Heaven

Heaven is exploding with love, peace, and joy!  I can barely wrap my mind around the thought of being in that place where we are completely free!  It seems like my thoughts have been on heaven these last few days.  When I think about God's redemptive plan, I am in awe of something so wonderful that no human words can describe! 

We have our joys in this world...mine are my precious Grandchildren!  The joys of heaven though are so exciting that if we were to touch them, we would surely explode with the intensity of that special joy!  Christ has made heaven possible for us through that beautiful and terrible cross at Calvary!  What will it mean to be with Him?  I can only ponder, but to me will be like sitting down with Him personally and talking! WOW!!  Think of the most famous person in the world to be with and then magnify that to the tenth power!!!!!!!!!

The awesome thought of heaven!

Angels

"Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation?"  Hebrews 1:14.  There is so much talk about angels today, I wanted to share a thought with you.  The program "Touched by an Angel" was the number one program watched in the early 90's.  At first I rejoiced and then things got sticky for me when Della Reese was singing in a bar.  The very last episode I watched was about a homosexual who was  told that he had been born that way.  This goes against scripture for we can read in the first chapter of Romans how God hates the sin of homosexuality!

Why are people so intrigued with angels today?  Why is it is easier for people to believe in angels than in Jesus?  The world portrays angels as loving creatures bearing no day of judgement.  We are told in Colossians 2:18 that we are not to worship them.

There is comfort in Hebrews 1:14 for those who will one day inherit salvation.  If you will notice it says "for" and not "to".  I appreciate angels because they are servants of the Lord.  I praise God for His beings who do His bidding concerning us! 

Oprah

Oprah was raised a Baptist.  She knows a lot about God, but does she really know Him?  His Word says to "test the spirits whether they be of God or not"...I John 4:1.  How exactly do we do that?  We could dip her in a bucket of spiritual water and if she turns green then we would know she is a false teacher.  God says to test...this can only mean that we must listen to what she believes and then examine it to make sure it lines up with scripture.

Oprah believes that ALL roads lead to heaven: Buddha, Islam, or you name it for there are many.  Unfortunately, this does not agree with John 14:6 which says, "I (Jesus) am the way, the truth, and the life...no man comes to the Father except through me".  Her doctrine has failed the test!  Many adore this woman and hang onto every word she says, but she is taking many to hell with her!

You might say she has gained the whole world and that is easy to do if you are a false teacher.  People want to hear that all roads lead to heaven so they will not have to face a judgement day.  It tickles their ears and gives them comfort.  Run from her advice, her way of thinking, and the rose colored glasses she offers about the afterlife!



My Mother

My Mother passed away in 1984, but she has been on my mind lately.  She was not a perfect Mother, but I loved her.  Got a mailer from a Church we used to belong to and it talked about "Super-Moms".  I don't know what their definition of a super Mom is, but can it be they have gone with the thinking of the world's culture? 

I wasn't with my Mother when she died, but I was in the hallway praying for her.  She had gone into a coma that night and my sisters had gone home to bed.  I guess I just miss her.  I always took the children to see her about twice a week and enjoyed getting into her refrigerator to see what she had to eat.  I miss those times.  She didn't talk much, but it made her happy to see the children enjoying her food.  She was a good cook.

Was she a super Mom?  She was always there for me.  I think this qualifies her as a super Mom.  All of her faults seem to have faded after so many years, but the things I remember about her are sweet and in my heart.  I guess I am just missing her today.

Positive Thinking

The term "Positive Thinking" originated with Norman Vincent Peale back in the 1950's.  Positive Thinking is not "faith".  If you had been on the Titanic when it went down, all of the positive thinking that you could muster up would not have saved you!  So, what is the difference?   Hebrews 11:1 says that faith is the substance of things not yet seen....faith has substance and positive thinking is only a thought.  Is there anything wrong with positive words?  No, we should speak them constantly to build up the believers or as a parent, to build up our children.

Confusing the two though can be the difference between a true doctrine and a false one.  Kenneth Copeland believes if you speak it, those words will come to pass.  He is a false teacher and this is not the doctrine of Jesus.  People who use positive thinking to accomplish what faith does will always be disappointed.

Faith is simply trusting God.   

His Plan

"What is God's Plan for your life?"  The pastor had asked this many times before, but today it seemed to purge me for an answer.  I don't do anything spectacular or eye catching for the Lord.  Thoughts of my friend of old started a wedding chapel in her church and books weddings.  The pastor give Godly counsel to those who want to be married in the chapel.  Suddenly I was really down in my Spirit.

What was His plan for me?  The Holy Spirit's answer was simple and yet a long life time of work in progress.  John 6:29...Jesus answered, "The work of God is this:  that you believe in the one whom He has sent."  His plan is that we become like Jesus.  It involves living with our focus on Christ.  It involves living Holy lives which prepares us for eternity.  It involves having a heart for Christ and His wants.

That is His plan for my life and then I will enter that eternal place where all things will be made known to me!  Praise the Lord!

Joyce Meyers

Is Joyce Meyers a false teacher?  There are a couple of scriptures that will prove she is certainly out of line when it comes to the order inside of God's government here on earth.  It is very clear in I Timothy 2:12 that women cannot usurp authority over a man or teach a man out of scripture.  Women are only allowed to teach other women...Titus 2:3-5.

It is getting more popular for women on television to start their own ministries.  According to scripture, they are not aligned with God's Word.  Are they false teachers?  I can say that they are not obeying what the scriptures teach.  I would call this a great lack of discernment on their part.  Many things are being done for the Lord out of the flesh and when that happens, we need to take a good look at these teachers.