I would like to thank my FB Christian brethren for your kind words and prayers concerning my deceased mother. I ask not for prayers for myself; I do ask for prayers for my immediate family. I cannot nor will I lie about the matter: my mother rejected the gospel of Jesus Christ in favor of the lies of the New Age movement. She was deceived into thinking that she had the power to heal, among the other deceptions she bought into. I am convinced that she was afflicted by cancer and diagnosed with diabetes soon after she suffered several strokes (and re-injured her broken right ankle which severely affected her ability to undergo consistent physical rehabilitation) due to her playing with blatant witchcraft (Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. - Isaiah 47:13). My grief is somewhat selfish: there have been a multitude of times the Holy Ghost would awaken me around 2:30-3:00am to spend time in prayer and I was too lazy to do so consistently. I knew I was in a battle even when I didnt fully understand it. Her funeral will be Monday the 8th. Her desire is to be cremated. My sister thinks Im concerned about that. Im not because of Revelation 20. I know burial versus cremation is another debate amongst Christians. I personally dont trip over the matter because I know that everybody will receive a resurrected body before we stand before the LORD (Acts 24:15). My main concern is the delusion my immediate family has concerning my mothers current state, thinking that she is with the LORD. She isnt in Heaven at all (Matthew 7:13-23; John 8:24). Nor did her suffering end when her physical eyes closed for the last time (Luke 16:19-31). I will write a note addressed to my family which will deal specifically with the Bible reality concerning salvation, Heaven, Hell, and eternity after the funeral (whether I speak there or not). I do dread that to a degree, but I wont perpetuate a lie just to make people feel good about themselves (which is what funerals have become). I guess I will ask for prayers for wisdom and grace in speech.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 07:57:37 +0000
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