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A review by kentexmom
Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence by Sarah Young
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This was given to me a couple of years ago - I usually avoid books that are so wildly popular, especially (apparent) Christian ones. I haven't read it all the way through, just a few of the devotions here and there. It bothered me a little that it's written in first-person, from Jesus, but I could overlook that as a gimmick. I didn't read it consistently because it was too feel-good, fluffy, happy-clappy for me. I prefer a devotional that is meatier, more challenging.
Recently I've seen some accusations that there is heresy in this book, the edition I have (newer versions are different), particularly a reference in the intro about how Young was inspired by a new age book, which was written using the practice of channeling. I had not read the intro until now, but it is clearly there. And she says that is how she wrote Jesus Calling, that the messages were directly from Jesus, and she merely wrote them down. This is particularly problematic because not all of her "messages" are biblical. Thus, she is either lying about receiving these messages (I had always thought she just took some of her favorite verses and turned them into a devotional) or she is receiving the messages from someone other than Jesus.
It may feel encouraging to read, but to me it looks like false prophecy.
Recently I've seen some accusations that there is heresy in this book, the edition I have (newer versions are different), particularly a reference in the intro about how Young was inspired by a new age book, which was written using the practice of channeling. I had not read the intro until now, but it is clearly there. And she says that is how she wrote Jesus Calling, that the messages were directly from Jesus, and she merely wrote them down. This is particularly problematic because not all of her "messages" are biblical. Thus, she is either lying about receiving these messages (I had always thought she just took some of her favorite verses and turned them into a devotional) or she is receiving the messages from someone other than Jesus.
It may feel encouraging to read, but to me it looks like false prophecy.