(1 Samuel 15:22; Exodus 19:5; 23:25; Psalms 2:11)Being faithful and obedient to serve the Lord no matter what may happen. I
get so much encouragement and inspiration when I read the Book of Acts and
follow the ministry of Paul. God called Paul to take the Gospel to the
Gentiles, those who grew up rejecting the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
rejecting the Truth of the Scriptures, and rejecting that Jesus had come as
the Savior of the world. These were the lost masses who were going to die
and spend eternity in hell unless they came to know Jesus as their personal
Savior by faith.
Paul dealt with great opposition from the Jewish leaders of his day, he had
to raise the money he needed to take his various missionary journeys to
bring the Gospel to the world of his day, in sharing Christ he was beaten,
thrown in jail, and nearly killed on many occasions, he preached to great
crowds as well as shared the Gospel intimately with powerful leaders, he
debated the Scriptures with those who lived in rebellion to the Truth of
God's Word and embraced the philosophies and false religions of the day, he
had several of his closest friends abandon him, yet over the course of his
many years of ministry PAUL REMAINED FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT TO THE CALLING
GOD HAD PLACED ON HIS LIFE! PAUL REFUSED TO GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED
TO HIM!!!
The Wednesday night program proved to be our last nationwide broadcast on
the "i" Network for this current run. You want to hear how busy satan has
been? We were paid thru Friday, but at 2 p.m. Thursday, I received an email
telling me that we were not allowed to do our final two programs and were
being refunded our money from those two nights because of what I did on
Wednesday nights program. What I did Wednesday night was simply let our
viewers know Friday would be our last program and give out the "i" Networks
viewer comment information and encourage the audience to take a moment and
let them know how much they enjoyed the program and will miss it. That
program is in our "Show Archives" and you can see it for yourself (
http://www.liveprayer.com/archvid.cfm?d=121306 ). I can only speculate
that if they had as many people contact them as I did about the program
going off the air, their viewer response system was probably overloaded.
They were obviously upset that I asked our viewers to contact them. So I
deeply apologize to all the viewers of the program for not being on last
night or tonight to be able to say good bye for now properly, but it was out
of my control.
So many have made great sacrifices over these past few months to enable us
to do these 28 national programs. Their rewards will be waiting for them in
Glory when their work here is finished for their sacrifice, FAITHFULNESS,
and OBEDIENCE. Over 200,000 people watched us each night. That is apx. 6
million viewers! We received and responded to over 5,000 emails every
night, over 140,000 during the past 6 weeks. Every night we had apx. 200
people we know of ask Jesus into their heart and life by faith. Over 6,000
souls we know of will be in Heaven when their brief journey through this
life is over. For 28 hours over these past 6 weeks, the Truth of God's Word
has been broadcast boldly and without shame over a major secular television
network to this nation. Because of the prayers and faithfulness of so many,
this nation and millions of lives have been impacted for Christ over these
past 6 weeks!!!
My only regret is that we aren't able to continue. But like Paul when he
was faced with adversity, he didn't go home and quit, he simply regrouped
and kept pressing forward towards the prize until he took his last breath.
I never forget that in all of this, God is in control and is guiding us each
step of the way. For every door He allows to close, He will open a new one!
The TV program has been on "live" for an hour every Mon-Fri since March 3,
2003. Even though tonight is our last nationwide program for now, we will
still be on "live" from 1-2 am ET every Mon-Fri on CW44 in Tampa, the 12
television market in the nation, and also available "live" on
www.liveprayer.com for FREE so that anyone in the world with Internet access
can tune in. In addition, our last 5 TV programs can be found for On-Demand
viewing for FREE on our "Show Archives" link on the www.liveprayer.com
website.
I can assure you of this, just like Paul didn't come home after his first
missionary journey, or his second, or even his third, and kick back and take
it easy, neither am I. I am already working with our PR firm on several
opportunities to get back on nationally as soon as possible. One thing I
can assure you, however, the next time it will be with complete corporate
backing in place up front. During the 4 weeks we were on in July and these
past 6 weeks, God challenged me and many others to stretch our faith.
However, for this program to survive long-term nationally in a secular
arena, it has to be with corporate backing like all the other secular
programs have.
Because of our 4-year-track record on UPN (now CW), having been on other
major network affiliates all across Florida for a year, and seen nationally
for 10 weeks during 2006, we have caught the attention of several major
syndicators and will be in discussions immediately to look at what
opportunities there might be for national distribution of the program. Even
though tonight will be our last program on this current run, I can assure
you without a doubt, Liveprayer will be back on a major secular television
network nationwide in the very near future. IN THESE LAST DAYS, OUR NATION
NEEDS THIS VOICE OF GOD'S TRUTH AND THE LOST AND HURTING MASSES NEED THE
HOPE THAT IS ONLY FOUND IN JESUS CHRIST!!!
I love you and care about you so much. I want to challenge you today. God
has called all who know Him to serve in different ways. Like Paul, there is
nothing easy about serving the Lord. The greater your service, the greater
the attacks will be. Those attacks are designed to distract you, to
discourage you, and to cause you to stop serving the Lord. My word for you
today is to be faithful and obedient in serving the Lord no matter what may
happen. Don't let anything stop you from completing the work God has given
you to do.
I believe Paul was a man who became more determined than ever to fulfill his
Divine mission when the attacks came and he was faced with great challenges.
I am the same way. I have vowed that as long as I have breath I will be
bringing the Truth of God's Word and the hope and love of Christ to the lost
and hurting masse throughout the world, and NOTHING WILL EVER STOP ME! My
challenge to you today is to be faithful and obedient in your service to the
Lord and don't let anything stop you!!
Let me say something from the bottom of my heart. Thank you so much for all
of your many prayers. Without your prayers, I could have never made it
through these past 6 weeks. God tests me just like He does you. I have to
be faithful and obedient just like you do. Often, God allows things to
happen in our life, even in our service for Him, to test us and to see how
serious we really are. Even though He knows our heart and that we are sold
out for Him, He will give us opportunities to prove it. Again, it is
sometimes a test of our faithfulness and obedience. Will we stay faithful
despite the attacks and challenges? Will we remain obedient when it is
easier to quit?
Your love and prayers have kept me strong and focused over these difficult
weeks and drove me to remain faithful and obedient to the work God has
called me to. MANY of you made great financial scarifies to help me. Thank
you! It was YOUR SACRIFICE that enabled us to be there each night to reach
those we did. Many souls will be in Heaven because you were obedient! I
can assure you that God was watching and saw your faithfulness and obedience
as you gave some of what He entrusted to you to bring His hope and love to
those who are living without Christ in their hearts. He is proud of you and
I am honored to call you my friend and co-laborer in His work here at
Liveprayer.
*FOR OVER 7 YEARS NOW, THE LIVEPRAYER FAMILY CONTINUES TO BOLDLY AND
COURAGEOUSLY TAKE A REAL STAND IN THE MARKETPLACE FOR GOD'S TRUTH AND THE
FACT JESUS IS THE ONLY HOPE FOR MEN NOW AND FOR ALL ETERNITY. VERY FEW
BELIEVERS ARE WILLING TO TAKE SUCH A STAND TODAY. MAY WE CONTINUE TO BE
UNWAVERING IN TELLING THIS LOST AND DYING WORLD OF OUR SAVIORS LOVE!
So we press on. When Paul came back from one of his missionary journeys, he
didn't stop serving the Lord or retire, he kept pressing forward. That is
what I am doing today. Liverayer.com continues to reach over 2.4 million
souls daily with His Truth and hope and encouragement through the Daily
Devotional. Every day we respond to over 40,000 emails for prayer. The TV
program will still be on a major secular television affiliate "live" for an
hour every Monday thru Friday. We will be praying for God to open the right
doors, bring the right people into the life of this ministry as we press
forward toward the prize, doing our best each day to be FAITHFUL AND
OBEDIENT NO MATTER WHAT MAY HAPPEN!!!
