(Acts 7:54-60)

***DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Lord, thank You for meeting my daily needs as You have promised in Your Word. I look to You and You alone for my sustenance through life, and thank You for Your faithfulness. Please help me to be a good steward of the funds You entrust into my care during this life, and give me favor in my finances, and wisdom in my decisions. In the name of Jesus I pray. AMEN!

***THE DAILY LIVEPRAYER TV NUGGET: 7 people out of a nation of apx 330 million hold the future of our nation in their hands! Please be praying for these 7 people, as their choices in the coming weeks and months will determine if our country will continue to exist as we have known it. 2 of those people are West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema. One of these Senators MUST NOT VOTE TO REMOVE THE SENATE FILIBUSTER! While “avatar” President Biden has and will continue to do great damage to our land, as long as the Senate Fili! buster is in
place the most destructive and transformative legislation can’t become law. The other 5 people are Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. These 5 Justices will have the ability at some point this year to overturn Roe-vs. Wade and take the Federal Government out of the business of killing innocent babies. That issue would then be decided by each of our 50 states. I purposely left out Chief Justice John Roberts who is supposedly conservative, since such a monumental ruling that would ignore “precedent” is not something I see him doing. God has put these 7 people in critical roles at this moment of time, and they will have the power to determine whether our nation survives as we have known it. PRAY!!!

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The ultimate goal of every follower of Christ is to become more like Him each day. We read about how Jesus lived His life. We study the way He handled different situations. We carefully dissect His words. The whole point is to become more like Him. The popular phrase, “What would Jesus do?” helps to remind us that during our busy days when we face decisions, we should stop and ask, “What would Jesus do?”

You see, Jesus came to this earth and lived as a man. He walked the same roads we walk. He saw the same things we see. He felt the feelings we have. While remaining 100% God, He was also 100% man and comprehends what we go through in our day-to-day lives. Because of His virgin birth, He was born without sin and then proceeded to live His life without sin. He set the example for all of us to follow. He gave us the standard by which we all should be striving to live up to each day. By living lik! e He did, we make
our Lord proud of us.

Many see this as an unrealistic goal. While in our own strength I agree; however, when we are living in His strength, it becomes very real. You see, when Jesus left this earth, He promised a Comforter, someone to come alongside to help. That promise was fulfilled on the day we celebrate Pentecost with the Advent of the Holy Spirit.

One of the benefits of accepting Jesus Christ into your life is to receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit gives you power to live beyond yourself when you are yielded to that power. The Holy Spirit is what brings you under conviction when you are not living a life pleasing and acceptable to the Lord. It is the Holy Spirit who enables you to live a Christ-like life, thus making Jesus proud of you.

The person and power of the Holy Spirit has been the subject of much poor teaching. I am not going to get into any theological debates over this issue, and will instead stick strictly to what th! e Bible
clearly teaches. At that moment of being “born again,” you receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. There are Biblically-documented gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit now available to those who will allow the Spirit of God to rule and reign in your life.

It is the Spirit of the living God now residing with you that gives you the supernatural power to love your enemies, forgive those who harm you, overcome the trials of day-to-day life, defeat sin in your life, and know God’s love in ways you never experienced before. It is the Holy Spirit who guides and directs you throughout the day, to keep you on the path God has chosen for your life. It is only because of the Holy Spirit, that we can live like Jesus did, and make Him proud of us.

I love you and care about you so much. You will be in my prayers today as you think about these words. The most effective way to make Jesus proud of you is to live like He did. In today’s scripture, we see Stephen being st! oned to death and
asking God to forgive those who were killing him. This is exactly what Jesus did on the cross. It was only because of the power of God living in Stephen that he was able to do that.

Was Jesus proud? There is no other place in scripture that says Jesus was standing. Search the Bible. It always says Jesus was sitting. Why was Jesus standing in this instance? I believe it was because He was so proud of his servant Stephan that He actually stood to welcome him into Heaven. My challenge to you today is to act like Jesus and to make Him proud of you.

In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,

Bill Keller