Yesterday Oprah's guest, Elizabeth Gilbert, author of a best-selling book, "Eat, Pray, Love" told of her journey to find inner peace. She left her husband and her life behind and travelled to Italy where she learned how to "eat;" then her journey took her to India where she found what she came to call "the only true religion": the silence (i.e., meditation). Ms. Gilbert told of an experience she had while living at an Indian ashram during a meditation session where she contacted something that she described as lights, auras, noises, drums. She said it was frightening. She said she felt she was standing in the palm of god. Ms. Gilbert stated that there is a Yoga position she practices where she is forced to touch her left ear down to her shoulder.
This is another example of someone looking for the meaning of life and being led on a path to destruction. There is no doubt that what she contacted during her meditation was demonic.
I would like to reach Ms. Gilbert and those who are looking for the "meaning of life" and inner peace to tell them that without Jesus there is no peace. Turn to Him and confess that you are a sinner, destined for Hell. Examine yourself and read Psalm 51
1 Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.
5 Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
6 Surely you desire truth in the inner parts ;
you teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega; the Beginning and the End. He created the earth and the people who inhabit it. Only He has the secret of life and inner peace. You don't need to travel the world to discover how to restore your relationship with God, and to be forgiven and find lasting peace! It's a journey that is wonderful, that will last a lifetime and then go on into eternity!
3 comments:
If silence is the only true religion I would admonish Oprah to try it some time!
2 Timothy 3:1-5 - “This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.” Eastern religion practices meditation to false gods. The simple and glorious truth of the Gospel is being drowned out by the voices of those who would deceive people into believing that God is a god of our own making. Mysticism through contemplative prayer, yoga, and various other techniques are being promoted to reach God. All of these activities have their origin in a false religion. You can't divorce the activity from its roots – it is what it is. There are a good number of Scriptures that tell us of our need to be watchful for the false teachers, teaching and preaching a false gospel.
Glad to see you are still going strong brother Steve. Oprah has always angered me with her shallow philosphy and all her ecumenical guests. She is an influential woman though-to the world-not to believers though. Nice blog and I look forward to hearing you on stand up again-In Christ God Bless
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