DAILY DEVOTIONAL    SUNDAY DECEMBER 16, 2001
(Ephesians 6:19,20)

Pray for me, too, and ask God to give me the right words as I boldly tell others about the Lord, and as I explain to them that his salvation is for the Gentiles too. I am in chains now for preaching this message from God. But pray that I will keep on speaking out boldly for him even here in prison, as I should.

SOURCE: (Ephesians 6:19-20) The Children's Living Bible, ©1970 Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187


One of my personal prayers each day is that the Lord will pour through me the exact words He has for His people on that day. I never take for granted the incredible responsibility He has entrusted to me as I share with you through the Daily Devotionals. As we start this wonderful Christmas week, I want you to know that I do my very best each day to communicate in a very straightforward, and clear manner the things God wants you to hear each day. Never think for a second it is a coincidence when you read each days Devotional. There is a word in that Devotional from God for you. He loves you, and one way He shows you that love is by trying to guide you along this journey we call life. He does that in many ways, one of those ways being the Daily Devotional you receive from Liveprayer.com.

Many have asked why I write these each day. Why not do it once a week. or once a month. The reason is this. Our relationship with Christ, is a DAILY relationship. Not once a week, or once a month. The problem is, too many treat their relationship with Christ that way, and thus end up in many unfortunate situations. We understand there is a very real enemy who would love to see us ineffective as servants of our God. The easiest way to make us ineffective, is to get us so tangled up in sin, the things of this world, that we lose focus on our true purpose, which is to serve and glorify Him with our lives. That daily walk, that daily communication, that daily connection with our Lord is what helps us to stay focused and keep our priorities straight.

You will never know how much I love you, and care about you. The greatest gift I have this Christmas is your friendship. While the Lord has called me to be here to encourage you and challenge you in your walk, you have also been an encouragement and blessing to me and my relationship with Christ as well. The Bible tells us that we are to bear each others burdens. Just as I am here each day to share your burdens, you have been there to share mine. My wife and I took an incredible step of faith 27+ months ago. After much prayer, we took all of our personal funds and invested them in the launch of this Internet ministry. The Board of my ministry voted unanimously to earmark all the funds we had in the ministry to this outreach, to sustain it while we got it going. These last 27+ months have been an incredible walk of faith for me personally, as I put action into the words I used so often. Saying "have faith and trust God" is one thing. Doing it is entirely different. But you have prayed, you have given me encouragement, and you have given sacrificially to help me in this incredible ministry opportunity. I can never tell you what that has meant to me, especially on those difficult days when joy seemed so far away.

As we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Savior, know that I am always here for you in your time of need. I pray for you daily. Count on the fact that each day as you open the Devotional, it is something that has been born of much prayer, and is something that God wants to say to you that day. I will continue to do all I can to share the love, hope, and victory we have in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

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.

***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/DailyDevotionalAudio.html. Click on "Search by Category", then locate DAILY DEVOTIONAL. I want to thank Ed Morando for making this service available for FREE to Liveprayer.com.


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