Thursday, April 9, 2015

Just One Person Plus God, CAN make a big difference

Many of you know that I've listened to Moody Praise and Worship Radio for many years and have recommended it to others, as it's mostly music with only a little talk, and the talk was always the Truth from God's Word.  I'd never heard any false teaching on there at all...at least not until this year.  I was just sick at heart this year when I heard them reading from the book, "Jesus Calling".  I immediately prayed about it and then wrote an email to them asking them to please look into this book and sharing one of the very best articles I've read about it that shows exactly why it's not Christian.   

When I hadn't heard back from them after 2 months, I felt really let down, but realized too that they probably get a lot of email, so thought I'd try one more time.  I forwarded my original email to them again, adding that I'd really appreciate a reply.  I told them that I was sad that I would no longer be able to support their ministry or listen to their station and was praying that the Lord would open their eyes to the damage they were doing to the Body of Christ.  Just two hours later, I was surprised to receive a reply back from them, and  thrilled to death when I read it.  Let me share with you what they said:

My apologies for no one getting back to you in January, this is the first I’ve seen this so I do want to investigate.  I wasn’t aware of the book, but a quick check with some of our professors reinforces that we shouldn’t be using it.  I’m checking with the Praise & Worship Channel air staff to learn more, but I’m sure it was an innocent oversight.  I was told it takes new age material and ‘cloaks it in evangelical garb’, so it may have fooled someone who received the book from Thomas Nelson and assumed it was OK.  I am investigating, and appreciate your concern.  I’ll get back with you when I learn more.  Thanks again for letting us know.

Just a few hours later, I received another reply from them:

I did find one of our weekend personalities who had apparently used it, not realizing the new age undertones.   As our resident Bible scholar Dr. Charlie Dyer told me, the off-beat philosophies are ‘cloaked in evangelical garb’.  It is surprising that it was published by Thomas Nelson, that gives it credibility to the unaware.   We won’t be using that as a devotional source in the future.

All I could do was praise the Lord, for the battle was His and as always, He won! I wanted to share this with you all as it shows what God can do through just one person who will obey Him.  You can read that same article that I sent them about this book, here:
 About: “Jesus Calling”—Don’t read this if you’re afraid of the Truth...

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