The Brevity Of Life

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2001
(James 4:14)

Why, you don't even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.

The brevity of life. On a day to day basis, we get so wrapped up in our lives, the things we are involved in, that we often take it for granted. Every now and then we do stop long enough to reflect. Each Sunday, I sit back and reflect on what happened during the past week, and where things are heading in the week to come. I am totally aware as never before my purpose is to serve and glorify God with my life, and so focused on making each day count for Him. Having done many funerals over my years of ministry, having lost both sets of grandparents, my father and mother, how quick this life is over becomes even more apparent. Each day the news tells us of prominent people who have died, we hear about natural disasters that claim many lives at a time, and it becomes inescapable how brief life is and how we must take advantage of each and every day God blesses us with. I doubt that those who got on the American Airlines flight in New York this past Tuesday, ever considered that just 3 minutes after take-off, they would be dead.

The whole purpose of this devotional today is to make you aware that no matter how young you are, or how old you may be, today is a special gift from God. The purpose God gave you this day was to serve and glorify Him with your life. Don't get so caught up in the day to day activities that you lose sight of why you are here and how little time we really have. If our life is focused on our service to the Lord, and we are involved in helping others each day, then not only are we fulfilling our purpose, but we enjoy the blessings, peace, joy, and abundance this life can offer.

My challenge for you today is this. If you do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, then today is the day to make that commitment. The greatest decision you have to make during your life is where you will spend eternity. God has given you free-will to make that choice. The Bible tells us that "today is the day of salvation". I encourage you, go to my website, www.liveprayer.com and on the left side you will see a button labeled PLAN OF SALVATION. Read what is written, pray the prayer that is there, and insure that you will spend eternity with Jesus when this brief life is over. If you have already made that commitment to Christ, then the challenge for you today is to make sure each and every day you are serving the Lord in some way. It is not a choice, or an option, but a responsibility we have as God's children to serve Him.

I love you and care about you deeply. It is an incredible privilege God gives me each day to share His Word and love with you. It would be difficult for me to express how motivated I am today to see this ministry continue to touch lives each day, and keep growing so that even more people who need a touch from the Lord have a place to go in their hour of need. I want you to know how grateful I am for your prayers and your generous support that have made it possible for us to help so many hurting people each day. For those who want to help support this ministry with a gift, you can use your major credit card on our secure server at www.liveprayer.com under the "Donation" button, or you can mail your gift to:

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Our life is brief, though we live on through the lives we touch along the way. You can impact a life for eternity as you serve God, and your gift to Liveprayer lives on in those lives we touch 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the hope we have in Christ. I am thankful to God for the last 43 years he has blessed me with. I am thankful that for this season I am able to serve Him in such a meaningful way through this incredible Internet ministry. I am most thankful for those people God has placed in my life to share this incredible journey with. You mean more to me than you will ever know. I pray that His richest blessings will be yours today as we serve Him together for His glory!!!

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.

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