Rejecting Jesus Monday, Oct 19 2009

DAILY DEVOTIONAL MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 2009
(Matthew 10:33, Matthew 26:70; 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 John 2:22)

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The saddest people on earth are those who have rejected Jesus and have
chosen to put their faith in some “god of this world” that is not real.
Sadly, it will only be at the time of death that these people realize they
have put their faith in a false god. A wasted life, but more sad, a soul
lost for eternity that Jesus gave HIS very life for.
However, it is no surprise that many today reject Jesus. The men of His day
also rejected Him. When given the choice, a “poll was taken” amongst the
people and they chose a common thief and lifetime criminal instead of the
Lamb of God. It was the rejection of those of His day that led Jesus to die
on a cross. However the fulfillment of God’s plan was to give sinful man a
way to be reconciled to their Creator by their faith in HIM.

Every day, I receive at least 1,000 emails of the 40,000 that we get daily,
from people who have rejected Jesus. The top 3 reasons that “I am wrong” are
1) “I can’t be a Christian because you are all hypocrites”, 2) “the Bible is
a book of fables written by men”, 3) ” a loving God would never condemn good
people to everlasting darkness”.

First, I have done entire Devotionals on following THE MAN and not a man.
YES, Christians are hypocrites, because Christians are human. If you are
basing your eternal soul and your faith, on a mere man, you will be
disappointed EVERY TIME!!! ONLY Jesus lived this life perfectly, which is
why our faith is in HIM and not some man. Man will fail 100% of the time,
Jesus will fail . . . NEVER!!!

Second, I challenge anyone who disputes the Bible as the inerrant and
inspired Word of God to go to your local Christian bookstore and get any of
a number of books on that issue. The FACT IS, any credible research and time
into trying to disprove this FACT, will only show you that the Bible is
truly God’s inspired, inerrant Word. It is supported by science, archeology,
and the real life experiences of millions and millions of people over
centuries that have understood God’s plan is the ONLY WAY to live this brief
journey successfully!

Third, while God is a ‘loving God”, He is also a HOLY GOD! It is sin that
separates us from God. It is because that He is a ‘loving God’ that He made
a plan of salvation for His fallen creation. By faith in His Son Jesus
Christ, we can be once again reconciled to God our Creator. However, God, in
His love, gave us free will. The choice to love Him is NOT HIS, but ours.

I love you and care about you so much. I have one word for those of you who
read these words and reject Jesus, reject God. Have the guts to simply say
‘I reject HIM!!! Quit hiding behind weak arguments like it is the hypocrisy
of Christians that keeps me from being a Christian. The Bible is not really
true. God will save everyone. Those are simply weak excuses to excuse your
unbelief!!! I challenge you today. Do your homework and accept Him or reject
Him on what YOU believe. It is God who gave you the choice to accept Him or
to reject Him. If you make the choice to reject Him, simply say I choose NOT
to believe.

NO EXCUSES. NO BLAMING SOMEONE ELSE. SIMPLY SAY . . . I CHOOSE NOT TO
BELIEVE.

The fact is, one day each one of us will die. On that day, we will stand
before God and give an account for our life. God is not going to be
interested in your excuses. You either accept His free gift of everlasting
life through His Son Jesus Christ, or you reject it. It is your choice. God
is not going to be interested in your excuses. NOW . . . TODAY is your
opportunity to either accept Him or reject Him This is the most important
decision that you will make in this life. Choose today . . . accept Him . .
. or reject Him . . . but make no excuses either way!!!

If you want to accept Him, simply pray and ask God to open your heart to HIS
TRUTH, and go to this link, www.liveprayer.com and click on Salvation. You
will be in my prayers. Please know, either way, that YOU are in my prayers.

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

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at:
bkeller@liveprayer.com

***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact is you will
die one day. At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or
be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator.
To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to:
http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm

***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily Devotional is now
available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to http://www.liveprayer.com/Audio.cfm
Also, you can now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling,
1-727-342-5673.

***TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our
secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the “Donation” link, you can give
using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@liveprayer.com , or
you can mail your gift to:

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St. Petersburg, Fl 33709

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Pray Without Ceasing Sunday, Oct 18 2009

There is one thing that I am certain of today, as you read this Devotional
you have already or will throughout the day, face various problems. I am not
talking about the major issues we often have to battle like a serious health
problem, a crisis in our marriage, a major financial challenge, not having a
job, being in bondage to some sort of addiction, but about the small day to
day problems that come out of nowhere and have to be dealt with.

As you know, there is virtually no end to these types of problems. Losing
our keys, misplacing our wallet, something going wrong with our car, getting
a traffic ticket, something breaking in our home, spilling our coffee in the
morning, our computer isn’t working, unexpected issues at work or school, a
confrontation with someone we meet, having a routine dentist appointment
turn into something more involved, stubbing your toe, not getting the apple
pie you ordered in your McDonald’s lunch bag, or your pet is sick . . . I
could go on for hours but I think you get my point.

There are so many things in our life that happens every day; just in the
course of living through another 24 hours. Many of these things are totally
out of our control and simply problems that we never expected but are
suddenly confronted with. I find that for many people, simply dealing with
the day-to-day problems life throws at them can be very challenging and
often overwhelming.

This is one of the reasons that I frequently tell you we must have a real,
committed, 24/7 relationship with the Lord. It would be nice if all of our
problems occurred at 11 a.m. on Sunday morning, but that is not reality. The
problems of life happen daily, and all throughout the day. I counsel people
to start their day in prayer and in the Word of God. It is not only the best
way to start your new day but it will give you the focus and strength to
deal with whatever problems life may throw at you during the course of that
day

Paul said to, “Pray without ceasing.” I take that LITERALLY. I wake up each
morning in prayer and never hang up the phone. I spend the entire day with
that line to God open. God has given us the greatest resource there is in
the world, a direct line to Him. We are fools if we don’t take full
advantage of it. There is nothing in your life that you will face that is
too big for God to handle or TOO SMALL!

You have got to understand, God cares about you! He loves you! God cares if
your keys are lost. God cares if your car won’t start. God cares if you
spill your coffee. God cares if your hot water heater isn’t working. God
cares if your boss is giving you a hard time for no reason. God cares if you
have a cavity. God cares if your apple pie is missing. God cares about every
detail in your life. He loves you that much.

I love you and care about you too! I realize that you are facing lots of
challenges in your life today, many of those challenges you never even
expected when you woke up. I want to encourage you to “pray without
ceasing.” Start your day in prayer, reading God’s Word, and spend the
entire day with that line to God OPEN. Prayer demonstrates our dependence on
God. When we don’t pray, we are depending on ourselves. John 15:5 tells us
“without me, you can do nothing.” Why be so foolish to try and deal with the
day-to-day problems of life alone, when God is ready, willing, and able to
help us?

I will be praying for you today. Praying that no matter what problems life
may throw your way today, you will find your strength, hope, and answers in
the Lord. You will be amazed how much easier every day is when we are
operating in His strength and not ours. You will be amazed at how much more
peace and joy there is every day, despite the problems of life, when we are
relying on God and not ourselves.

This could be one of the most profound words I have ever shared with you
because it is so relevant and necessary to our daily lives. The key to
knowing God’s peace, joy, and the abundance of this life is by living each
day in constant communication with Him. Start your day in prayer and keep
that line open ALL DAY LONG. It won’t make the problems of life go away but
it is how you can live each day no matter what problems life may throw at
you.

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

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at:
bkeller@liveprayer.com

***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY?  The fact is you will
die one day.  At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or
be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator. 
To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to:
http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm

***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily Devotional is now
available via AUDIO each day.  Simply go to http://www.liveprayer.com/Audio.cfm
Also, you can now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling,
1-727-342-5673.

***TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our
secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the “Donation” link, you can give
using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@liveprayer.com , or
you can mail your gift to:

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Quesadilla Thursday, Oct 15 2009

INGREDIENTS

1 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves – cut into strips
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced into strips
2 tablespoons salsa
10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
2 cups shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large skillet, fry the chicken strips in vegetable oil until they are no longer pink. Add the onions and fry (stirring constantly) until they are translucent. Mix in the salsa (you may want to add more to taste).
Place the tortillas between two damp paper towels and microwave on high for 1 minute.
Fill half of 1 tortilla with the chicken mixture and cheese, then fold the tortilla over the full half. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling. Arrange the quesadillas on a cookie sheet.
Bake the quesadillas in the preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven until the cheese has melted. Cut the quesadillas into fours.

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Fired For Preaching Too Much Jesus? Thursday, Oct 15 2009

Fired for too much Bible and too much Jesus! Robert Schuller announced
several months ago that he was firing his son from preaching on the “Hour of
Power” TV program, just 3 years after he stepped down from the weekly
service that originates from his Crystal Cathedral in Southern California.
The elder Schuller is part of the Masonic cult and a protege of another
Masonic cult member, Norman Vincent Peale, who was an absolute heretic and
taught philosophies in complete rebellion to the Truth of the Bible.
Schuller preached his “you can do it, positive mental attitude philosophies
with a few Bible verses sprinkled in to a national audience weekly for the
past 4 decades. His program highlighted many high profile Christians, as
well as many of the modern New Age gurus whose books he proudly sells in his
church’s bookstore.

Over the past several years, viewership of the weekly “Hour of Power”
program has been down, which means their donations have been down, causing
them to cut the program from it original hour to a half hour in many
markets. Schuller, Jr. preached a much more Biblically based message than
his father, staying away from much of the ear tickling New Age rhetoric his
father delivered for so many years. Schuller, Jr. actually said Jesus often
in his messages, something his father rarely did. In the end, it wasn’t
about God’s Truth but ratings and dollars. Schuller, Jr. learned the cold
hard lesson that the Truth doesn’t sell as well as the lie does and his
father is more interested in money than in bringing God’s Truth into
people’s lives.

It is now being reported that neither Schuller will preach on their TV
broadcast, but that they are going to bring in outside preachers. I was not
surprised that the two names mentioned were Bill Hybles of Willow Creek in
suburban Chicago and Rev. Kirbyjohn Caldwell who pastors the largest United
Methodist Church in the nation located in Houston, Texas. Hybels is one of
the founders of the seeker church movement, meaning he will preach some
watered down message designed not to offend anyone. Caldwell is a very
prominent supporter of Barack Hussein Obama, so no doubt he will preach a
typical religious left social message.

So rather than using this weekly vehicle to bring the Truth of God’s Word
into people’s lives, call sin what it is and allow the Holy Spirit to bring
people under conviction, the program will deteriorate into a weekly showcase
of gutless preachers who will never look into the cameras and preach the
Truth of the Bible, nor will they look into the cameras and tell people that
without Jesus they will die and go to hell, and than give them an
opportunity to accept the Lord as their Savior by faith. As a side note, I
won’t be waiting by my phone for a call from the Crystal Cathedral to come
preach on their TV broadcast. If Schuller, Sr. fired his son, I can’t
imagine what he would do to me!

I love the interaction in Luke 19 with Jesus and the Pharisees as they were
complaining to Jesus about His disciples who were declaring for all to hear
His miracles and without shame praising His name! We are His disciples and
that is what we should be doing. Telling others how Jesus has changed our
lives and praising Him before this lost world we live in. Jesus told the
Pharisees that even if all His disciples were silent, the very rocks would
cry out!!! My word for you today is simply this. Tell others what Jesus has
done for you and boldly declare to this lost world that Jesus Christ is our
only hope and our only answer.

Some may ask why we have been commanded to tell others about our faith in
Jesus. The answer to that question is found in the book or Romans, in
Chapter 10 verse 14 where God’s Word says, “How, then, can they call on the
one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom
they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to
them?” How can we expect someone to get saved if they have never been told
how? How are they suppose to be told how to get saved unless some person
tells them? God’s Word is clear that all of those who know Jesus as their
Savior have been called to tell others about His love. This is not just the
job of the pastor or evangelist, but ALL who call Christ Lord!

My friend, listen to me carefully. The only message we have is JESUS. Let me
say that again. The ONLY message we have is Jesus. Robert Schuller, Sr. is
just another world-pleasing motivational speaker unless he tells people
about Jesus. Robert Schuller, Jr. is just another guy who can talk unless he
tells people about Jesus. The pastor of your local church is no better than
the drunk at the local bar unless he tells people about Jesus. Bill Keller
has NOTHING to tell over 2.4 million world wide every day via email unless
he tells people about Jesus. YOU have nothing but empty words for people
unless you tell them about Jesus. We have no message other than the message
of Jesus!!!

I love you and care about you so much. Pray for the Schuller family. This
decision had to cause some strain on their relationship as a father and son.
Pray also that God will bring Schuller, Sr. under conviction to leave the
Masonic cult and use whatever time he has left to preach the unadulterated
Truth of the Bible and lead people to faith in Jesus. Pray for his son that
he will not be deterred by these events in his service to the Lord, and that
he will never compromise the Truth of the Bible just to please men, even his
father

I want to challenge you and encourage you today to become BOLD in declaring
Christ to those God has put into your life. Your family, friends, neighbors,
those you work with or go to school with, people you recreate with, in
addition to the people you simply meet in the course of your daily life ARE
THE VERY PEOPLE GOD HAS ALLOWED TO CROSS YOUR PATH, NOT BY ACCIDENT, BUT TO
TELL THEM ABOUT JESUS!

Telling others is not an option, it is a commandment for all of those who
know the Lord as their Savior. How can we expect someone to get saved unless
they are told how. You are the one God has put in their life to tell them
how. I pray today that you will hear these words, take this challenge, and
begin to make it a priority in your life each day to tell others about
Jesus. We have no message other than Jesus, and if we won’t declare His
goodness and grace, if we won’t praise His name, the very rocks will cry
out!!!

***As we are 14 days into the 122nd month of Liveprayer , we still have to
cover $30,000 of our September operational budget and the $80,000 we have
fallen behind since January . I’m simply asking you to pray today and seek
the Lord what He is calling you to do to help me during this month to insure
that all of our basic operational needs are met and caught up.

Less than 1/4 of 1% of the people we have ministered to over 40 years have
ever given. If the Lord has blessed you through this ministry and you are
one of those who has never given to God’s work here, please pray about being
a blessing to someone today who can’t give. You make it possible for us to
minister to millions daily around the world for FREE. Never forget that God
will honor your heart as you obey His voice.

TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our
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FL 33709. All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible.

Thank you for taking your stand with me as we bring HIS Truth to this lost
world and the hope and love of Christ to the lost and hurting!!!

In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,

Bill Keller

If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at:
bkeller@liveprayer.com

***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact is you will
die one day. At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or
be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator.
To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to:
http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm

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Spinach Cheese Pie Thursday, Oct 15 2009

INGREDIENTS
2 (9 inch) pie crusts
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
15 ounces ricotta cheese
8 ounces mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups diced Cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press bottom pie crust into glass pie dish.
In a large bowl, combine the spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, ricotta, mozzarella, Parmesan, and Cheddar cheeses. Mix together well and pour into bottom pie crust. Place second pie crust on top of filling and trim edges.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and cut into wedges.

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Greek Lemon Chicken Soup Tuesday, Oct 13 2009

INGREDIENTS

• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 6 tablespoons chicken soup base
• 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cooked white rice
• 1 cup diced, cooked chicken meat
• 16 slices lemon
• 8 egg yolks

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large pot, combine the chicken broth, lemon juice, carrots, onions, celery, soup base, and white pepper. Bring to a boil on high, then simmer for 20 minutes.
2. Blend the butter and the flour together. Then gradually add it to the soup mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes more, stirring frequently.
3. Meanwhile, beat the egg yolks until light in color. Gradually add some of the hot soup to the egg yolks, stirring constantly. Return the egg mixture to the soup pot and heat through. Add the rice and chicken. Ladle hot soup into bowls and garnish with lemon slices.

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To Tell The Truth Tuesday, Oct 13 2009

(Exodus 3:10; Judges 6:14; Isaiah 6:8; Acts 26:16)

Over the years critics have called me ego driven. I have to laugh since those who truly know me realize there is nothing further from the truth. Those who make those charges simply fail to understand all that I do is geared around only one thing….to bring Christ into the marketplace. Last Thursday, I was on the Howard Stern radio program for about 30 minutes. We talked about a variety of current issues, however the entire interview that was heard by millions of Stern’s faithful listeners boiled down to the last 15 seconds. I have an audio clip of those last 15 seconds for you to listen to. It personifies what Liveprayer is all about. From this appearance.last week we received over 3,000 emails. Half were from people who simply hate God and the Christian faith, but the others were from people sincerely reaching out and looking for the hope only found in God’s Truth and Jesus Christ. I deal every day with the death threats, the abuse, the financial challenges, to be able to have these 15 seconds to reach more lost and hurting people who need Jesus than 95% of churches and ministries will in 100 years. May the Lord use this 15 second clip to challenge you to boldly proclaim to thsose God brings into your life each day that His Word is the only Truth and Jesus is the ONLY way!!! http://liveprayer.com/stern5.cfm ***COMING TOMORROW!!! President Obama and his full support of the radical homosexual agenda. Don’t miss this critical message! ***THE LIVEPRAYER CHURCH!!! Haven’t been to church yet this week? Join me for this week’s service at the new LivePrayer Church. This week’s relevant and applicable message is, “Handling Our Sin” Please visit the new website and be part the worship service. Each Sunday there will be a new service at 12:01am EDT at www.liveprayerchurch.com Without question, the greatest problem we have in Christendom in the year 2009 is a void in real spiritual leadership. A true spiritual leader is one who has the courage and intestinal fortitude (guts) to take a stand for God’s Truth regardless of what people think, say, or do. A true spiritual leader is never going to win any popularity contests since the masses live in rebellion to God’s Truth. A true spiritual leader is not concerned with the temporal things of this world, so he can’t be bought. A true spiritual leader will be hated, reviled, attacked in every way, and literally give his very life for the Faith. A true spiritual leader is accountable to and answers to only one person…GOD!!! It was sickening last week to see Pastor Rick Warren on “Larry King Live” say, “I wrote to all my gay friends – the leaders that I knew – and actually apologized to them.” For what? For taking a Biblical stand on one of the issues that is literally ripping out the soul of this nation and causing the judgment of God on our land? I tried for years to warn people about this man who enters into unholy associations for his own benefit. Warren is more concerned with the feelings of men than the feeling of God. He is more concerned with advancing his global social agenda than the agenda of God. He actually bragged about not being an anti-gay activist and that this issue was not important to him. He said battling homosexuality was not part of his agenda. Verbal and physical violence is the usual response against those who have the courage to tell the Truth. Let me be blunt. The number one reason YOU don’t witness your faith like you should is the fact you don’t want to be verbally assaulted by your unsaved family members, friends, co-workers, classmates, neighbors, or simply those God allows to cross your path. It is much easier to simply say nothing than to take the verbal abuse that often comes with sharing your faith. Let me ask you a serious question, one that I want you to pray about today. Are you more worried about what someone will say to you or pleasing God? That is a question only you can answer, but one you need to pray about. Since Christians virtually abandoned the culture decades ago, the voices in the world today are all voices who deny God, reject His Truth, and mock His Son. Turn on any secular television program, radio program, read any secular publications, and what you get is a steady diet of images and messages in rebellion to God’s Truth. Let me give you a great example. Political satirist Bill Maher has a program on HBO that deals with the political and social issues of our day. He openly mocks Christianity and uses his “pulpit” to blast Believers and mock the Truth. TEN TIMES more people read the Daily Devotional each day than watch his program, yet Maher has been given a HUGE VOICE in the marketplace by the secular media to spew his hatred for Christ, God’s people, and the Truth of God’s Word he has rejected. This is why those who God raises up in leadership positions have got to be true spiritual leaders. Not leading people in our self-created “trough,” but boldly and visibly leading people in the marketplace. I know personally of 3 current programs on TBN that have had to change their programs to comply with TBN’s “Muslim friendly” requirements. I have told each of them personally they are gutless cowards to let anyone stop them from telling the Truth. They are more worried about being on TBN so they can generate donations, product sales, and attract people to their public appearances than they are telling the Truth. The few who have ventured into the marketplace have done so with a watered-down, politically correct, “positive” message that insures nobody is offended. The problem with that is the Bible itself states that the Truth is offensive to those who reject it. How can you preach the unadulterated Truth of God’s Word and not offend people? The goal is not to offend but to tell the Truth as God has clearly stated it, however, the result of telling the Truth is that people will be offended. Look at what happened to those who heard Stephen simply state the Truth. They got so “offended,” they literally took him to the edge of the city and stoned him to death! The word I have for you today is this. Don’t wait for someone to lead you. You already have your marching orders from the commander-in-chief Himself! We have been ordered to go out into the highways and byways and bring in the lost. God ordered us to go into the world and preach the Gospel. Don’t wait for someone to lead you, as the Nike commercial says, JUST DO IT! Go forth knowing that the arm of the Lord is with you. Know up front that you will be attacked as you enter the battle field. However, God told us in Ephesians 6 that our battle is not with flesh and blood, that it is a spiritual battle. He also has equipped us with all needed to fight and win! Let me give you a personal testimony. Since Liveprayer began nearly 10 years ago, more than 5 million subscribers to the Daily Devotional have unsubscribed. There are a multitude of reasons, but from the feedback we receive well over 90% of them unsubscribed because they disagreed with what God said in His Word on a particular issue. You see, I could simply play the game, tell everyone how wonderful things are, give them a nice positive message every day, not deal with the hard realities of life, and probably have over 4 million subscribers. But I don’t do this every day for numbers, or to make people laugh, but to bring God’s Truth into people’s lives. Less than 1/4 of 1% of the people we reach EVER give a dime to support God’s work here. I know from feedback a huge percentage will NEVER give to the work here because of the Biblical stands I take on the issues of the day. Again, I am not here to see how much money I can raise, but to bring God’s Truth to people’s lives. Out of the 40,000 plus emails we get each day, several hundred are some of the most vile and hateful things you can ever imagine. 8 to 10 times a month I have people literally threaten my life for simply sharing the Truth of God’s Word in the Daily Devotional or on the television program. The point is, you get used to the attacks, they are simply part of taking a stand for Christ. You can’t let it bother you. You have to have faith God is watching over you, and ultimately, you can never forget you aren’t here to please men but please God! Don’t forget, you have the TRUTH of God on your side. Your job is simply to share that Truth with the lost and hurting. What those who hear the Truth do is than between them and God. You can’t save anyone. You can’t force someone how to think. You can’t make a person act a certain way. Your job is simply to go forth and present the uncompromised Truth of God’s Word. Never forget, you don’t have to apologize for telling the Truth!!! I love you and care about you so much. Even as I type these words, God is already raising up men and women who will without shame or fear or compromise, lead His people in these last days. They will be men and women above reproach, not dazzled by the trinkets of this world, but only concerned about serving their Lord. They won’t be interested in the applause of men, only the “well done” from God Himself. They won’t be preaching a “feel good” message to tickle the ears of the masses, but the hard Truth of God’s Word. You won’t find these men and women in the “trough,” they will be in the public square, taking on the mouthpieces of satan who seek to lead the souls of men into eternal damnation. They won’t have to ask you to follow them, you will WANT to follow them because you will know they are from God! In the meantime, know that despite those who God raises up to lead, ALL of His children have been called to serve Him. As a follower of Christ, you don’t have the option of sitting home and watching, you have been commanded to serve. Know that God will guide you each day in your service, use you right where you live, work, and play. The greatest thing a servant of God can do is simply be a vessel of God’s Truth. Now more than ever, there is a void of Biblical Truth in the marketplace. If each follower of Christ would simply do their part in sharing that Truth, the world won’t just be hearing the lies of satan, but also the clear Truth of God’s Word. I will be praying for you today. Praying that you will open your heart and hear God speaking to you today to step up and make a difference with your life. EVERY CHILD OF GOD HAS BEEN CALLED TO SERVE, AND EVERY CHILD OF GOD CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Know that you will be attacked for taking a stand for Christ, but that God will watch over you. Know that people may dislike you, even hate you for telling them the Truth, but your goal is not to please men, it is to please God. Go forth and tell the lost and hurting the Truth, and please, DON’T EVER APOLOGIZE FOR TELLING THE TRUTH!!! In His love and service, Your friend and brother in Christ, Bill Keller If I can help you in any way you can contact me through my personal email at: bkeller@liveprayer.com ***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact is you will die one day. At that moment, you will either spend eternity with the Lord or be cast into everlasting darkness forever separated from God your creator. To know for certain you will be forever with Jesus, go to: http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.cfm ***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily Devotional is now available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to http://www.liveprayer.com/Audio.cfm Also, you can now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling, 1-727-342-5673. ***TO GIVE A GIFT TO LIVEPRAYER, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at: www.liveprayer.com under the “Donation” link, you can give using your PayPal account using my email address: bkeller@liveprayer.com , or you can mail your gift to: Liveprayer 6660 46th Ave. North St. Petersburg, Fl 33709 All gifts to Liveprayer are 100% tax deductible.

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Pastors That Never Give The Invitation To Accept Jesus Saturday, Jun 21 2008

How many pastors NEVER give those they preach to an invitation to accept
Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior? Today, I must address what to me is
the biggest problem in the church today, since it goes to the root of the
church’s greatest responsibility and that is to bring the lost to faith in
Jesus Christ. I realize the church is to spiritually feed its members, to
equip the saints for service, to be a place where Believers can find
fellowship with other Believers, and where most followers of Christ serve
Him. However, without question the most important job of the church is to
reach out to the lost and hurting and to help lead people to the saving
knowledge of Jesus Christ, the forgiveness of their sins, and God’s free
gift of everlasting life through faith in His Son!

This is a message that percolated for several years now, and finally reached
the boiling point in January of 2006 during the various services held in
memory of President Gerald Ford. While those memorial services for President
Ford led me to finally bring this word to you, its genesis was in the daily
contact I have with thousands and thousands of people all over this nation
and around the world, the first hand knowledge I have of tens of thousands
of churches, and the spiritual malpractice well over 50% of pastors commit
each and every Sunday.

Having started my public ministry in the great city of Chicago in 1992, I
studied in great detail the life and ministry of D.L. Moody. One of my great
honors early in my ministry was to preach on several occasions to the
students at the Moody Bible Institute and preach a mid-week service at the
great Moody Memorial Church. One of the events that greatly impacted the
life and ministry of Moody was the night of the Chicago fire. It was Sunday
night, October 8, 1871, and as Moody finished his sermon, he told the crowd
who had gathered to hear him preach to evaluate their relationship with
Christ and return next week to make their decisions for Him. That crowd
never gathered since during the night the building they were meeting in was
consumed by the fire and it would be months before they would find a new
place to hold their services.

Moody would never again make the grievous mistake of sending home those who
came to hear him preach without giving them an invitation to know Jesus as
their Lord and Savior. The Bible proclaims that TODAY is the day of
salvation. The Bible teaches that tomorrow is promised to NONE of us. Moody
was haunted by the question, how many people who would have been moved by
the Holy Sprit to walk the aisle and give their life to Christ on that
infamous October night, never did so and died in their sins, lost for all
eternity?

Dwight L. Moody would not even recognize the vast majority of “pastors”
today. Men, and now women, who preach a watered down message, using secular
books for their references rather than the Bible. “Pastors” who stand in the
pulpits of America and refuse to even deal with sin since it might offend
people. The ones who make a mockery of Christ by condoning, accepting, and
even glorifying gross sins like homosexuality and the slaughter of innocent
babies. And what I am certain would break Moody’s heart, “pastors” who
preach Sunday after Sunday and NEVER give an invitation for those they are
preaching to, to accept Jesus as their Savior by faith.

During the first 3 yrs of my public ministry, I preached in over 500
churches all over the nation. All types of denominations, racial and ethnic
make-ups, churches with thousands and churches with less than 20. It was
during those years I had my first insight into how many churches rarely, if
ever gave those who gathered on Sunday an opportunity to accept Jesus as
their Savior by faith. Over these past 8+ years of Liveprayer, in dealing
with literally tens of thousands of people first hand, thousands upon
thousands of churches all over this country and around the world, I would
not hesitate to estimate that in well over 50% of churches, those who gather
are NEVER given the invitation to ask Jesus into their heart and life by
faith and become born again…NEVER!

I remember watching much of the memorial services held at various churches
for President Reagan back in June of 2004, and then in January ‘06, watching
all of the various memorial series held for President Ford. I heard one
“pastor” after another speaking, waiting for just one, just one, to at least
have the guts to tell those listening what Jesus said, “I am the way and the
truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” There was
one who actually did cite that passage, but had the audacity to leave off,
“No one comes to the Father except through me,” I am sure afraid of
offending someone in the audience. How offended will those people be when
they die without Jesus and are spending eternity in hell because some
gutless “pastor” refused to tell them the Truth?

I gave up hope long ago on seeing even one of these “pastors” with the world
watching on these special occasions, actually doing what God has called them
to do and sharing the Gospel. Simply telling the people that if you die
without Jesus you will be lost for all eternity. My goodness, you have the
“pastor” of the largest church in the nation who goes on television often
and actually brags that he doesn’t talk about sin and refuses to answer the
most basic question of the Christian faith which is that faith in Jesus is
the ONLY way men can be saved and those who choose to reject Him will be in
hell. These men dishonor Christ and the Bible clearly says those who have
taken on the mantle of leadership will be held to a much higher standard.
God will hold them accountable one day.

This problem in the pastorate has all unfolded over the past 40 years. Most
of the mainline denominations began to require their pastors to have a
seminary education, but they did not state which seminaries. As the nation
began to rebel against all authority in the mid ’60s, that included
rebelling against God and the Truth of His Word. Liberal seminaries popped
up that denied the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture. Men no longer
needed to be “called” by God, but simply complete the required education. I
am convinced there is a percentage, larger than you might think, of
“pastors” in this nation who are not even saved!

Once you reject the authority of the Bible, it opened the door to women
“pastors,” “pastors” who condone sins like homosexually and abortion,
“pastors” who quoted secular books as well as books used by the false
religions of the world more than the Bible, “pastors” who refuse to deal
with sin, and “pastors” who have never given an altar call or led a lost
soul to faith in Christ in their life!

You also have “pastors” like Joel Osteen who have never even been to Bible
college! It is no wonder he has no grasp of theology. He majored in
broadcasting in college and ran his father’s television ministry until
taking over as “pastor” after his father’s death. Being a pastor is not like
running the family business. You can’t simply wake up one day and decide to
be a pastor, though sadly many do. Let me ask you a question. Would you want
someone operating on your heart who has never been to medical school, but
simply woke up one day and decided they wanted to be a heart surgeon? OF
COURSE NOT! Yet people put their eternal souls in the hands of “pastors”
every day who have never even taken a Bible college class!

Listen, I am not saying you have to have the alphabet following your name to
be qualified to pastor a church. However, if you have truly been called, God
will guide you to the formal theological training you need to at least
properly preach and teach His Word. There is so much more that goes into it,
but you have to have at least a basic theological education from a
legitimate Bible school that holds the Bible to be God’s inspired inerrant
Word, representing Absolute Truth, and our final authority in all matters.

Anyone who answers the call of God to preach His Word has the fundamental
responsibility of preaching the Gospel and leading the lost to faith in
Jesus Christ. A pastor who ends a service without giving an invitation to
accept Christ to those he is preaching to is committing spiritual
malpractice, and as one of God’s watchmen, God WILL hold them accountable
for those who die and spend eternity in hell because they refused to tell
them how to be saved!

I love you and care about you so much. I am going to make a very bold
statement right now. If you are going to a church where you rarely, or even
worse, never, hear your pastor give people the invitation to ask Christ into
their hearts and lives, you need to confront your pastor why not. There is
NO reason not to. It is his job. In fact, it is probably the most basic and
fundamental part of his job. If he did nothing else but that, he would be
fulfilling God’s calling on his life. You need to hear his explanation for
why he refuses to obey God, and then you need do pray if that is really the
church God wants you and your family to be part of.

Also, the next time you are in church, look around you. Look at the people
around you and ask yourself how many of those people are NOT Believers, who
have never given their heart and life to Christ by faith. Ask yourself how
many of those people will die and spend eternity in hell for their rejection
of Christ. Pray for them to hear the Gospel clearly presented. Pray for them
to allow the Holy Sprit to open their heart to God’s love for them. Pray for
them to surrender their life to Christ by faith and be saved

Lastly, if your pastor is one of these pastors who never gives an invitation
at the end of his service, forward this Devotional to him, or her, and pray
they come under conviction. I already know I am going to take TONS of heat
for this message. That is OK. I have to be obedient to God. I am almost
certain you have NEVER heard a message like this before and never will
again. People are too afraid to say what needs to be said. I can’t stay
silent because the eternal souls of men are at stake.

Those God has called and given the honor to preach, can be used by Him to
bring many lost souls to faith in Jesus Christ. That won’t happen by
accident, it won’t happen by putting on a great performance, it won’t happen
by tricking them, and it won’t happen because you made them feel good. The
only way a person will get saved is if you love them enough to share with
them the simplicity of the Gospel They need to admit they are a sinner and
need a Savior and that Christ’s loves them unconditionally and wants to have
an eternal relationship with them.

It is the job of ALL Believers in Christ to share the Gospel with the lost.
However, there is NO EXCUSE for any pastor to hold any type of service and
not give those who attend the opportunity to ask Christ into their heart and
life by faith and be saved!

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

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False Religions Saturday, Jun 21 2008

The false religion of Islam, and the courage to tell 1 billion people that
they are going to hell. Like all false religions and cults, it has a human
founder. Islam was born out of the rebellious heart and mind of a man named
Muhammad, a Mecca businessman that lived from 570-632 a.d. Muhammad claimed
to be a prophet like those in the Old Testament and wrote his “revelations”
down in a book called the Qur’an. In reading the Qur’an, it becomes clear
that it is nothing but Mohammad’s warped philosophy of life based on his
rebellion to the one true God of the Bible, and is little more than a poor
imitation of the Old Testament.

THE QUR’AN IS NOTHING BUT A WORK OF FICTION THAT IS NO MORE INSPIRED THAN
HARRY POTTER OR A HARLEQUIN ROMANCE NOVEL!!!

What confuses many people about the false religion of Islam is their god who
they call “allah.” This happens because people who are either theologically
ignorant or trying to be politically correct, speak of the God of the Bible
and allah as if they are the same person. Let me make certain you understand
something very clear, allah and the God of the Bible are NOT the same
person!!! If you study the attributes of the God of the Bible and the
attributes of the allah of Islam, it is crystal clear that these are two
entirely different entities. There is only ONE GOD, that is the God of the
Bible. The allah of Islam is nothing but a creation out of the imagination
of Muhammad, no different than Mickey Mouse who was a creation out of the
imagination of Walt Disney!!!

The bottom line is that all men are sinners. We are born in the sin we
inherited from Adam, we sin throughout our life, and even the Bible tells us
that we have ALL sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. My friend, it
is that sin that separates us from a Holy God. But God in His infinite love
for us, made a way for His fallen creation to be reconciled back into an
everlasting relationship with Him. He did that by sending Jesus Christ to
die for the sins of all mankind. Those who follow the false religion of
Islam claim that Jesus was a great prophet but deny His deity. Jesus was THE
Prophet, but more important, He was THE SON OF GOD!

Muhammad was nothing but a false prophet, a mere man who lived and died like
you and I. He was born with the same sin that you and I are born with. That
is why faith in Mohammad cannot save you. It was JESUS who God sent to this
earth in an immaculate way to be born without the sin we inherited from
Adam. It was Jesus who lived a sinless life so that He could go to a cross
2,000 years ago and give His live as a perfect sacrifice for the sins of all
mankind. That is why it is only faith in JESUS that can save you!!! At that
moment when this life is over and we stand before God there is only ONE
question He will ask us, DO YOU KNOW JESUS AS YOUR PERSONAL SAVIOR BY FAITH?

I love you and care about you so much.  I pray today that those people
around the world who have put their faith in Muhammad and the false religion
of Islam will open their hearts and turn from that lie and to the Truth
found in God’s Word, coming to know Jesus Christ by faith as their Lord and
Savoir.

I can assure you that as long as I have breath, I will continue to proclaim
to this lost and dying world that there is only one name by which men can be
saved, and that is the name of Jesus. Buddha can’t save you, Muhammad can’t
save you, the false god of Joe Smith and the Mormon cult can’t save you, the
false god of Charles Taze Russell and the Jehovah Witnesses cult can’t save
you, the false god of Mary Baker Eddy and the Christian Science cult can’t
save you, the fantasies of L. Ron Hubbard and the Scientologist cult can’t
save you, no my friend, there is only ONE WAY to be saved and that is by
faith in Jesus Christ and Him alone!!!

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

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Bill Keller Saturday, Jun 21 2008

Having preached to several hundred thousand people in evangelistic meetings
in churches of all denominations throughout the country, having ministered
to millions via television and radio through the years, and having prayed
for and intimately counseled thousands and thousands of people over my 18
years of ministry…I would have to say the biggest problem I have
encountered with Believers is the vast majority have never read the
instruction manual!!!

Statistical research shows that less than 10% of professing Christians have
ever read the entire Bible. The church as a whole is Biblically illiterate!
From time to time in my Devotional I will give my opinion on an issue and I
am very careful to always let you know when it is Bill Keller’s opinion.
Most of the time I just let God’s words speak for themselves. There is not
one issue, one thing we deal with in everyday life that is not covered in
the Bible.

How many people are in terrible marriages where one spouse is a nonbeliever.
Do you think God admonished us to “not be unequally yoked” for nothing? How
about those dealing with horrible illnesses because they abused themselves
over the years with alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and food. Does God not tell
us our body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit? How many families are ripped
apart by bitterness and hatred when the Bible commands us to “have love one
for another,” to “forgive as Christ has forgiven you,” and to “love your
enemies.” I have to be honest. In many cases it is not as much rebellion
towards God as it is complete ignorance of God’s Word.

Like many men, I get a new electronic toy and the first thing I do is open
the box, toss the instructions to the side, and start “putting it together.”
Usually after a period of time when it is not working or I have broken
something, I grab the instructions and put it together correctly. How much
easier would it have been if I had done that first. It is the same in our
walk with God. Many people claim they can’t hear God. God may be talking to
you and you can’t hear Him because you don’t know what to be listening for.
The Bible is one way that God speaks to us. If you want to hear God, just
read the Book.

I know that those who get this Devotional each day are of above average
intelligence which is why I am very direct and to the point. I share things
knowing that you are smart enough to understand what God expects you to do,
I don’t have to paint a picture. So if you ever listened to me at all,
listen to what I am going to say to you now. This applies to everyone, even
those that may have read the Bible cover to cover 100 times.

***It takes an individual of average reading ability 90 hours to read the
entire Bible. That is one hour a day for 3 months, or one half hour a day
for 6 months, or 15 minutes a day for 12 months. Most people make New Year’s
resolutions. Here is one for you with eternal rewards and will be more
valuable than losing 10 pounds that you will just put back on. Carve out one
hour, 30 minutes, or 15 minutes every day starting January 1st and start
reading at Genesis 1:1. One hour, 30 minutes, or 15 minutes, you choose. I
suggest that for those 90 days, or 6 months, or the next 12 months, you get
up that amount of time earlier than normal and do it the very first thing.
Trust me, God will give you the strength you need during the day. Losing a
little sleep will not kill you. Quite the opposite. It will save you 100
times that in lost sleep over the years from problems caused because you
didn’t take time to read the instruction book.

( If you would like to listen to the “Walk thru the Bible in a year” via the
telephone, the phone number is:   1-727.342.5672 )

Now listen, I understand that some of the Old Testament can be dry. The
Jewish laws, the genealogy of kings, some of the prophetic books can be very
confusing and at times boring. Plug on. Don’t get discouraged because you
don’t understand everything you are reading. Having read the Bible cover to
cover many, many, many times, each time is a new experience for me. WARNING:
I am not the Bible answer man so don’t start flooding me with questions.
I’ll pray for you anytime, but I cannot handle thousands of Bible questions.
I do suggest though you keep a notepad of questions and talk them over with
your pastor.

Trust me when I tell you, reading the Bible cover to cover will change your
life. You will see things you never thought were in the Bible. You will see
God’s warnings and promises to help you through tough times. Most of all,
you will start to understand how God thinks. How can you please God if you
don’t understand how He thinks? He knows you are not a mind reader. That is
one reason He gave you the Bible so you could begin to understand what God
expects from your life.

I promise you the time you spend reading the Bible cover to cover will be
the most important time of your life. I cannot emphasize enough the
importance of what I am challenging you to do. Start at the very beginning.
That way you can see God from the creation of our world, to the very end. It
is better than any book or movie you have ever read or seen.

The Bible is our final authority for all matters concerning this life. In
this day of being politically correct, accepting everyone’s beliefs and
ideas, we are in the mess we are morally and spiritually because we have
gotten away from the black and white truth of God’s Word. We have no one to
blame but ourselves. In this day of instant gratification, drive thru food,
cell phones, fax machines, email, Federal Express, jet travel, we want what
we want now and refuse to wait.

We have become lazy which is why we don’t take the time to read the Bible. I
guarantee you that you will spend 90 hours plus in front of the television,
the computer, with the newspaper, or doing something else that you enjoy. I
am not saying quit living and enjoying your life. What I am saying is that
you have the time, it is only a matter of whether this is a big enough
priority for you to take the time.

I love you, care about you, and my heart breaks every day as I read the
thousands of prayer requests I receive. How much heartache and pain could
have been avoided if people would have only read the Book and followed the
instructions. You cannot believe how much sense this life makes when you are
living under the direction of God’s Word. As I say often, our way does not
work, God’s way does!

I will be praying that the Lord really opens your heart and conviction
floods you right now as you read these words. I can’t force you to do it,
you have to want to do it. I will be praying and trusting the Holy Spirit to
move on your heart to take this challenge, even now as you read these words.
This will be the best New Year’s resolution you will ever make.

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

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