Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Jesus Calling (R))

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I spent the next few days reflecting on the voice I heard in Sarah’s devotionals … they were remarkably intimate words, warmly voiced,” Williamson later recalled. “It reminded me of a book I’d seen on my own mother’s bedside table years before titled God Calling.” Last week, Thomas Nelson Publishers announced that Young’s physical health had deteriorated rapidly and called upon supporters to pray for the author. Christ Christ Christ. Everything must rest on Me,” they women recorded God saying in 1933. “Be channels both of you. My Spirit shall flow through and My Spirit shall, in flowing through, sweep away all the bitter past.” The Bible states that “a flattering mouth worketh ruin” (Proverbs 26:28). Scripture warns of those who speak with “flattering lips” (Psalm 12:2) and that we are to have nothing to do with them (Proverbs 20:19). The prophet Daniel warned three separate times about flattery in regard to the ultimate false Christ—Antichrist. Daniel said that Antichrist would “come in peaceably” and that he would “corrupt” and “obtain the kingdom by flatteries” (Daniel 11:21, 32, 34).

Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence (Jesus Calling

There is no indication that Sarah Young ever applied the biblical “test of the spirits” to see if the “Jesus” she claims to be getting “messages” from is the real Jesus Christ (1 John 4:1). Young references nearly a thousand Scripture verses in Jesus Calling, but the 1 John 4:1 test cannot be found. What is found is a completely unbiblical test suggested by her “Jesus.” He is quoted in the March 3rd “message” of Jesus Calling as saying—“You must learn to discern what is My voice and what is not.”43 But instead of directing her to 1 John 4:1 and what the Bible teaches about trying and testing the spirits, he says—“Ask My Spirit to give you this discernment.” This advice is not only unscriptural, it defies common sense. If the “Jesus” Sarah Young is listening to is a deceptive spirit pretending to be “Jesus,” you obviously don’t ask a deceptive spirit to give you discernment. If she followed his advice—which she seems to do on all other accounts—instead of biblically testing the spirit, she would already be trusting the deceptive spirit she should be testing. Thus, this suggestion by Sarah Young’s “Jesus” is self-defeating as it immediately protects a false Christ from being detected. The fact that Young’s “Jesus” teaches this unbiblical test is further proof that Sarah Young’s “Jesus” is not to be trusted. The Bible Warns to “Try the Spirits” I absolutely adore this devotional,” wrote one woman from Tennessee. “I have read it nearly everyday for the past year, but I still find peace from it even now. Beautiful and comforting.” Spiritual struggles led to L’Abri Warren B. Smith, “Another Jesus” Calling, op. cit., pp. 76-79 (“Abraham Guilty of ‘Idolatry’ & ‘Son-Worship’?”). Your relationship with Me is meant to be vibrant and challenging, as I invade more and more areas of your life.31 (emphasis added in all the above quotes) The Bible Warns About the Voice of a Stranger The Youngs moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1991, where Steve helped plant the first Japanese-language church in the city. Sarah started a counseling practice, helping women who had been sexually and spiritually abused find healing in Christ. Young began to meditate on God’s protection, visualizing each member of her family encircled by the Spirit. As she did, she later recalled, she had a mystical experience. She was enveloped by light and overcome by peace.I have become an avid reader/student of Sarah Young’s books. I read each one over and over daily, as I have for the past 3-4 years since I first read them. Each day gives me the strength appropriate to meet that day’s needs. I have already begun her latest, Jesus Listens. and love it. Sarah has taught me to talk with Jesus throughout each day and to listen to his voice. Many years ago, when I was in dire financial trouble, my then spiritual guru told me to write a thank you note to God daily. I balked but finally got into the habit. I haven’t missed a day since 1997. Even traveling the world, including Tibet, China, and godless countries. How I wish I could thank Sarah Young personally for the courage and love her words have brought to me, and the healing friends, to whom I’ve given her books, have experienced. Born in 1946, Young graduated from Wellesley College in 1968 and earned a master’s degree in biblical studies and counseling from Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri.

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For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. (1 Corinthians 14:33) 5) The Voice of a Stranger However, in Young’s Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, the word “messages”—at least as of January 2016—had yet to be removed from the children’s edition. And it is in this original kid’s version that Young makes it clear that her “devotions” are, in fact, “messages” that she claims to have personally “received” from “Jesus.” In the introduction, she writes: Sarah Young’s “Jesus” contradicts the warnings of the true Jesus Christ in Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21, and the whole Book of Revelation when he states—“The future is a phantom, seeking to spook you. Laugh at the future!”47 In contrast, in the Bible, the true Jesus makes it clear that the future is no laughing matter. He goes to great lengths to describe the serious events that will transpire at the end of time. He tells His disciples to “be not troubled” by these future happenings, but He does not tell them to laugh at these events or to take them lightly. Rather He tells them to “watch” and “be ready” and to “not be deceived” by the false Christs and false prophets that will come in His name (Matthew 24:3-5, 24, 42, 44). The Bible Warns About Inappropriate Laughter Laura Minchew, senior vice president of the Children’s and Gift Book Group at HarperCollins, was quoted as saying that Young “was a dear friend who will be deeply missed.” I was given this book “Jesus always” by my husband Apostle Cecil Riley. We are pastors of the Freedom Hall Church in Brooklyn, New York. This book has been an eye-opener for me. I had no idea of how much I was missing with reference to my relationship with God. Thanks so much. I am praying for you Sarah Young that God will give you long life to continue His work.I marvel at her endurance and her faith,” Gifford said. “I’m deeply humbled by her heart for Jesus.” Evangelical blogger Tim Challies wrote that it was a “deeply troubling book” that was both dangerous and “unworthy of our attention.” Sarah believed that praying daily for the readers of Jesus Callingwas an amazing privilege and a God-given responsibility. She committed time every morning to these prayers, often in the sunroom of her Tennessee home,” the statement read.

Sarah Young (1946–2023), Jesus Calling devotional author

I received Jesus Calling, from my neighbor in 2015, and I love following it every day. It does seem like Jesus knows what scripture reading I need that day. I will continue to read this every year. Thanks, Sarah. After walking alone in the snowy Swiss woods, Young felt a Presence—she would always write about it with a capital P—and felt it was the overwhelming personal answer to a question she had only thought was intellectual. She said aloud, “Sweet Jesus.”

Sarah Young is an American writer who has penned several award-winning books based on the premise of her communication with God. Sarah Young, the Presbyterian missionary and bestselling author of the popular devotional Jesus Calling and other works, has died at the age of 77.