Word for Today, Mon, May 30, 2005: Truth and Evil

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Word for Today, Mon, May 30, 2005: Truth and Evil
Dear friends,

I shared some stuff about "good and evil" last week. Bill Keller
writes about similar things in a message for Memorial Day. I
think that it's interesting enough to share with you.

I encourage each of you to know the God of the Bible by actually
reading the Bible. Then you can decide for yourself what is
good, what is evil, what it truth, and what is false.

I believe that the Bible is The Truth, and in fact, that it is
the one thing that we can absolutely count on as real truth.
Read it and decide for yourself. My prayer is that you will also
find it to ring truth in your heart.

Happy Memorial Day!

Yours in Christ,
Brian

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL MONDAY MAY 30, 2005
(Micah 7:2, 2 Timothy 3:1,2)

***ON MEMORIAL DAY, I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS DEVOTIONAL TO ALL OF
THOSE WHO HAVE BRAVELY AND HONORABLY SERVED OUR NATION. TO THOSE
WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, OUR NATION THANKS YOU! TO THOSE
WHO SERVED AND ARE STILL ALIVE, NEVER DOUBT HOW SIGNIFICANT GOD
USED YOUR LIFE IN HIS PLAN AND PURPOSE. TO THOSE WHO THIS DAY
ARE SERVING OUR NATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, ALLOWING US TO ENJOY
THE FREEDOMS WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED.....THANK YOU!!! YOU ARE
REAL LIFE HEROES AND WE PRAY TODAY FOR GOD'S RICHEST BLESSINGS ON
YOUR LIFE!!! LIVEPRAYER EXISTS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICES OF
THOSE WHO HAVE DEFENDED OUR NATION FROM DAY ONE!!!!!

Is evil real? Most people want to dismiss evil as a fairy tale,
but what happened in the United States on 9/11 was an example of
evil. The sniper incident a few years ago that held the entire
Washington DC area in terror for 3 weeks was an example of evil.
The tens of thousands of babies aborted each day worldwide is an
example of evil. Men and women around the world who plot to kill
other people for whatever reason are an example of evil. EVIL IS
NOT A FANTASY...IT IS REAL...IT IS A SAD PART OF THE HUMAN
EXISTENCE!!!

First, understand that God is NOT the author of evil. Evil stems
from the rebellious hearts of man. Man has to make choices
throughout each day, to either obey God, or rebel against Him.
Evil is a manifestation of that rebellion. Those who choose to
follow God, make choices that build people up, advance the cause
of God on this earth, are positive. Those who choose to reject
God, make choices that destroy people, oppose the plan of God for
this world, and are negative. To be blunt, those who follow God
are good, those who choose to reject God are evil. This may
sound harsh, but evil can ONLY come from those who are in
rebellion to, and reject God!

Satan is the embodiment of evil. He rejected God and was cast
out of Heaven, and his entire purpose is to oppose the work of
God. Satan is the poster boy for rebellion against God...for
evil! The simple fact is that any time that you rebel against
God in your life, any time that you reject His way, you
contribute to the evil that is in this world. Evil ONLY EXISTS
because of the rebellious hearts of man. As hard as this may be
to accept, the fact is, every time that you reject God, every
time that you choose to ignore God, YOU ARE SIDING WITH SATAN AND
ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE EVIL THAT IS IN THIS WORLD!

I love you and care about you so much. The motivation for this
Devotional today was the way our society has tried to down play
the existence of evil in our world. The way our society tries to
make every excuse in the book to call evil anything but what it
truly is....EVIL! The point I want you to understand today is
that every time that you rebel against God, every time that you
choose to reject God and not follow His way, YOU are contributing
to the evil that is in this world.

I pray today that you keep your heart open to the Lord, and His
guiding influence in your life. This is why I emphasize so often
how important it is to read the Bible each day, since THAT is how
we better understand exactly what God expects from us, how He has
asked us to live our lives. That way, we can follow Him in all
of our choices, and we don't have to be in rebellion. We don't
have to contribute to the evil that already is rampant in our
world today.

The good news is this. The Bible tells us that in the end, God
will wipe out ALL evil from this world. It will no longer be
part of this existence. But until this time, we have a
responsibility as His children to not only fight against the evil
that exists, but to not contribute to it through the choices that
we make each day. God is greater than evil, and one day, very
soon, He will wipe evil away!!!

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

***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact
is you will die one day. At that moment, you will either spend
eternity with the Lord or be cast into everlasting darkness
forever separated from God your creator. To know for certain you
will be forever with Jesus, go to:
www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.html

***GET YOUR FREE LPeMAIL ACCOUNT! Never miss receiving your
Daily Devotional again. LPeMail is an effective email SPAM
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***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily
Devotional is now available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to
www.liveprayer.com/DailyDevotionalAudio.html Also, you can
now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling
727-856-7055, or access it on your wireless device by going to:
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(C) Copyright 2005, Bill Keller Ministries. All rights reserved

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Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>

Word for Today, Mon, May 30, 2005: Truth and Evil
Dear friends,

I shared some stuff about "good and evil" last week. Bill Keller
writes about similar things in a message for Memorial Day. I
think that it's interesting enough to share with you.

I encourage each of you to know the God of the Bible by actually
reading the Bible. Then you can decide for yourself what is
good, what is evil, what it truth, and what is false.

I believe that the Bible is The Truth, and in fact, that it is
the one thing that we can absolutely count on as real truth.
Read it and decide for yourself. My prayer is that you will also
find it to ring truth in your heart.

Happy Memorial Day!

Yours in Christ,
Brian

____________________________

If this devotional is a blessing to you, maybe you have a friend
or family member that would like to start receiving this daily
word. You can forward this to them, and they can use the
following link to subscribe. http://www.liveprayer.com/signup.htm

DAILY DEVOTIONAL MONDAY MAY 30, 2005
(Micah 7:2, 2 Timothy 3:1,2)

***ON MEMORIAL DAY, I WANT TO DEDICATE THIS DEVOTIONAL TO ALL OF
THOSE WHO HAVE BRAVELY AND HONORABLY SERVED OUR NATION. TO THOSE
WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE, OUR NATION THANKS YOU! TO THOSE
WHO SERVED AND ARE STILL ALIVE, NEVER DOUBT HOW SIGNIFICANT GOD
USED YOUR LIFE IN HIS PLAN AND PURPOSE. TO THOSE WHO THIS DAY
ARE SERVING OUR NATION IN THE ARMED FORCES, ALLOWING US TO ENJOY
THE FREEDOMS WE OFTEN TAKE FOR GRANTED.....THANK YOU!!! YOU ARE
REAL LIFE HEROES AND WE PRAY TODAY FOR GOD'S RICHEST BLESSINGS ON
YOUR LIFE!!! LIVEPRAYER EXISTS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE SACRIFICES OF
THOSE WHO HAVE DEFENDED OUR NATION FROM DAY ONE!!!!!

Is evil real? Most people want to dismiss evil as a fairy tale,
but what happened in the United States on 9/11 was an example of
evil. The sniper incident a few years ago that held the entire
Washington DC area in terror for 3 weeks was an example of evil.
The tens of thousands of babies aborted each day worldwide is an
example of evil. Men and women around the world who plot to kill
other people for whatever reason are an example of evil. EVIL IS
NOT A FANTASY...IT IS REAL...IT IS A SAD PART OF THE HUMAN
EXISTENCE!!!

First, understand that God is NOT the author of evil. Evil stems
from the rebellious hearts of man. Man has to make choices
throughout each day, to either obey God, or rebel against Him.
Evil is a manifestation of that rebellion. Those who choose to
follow God, make choices that build people up, advance the cause
of God on this earth, are positive. Those who choose to reject
God, make choices that destroy people, oppose the plan of God for
this world, and are negative. To be blunt, those who follow God
are good, those who choose to reject God are evil. This may
sound harsh, but evil can ONLY come from those who are in
rebellion to, and reject God!

Satan is the embodiment of evil. He rejected God and was cast
out of Heaven, and his entire purpose is to oppose the work of
God. Satan is the poster boy for rebellion against God...for
evil! The simple fact is that any time that you rebel against
God in your life, any time that you reject His way, you
contribute to the evil that is in this world. Evil ONLY EXISTS
because of the rebellious hearts of man. As hard as this may be
to accept, the fact is, every time that you reject God, every
time that you choose to ignore God, YOU ARE SIDING WITH SATAN AND
ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE EVIL THAT IS IN THIS WORLD!

I love you and care about you so much. The motivation for this
Devotional today was the way our society has tried to down play
the existence of evil in our world. The way our society tries to
make every excuse in the book to call evil anything but what it
truly is....EVIL! The point I want you to understand today is
that every time that you rebel against God, every time that you
choose to reject God and not follow His way, YOU are contributing
to the evil that is in this world.

I pray today that you keep your heart open to the Lord, and His
guiding influence in your life. This is why I emphasize so often
how important it is to read the Bible each day, since THAT is how
we better understand exactly what God expects from us, how He has
asked us to live our lives. That way, we can follow Him in all
of our choices, and we don't have to be in rebellion. We don't
have to contribute to the evil that already is rampant in our
world today.

The good news is this. The Bible tells us that in the end, God
will wipe out ALL evil from this world. It will no longer be
part of this existence. But until this time, we have a
responsibility as His children to not only fight against the evil
that exists, but to not contribute to it through the choices that
we make each day. God is greater than evil, and one day, very
soon, He will wipe evil away!!!

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

***ARE YOU 100% CERTAIN WHERE YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY? The fact
is you will die one day. At that moment, you will either spend
eternity with the Lord or be cast into everlasting darkness
forever separated from God your creator. To know for certain you
will be forever with Jesus, go to:
http://www.liveprayer.com/bdy_salvatn.html

***GET YOUR FREE LPeMAIL ACCOUNT! Never miss receiving your
Daily Devotional again. LPeMail is an effective email SPAM
filtering application that most ISP's charge $10/mo, for FREE!
Get your LPeMail account now at: http://www.lpemail.com .

***I am excited to let you know that the Liveprayer Daily
Devotional is now available via AUDIO each day. Simply go to
http://www.liveprayer.com/DailyDevotionalAudio.html Also, you can
now listen to the Daily Devotional by phone by calling
727-856-7055, or access it on your wireless device by going to:
wapdd.com

--
Brian Masinick, mailto:masinick@yahoo.com
Home page: http://www.geocities.com/masinick/

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