
as your Savior you have nothing to fear from death. As a matter of fact,
death is something the child of God should actually look forward to since
our eternal home with the Lord has already been prepared for us. Death has
no hold on the follower of Christ. We also have the great promise from God’s
Word in 1 John 4:4 that, “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome
them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the
world.” The power of the Holy Spirit that resides within the Believer is
greater than any power the evil one has.

That allows the followers of Christ to go boldly, without fear, and take on
the powers of darkness. It is like being 10 years old and having a big
brother who will protect you. While most of the kids live in fear of the
neighborhood bully, you laugh in his face because you know your big brother
will watch over you and protect you. We have the promises of God in His Word
that He will fight for us. He promised to never leave us or forsake us. On
top of that God has supplied His children with all they would need to fight
with each day,

“Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the
devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but
against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark
world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes,
you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to
stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist,
with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted
with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all
this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the
flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword
of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Ephesians 6:11-17

You see my friend, God has given you victory over death, His power is
residing within you, you have the promises in the Word that He will always
be with you and fight for you, and He has even supplied you the “armor of
God.” THE CHILD OF GOD HAS NO EXCUSE NOT TO BE ON THE BATTLEFIELD FIGHTING
FOR THE LORD! This is what God has called all of His children to do. He has
given each of us unique and special gifts and talents, called us to serve
Him in different ways, but we have ALL been called to serve our Lord. That
is our ultimate purpose in this life, to serve and glorify the Lord with our
lives. So my word to you today is to fear not, and step out in faith and
allow God to use your life to make an impact for the Kingdom. This life is
brief and is over very quick. When you take your last breath, the only thing
that will matter is do you know Jesus, and the only real legacy you will
leave behind are those lives you have impacted for the Lord!

I love you and care about you so much. We can never forget that we have a
very real enemy who is out to get anyone who is serving the Lord. The good
news is that we don’t have to fear satan, but we do need to be prepared for
him. The great encouragement for the child of God is that we already know
how it ends. GOD WINS! Let me say that again because I really wonder some
days if most Christians have ever read the end of the book. WE WIN! The
final chapter has already been written. If you have given your heart and
life to Jesus by faith, you are on the winning team! That is what frustrates
me so much. Most who live in the world and are serving satan, who only have
the flames of hell to look forward to for all eternity, live like they will
win. In the meantime, the real winners, the followers of Christ who have a
mansion in Glory awaiting them, live like they have lost.

IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR BY FAITH, YOU WIN! ONE MORE TIME.
IF YOU HAVE ACCEPTED JESUS AS YOUR SAVIOR BY FAITH, YOU WIN! WE CAN’T LOSE!
IT IS TIME WE AS CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE THE GLORIES OF HEAVEN AWAITING US
STARTED TO LIVE LIKE THE VICTORS AND NOT THE LOSERS!!!

I will be praying for you today. Praying that God will really speak to you
through these words and that you hear Him saying to you, “Start living like
the winner and not the loser!” Yes there is a very real enemy who wants to
destroy you, yes you will be persecuted for the sake of the Gospel, yes the
world will hate and despise you, but when you die it is not satan who will
judge you, or any man, it is God your Creator! He is the one you will stand
before on that day and it is God you should be trying to please each day. I
pray that you will spend some time with the Lord and really seek Him
regarding what He wants you to be doing with your life. Remember, you are
here to serve Him. When this life is over, all of the things of this life
are over, the only thing you will take into eternity is your relationship
with the Lord and the only real legacy you leave behind are those things you
did for Christ.

Please also join me today in praying for Barry Lynn. Nobody can wake up
every day and spend their life working against the Lord and have any peace
or joy.  I have no illusions that as long as I keep doing what God has
called me to do, we will always be attacked, persecuted, be the target of
those who hate God and the Truth. That is simply part of the price that you
pay when you serve the Lord. In the end, it is not the applause of men I
seek, or the adulation of this fallen world, or any of the temporal
pleasures this life can offer. No my friend, I am happy to wait for whatever
rewards there may be in Glory, hear the angelic host singing their praises
to God, and hear my Lord say, “Well done thou good and faithful servant!”

In His love and service,
Your friend and brother in Christ,
Bill Keller