DAILY DEVOTIONAL MONDAY MAY 15, 2023

(Mark 10:9; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 5:22; Isaiah 41:10; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

***PERSONAL MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM BILL KELLER: Take time today to do something special for your spouse. Make sure each day you let them know how much you love them and that you thank God for them in your life. If you don’t have a spouse at this time, make Jesus the one you do something special for and are thankful for!

***DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR YOU: Dear Lord, give me a hunger for Your Word like never before. It is a lamp unto my feet. Give me a HUNGER FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LIVING WORD! May I make it a priority each day to spend time in the Bible each day. Let me know You better and hear Your voice clearer. In the name of Jesus I pray…AMEN! *Salvation message from Ground Zero: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqZ9oaqJNJg

***THE DAILY LIVEPRAYER TV NUGGET: While giving the commencement address at ! Howard
University on Saturday, President Biden once again stated the LIE that the greatest threat to our homeland is not the 5 million illegals he allowed into our country, or worse, the 1 million “goataways” he let in who we don’t know their name, where they came from, or why they are here, no my friend Biden once again LIED that the greatest threat to our homeland is WHITE SUPREMACY!!! This is why the government must protect the false narrative of January 6th at all costs since that is how they justify this lie of white supremacy! By the way, video from hundreds of cameras inside and outside of the Capitol building is missing. What a shock! That reminds me of the night in the Federal jail in NYC when Jeffrey Epstein “committed suicide.” The only camera of hundreds in that jail that wasn’t working that night was the one trained on Epstein’s cell. What a coincidence!!! The financial crisis tens of millions of American’s are experiencing, the open border allowing ! millions of illegals and
drugs into our country, the transition to expensive and unreliable green energy, the out of control crime in our cities, the neutering of our military, our weakness throughout the world, ALL OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OUR NATION IS DEALING WITH HAS HAPPENED ON PURPOSE…BY OUR VERY OWN GOVERNMENT!!! My friend, I don’t say this lightly, but the greatest threat to our homeland is not white supremacy…IT IS OUR VERY OWN GOVERNMENT!!!

*Here is a link to the song/video “Justice for All” Please watch it, say a prayer for the J6 political prisoners and their families, and share this song/video with everyone you know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsJebC7pgaM The NEW 1 music is another Trump song, Trump Won and You Know It! Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxVxoSNHjKk

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***MAY FINANCIAL UPDATE: So far we have received $10,000 of our April shortfall of $55,000, leaving the final $45,000. I am praying that by Friday the 19th we can cover that final $45,000 from April’s ministry operations. That will give us the final 12 days of May to take care of the $55,000 we require for our May operations, or a total of $100,000 to end May with all of our operations current. OUR GOD IS ABLE!

The Bible teaches us to “give according to our ability to give.” For some that may be $10 or $20. For others it may be $50 or $100. Still others it may be $200, $500, $1,000, $10,000 or more. GOD WILL BLESS YOUR GIFT NO MATTER WHAT THE AMOUNT!!!

ALSO, DON’T FORGET A GIFT OF $1,800 COVERS ONE DAY OF MINISTRY AT LIVEPRAYER!!! I received this email recently, “Pastor Bill, My wife and I have just sold our last rental and God told us to tithe $1,800.00 to pay for a day of your ministry! . Not looking
for accolades, just that you know when you receive the check. Rest assured that we will still be making our regular weekly tithes.”

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*LIVE ON AFTER YOU ARE IN HEAVEN!!! By remembering God’s work here at Liveprayer in your will/estate planning, you can still help me share His Truth with the masses, be here for people in their time of greatest need, and help lead the lost to fa! ith in
Jesus even after God has called you home!!! God has led many of our friends in the Liveprayer family to remember His work here in their will. Please pray about this opportunity to continue and partner with me in the Lord’s work at Liveprayer, even after you are enjoying your fewards and the eternal peace of Heaven! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact me at: bkeller@liveprayer.com

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PART ONE OF TWO, “FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE”

Having had the honor and pr! ivilege to
marry dozens of couples during my years in ministry, without a doubt the most critical part of the marriage ceremony is when the bride and groom make their vows to each other and to God. Often, the importance of those vows is underestimated, the words taken lightly. When I have the opportunity to counsel a couple prior to them getting married, I always make sure they fully understand what they are saying when they vow, “for better, for worse.” It means exactly that, “FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE.”

Marriage is God’s Holy Institution between a man and a woman for life. Other than your relationship with Christ, it is the most important relationship a person will have during this lifetime. God’s plan for marriage is one man, one woman, for one lifetime. Anything else is a perversion of that plan. That is why no matter how man may try, marriage will never be between two people of the same sex. God’s definition of marriage will always be a man and a woman.

Another perversion ! of God’s
plan for marriage is divorce. The most important thing to understand about divorce is that it was never, is not now, nor ever will be part of God’s plan for marriage. God clearly expresses His feelings on divorce in Malachi 2:16 by simply stating that “He hates divorce.” Divorce is a sin — period. The biggest misconception about divorce comes from the poor teaching that there are Biblical reasons for divorce. This is mainly due to a misunderstanding of the passages in Matthew chapters 5 and 19 where it appears like adultery is a legitimate reason to get divorced.

Let me say this as clear and concise as I can. There are NO, ZERO, NADA reasons for divorce. Marriage is a LIFETIME commitment. In all of the weddings I have performed over my years in the ministry, I have never yet said “till death do us part… unless.” There are no “unlesses” in the marriage vows you make to your spouse and to God. The exception for adultery is NOT from God, it is an exception from man. It! comes
from the Jewish laws of marriage and divorcement and is a MAN-MADE reason for divorce. That is why Jesus said in Matthew 19:8, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning.”

That is why when you say “for better, for worse” you better understand the commitment you are making to your spouse and to God. Of course nobody ever has a problem with the “for better” part. We all look forward to and enjoy the “for better” days of marriage. A husband and wife sharing the accomplishment of doing well in their careers, making the home you live in a special place, taking time off to travel, the incredible blessing of having children, the joy of seeing each other grow in your relationship with the Lord, and just sharing your love with the one you have committed to spend the rest of your life with.

It is the “for worse” days that people struggle with. Nobody stands at the altar on their wedding day thinking ! for a
moment that “for worse” will ever happen to them. I want to encourage you today that if your spouse has left you, if your spouse has committed adultery, if your spouse is in bondage to alcohol, drugs, pornography, gambling, or anything else, if your spouse has become ill and you are their primary care giver, if your spouse is not working and finances are a problem, if your spouse is not following Christ and living for Him, if the intimacy and love is missing from your marriage, if you and your spouse can’t agree on raising your children . . . these are some of the “for worse” days that you promised to endure when you made that vow to your spouse and to God!

It is during these “for worse” days that we need to find our hope and strength in the Lord and make our faith real since only He can sustain us. Let me share a powerful truth with you today. The same God who is God during the “for better” days, is the very same God who is God during the “for worse” days. The same Go! d who
sees you through the “for better” days, is the very same God who will see you through the “for worse” days.

I love you and care about you so much. This is why I have tried so hard in past Devotionals to share with you how serious the decision to get married is. It is for LIFE. You are making a lifetime commitment to your spouse and to God. That is why I encourage you to take it slow when you are in a relationship that may lead to marriage. Don’t rush into anything. First of all, don’t ignore God’s warning in 2 Corinthians 6:14 by getting involved with a non-Christian. Take the time to build a spiritual foundation to your relationship. Get to know the other person over TIME. So many of the problems I see each day in marriages could have been avoided if people would have only been patient and taken the time to get to know their spouse BEFORE they got married.

I am well aware that this does not insure you will have a perfect marriage. There is no such thing. People ! make
choices every day. Sadly, even people who know the Lord make the choice each day to live in rebellion to God. You are NOT responsible for the choices your spouse makes if at some point in your marriage they choose to rebel against God. However, you can be much more assured of who your spouse is if you are patient and build a spiritual foundation to your relationship prior to getting married.

My heart breaks today knowing how many people are going through “for worse” days in their marriage right now. I will be praying for you. If you are having problems in your marriage today, please know that God is your hope and strength. He is still a God that changes lives and can bring healing and restoration to your marriage. It is satan who is lying to you, telling you to just give up.

It is God who speaks truth when He says, “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my we! aknesses,
so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” – (2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NIV)

May God’s blessings be upon you as you honor your vows “for better, for worse.”

DON’T MISS PART TWO TOMORROW!!!

In His love and service,

Your friend and brother in Christ,

Bill Keller