***A SPECIAL THANKS TO GOD FOR SPARING THE LIVES OF THOSE 9 MINERS IN PENNSYLVANIA. LIVEPRAYER HAS HAD A PRAYER TEAM PRAYING, BELIEVING GOD SINCE THE STORY BROKE. THOUGH IT APPEARED IMPOSSIBLE THAT ANY WOULD SURVIVE.... GOD... WILL ALWAYS HAVE THE LAST WORD. MAY ALL 9 OF THESE MEN TESTIFY TO HIS STRENGTH AND GRACE IN THE COMING DAYS!!!!!!

DAILY DEVOTIONAL    MONDAY JULY 29, 2002
(Matthew 10:33, Matthew 26:70, 2 Timothy 2:12, 1 John 2:22)

But if anyone publicly denies me, I will openly deny him before my Father in heaven.

But Peter denied it loudly. "I don't even know what you are talking about," he angrily declared.

And if we think that our present service for him is hard, just remember that some day we are going to sit with him and rule with him. But if we give up when we suffer, and turn against Christ, then he must turn against us.

Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the antichrist--he denies the Father and the Son.

SOURCE #1: (Matthew 10:33, 26:70, 2 Timothy 2:12) The Children's Living Bible, ©1970 Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton Illinois 60187
SOURCE #2: (1 John 2:22) The New Student Bible, ©1992 Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids Michigan 49530

Those who reject Jesus! 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 life time criminal instead of the Lamb of God. It was the rejection of those of His day that led to our Lord's death on a cross.

Every day, I receive at least 1,000 emails of the 30,000 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 hell".

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, 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, that represents absolute truth and is our final authority in all matters. It is supported by science, archaeology, 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 called life victoriously!

Third, while God is a "loving God", He is also a HOLY GOD!The Bible tells us that there are NO "good people" because we have all sinned and come short of God's glory. It is sin that separates us from God. It is only because that He is a "loving God" that He made a plan of salvation for His fallen creation. IT IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. By faith in His Son Jesus Christ, we can be once again reconciled to God our Creator. However, God, in His love, gave us the free will to choose to love Him or reject Him, otherwise we would be nothing more than preprogrammed robots.

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 hiding behind weak arguments like it is the hypocrisy of Christians that keeps me from being a Christian, or the Bible is just a book written by men.God will save everyone. Those are simply weak excuses to excuse YOUR unbelief and rejection of Christ!!!!

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 REJECT HIM". 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 Christ into your heart and life, simply pray and ask God to open your hear to HIS TRUTH, and go to this link: www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.html. You will be 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.

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