Ozzy

 

Ozzy Osbourne Is Not in Heaven.

There. I said it. No, I’m not God, but I’ve got eyes, a Bible, and fifty years of fruit to look at, and some of you need to be jolted out of your fantasy.

Now before you start clutching your pearls and crying “How dare you judge him,” let me just stop you. Sit down, take a breath, and open your Bible if you still believe that’s our final authority.

Was Ozzy Osbourne a born-again follower of Jesus Christ? Did he walk in repentance, obedience, and truth? Did his life, music, message, and influence point anyone to the cross?

Absolutely not.

He glorified darkness. He mocked God. He sold rebellion, witchcraft, and death to millions. He built a platform exalting evil and made a fortune from it. And now, in death, suddenly he’s a misunderstood saint. A secret believer. Just a broken soul who held a Bible once so we should all hush up and let the man rest in peace.

Give me a break.

This isn’t about where Ozzy is now. That’s in God’s hands. But what is in our hands is what we say to the living. And when the Church starts throwing flowers on the graves of men who led multitudes away from Christ, all because we’re afraid of being seen as judgmental, we are no longer salt and light. We’re just smoke and sugar.

Stop saying, “He owned a Bible.” So do most atheists.

Stop saying, “He believed in God.” So do demons (James 2:19).

Stop saying, “Only God knows his heart.” You don’t say that when a mass murderer dies. You didn’t mourn Jeffrey Epstein or cry “Rest in peace” when a serial killer was executed. But now Ozzy dies after decades of glorifying darkness and you suddenly lose all discernment. Suddenly you’re a theologian of grace and an expert in not judging others.

You’ve turned these men into idols. And now you defend them with more passion than you defend the Gospel itself. You’ve been so brainwashed by emotionalism, you actually think it’s unloving to warn people that not everyone who dies is going to heaven.

Let me remind you, there are young people reading these posts. New believers. The lost. And while you’re out here writing lullabies about Ozzy’s salvation because he held a Bible once, the next generation is being discipled by the lie that there is no such thing as a narrow road.

So here it is. Ozzy Osbourne made a living mocking God. He called himself the Prince of Darkness. His music was soaked in rebellion, occult themes, and blasphemy. He bit the head off a bat. He exalted evil, fueled chaos, and led multitudes away from Christ. This wasn’t some artistic phase or a misunderstood act. It was who he was. It was his brand, his identity, his legacy. So no, don’t expect us to lie at his funeral. We’ll preach the Gospel instead, because someone has to.

And please, stop saying Ozzy Osbourne might have been like the thief on the cross. That man was literally crucified beside Jesus. He acknowledged his guilt, rebuked the other thief, and cried out for mercy. Jesus responded with a promise: today you will be with Me in paradise. That wasn’t speculation. That was witnessed and recorded in scripture.

We have no such testimony about Ozzy. No confession. No repentance. No cry for mercy. Just vague stories about a Bible with his name on it and a few half-hearted remarks about believing in God.

He wasn’t crucified with Christ. He glorified darkness, exalted rebellion, and mocked the things of God. And unless you can point to something, anything, that even remotely resembles the faith and surrender of the thief on the cross, stop floating that comparison. That moment was sacred. That man was desperate for mercy and received a promise from the Son of God. You don’t get to use that as a sentimental cover for celebrity idolatry.

It’s not about whether God could have saved him. Of course He could. God is rich in mercy. The question is, did He. And based on everything we’ve seen, heard, and known for the last fifty years, there’s not a shred of evidence to say yes.

I take no pleasure in the thought that any man might die apart from Christ. But what grieves me now is the foolishness of Christians who are glossing over the damage he caused and confusing others in the process. I’m not here to condemn Ozzy. I’m here to confront those who should know better. The ones who care more about protecting the dead than warning the living.

So if this post offends you, good.

Maybe that offense will wake you up.

-Mark McCourt

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RockBecomesAFailure

 Rock Becomes a Failure 

My flesh and my heart fail, But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. PSALM 73:26 NKJV

His name was Simon, son of Jonah Jesus had given nim a new name: Peter, which means "Rock" And Jesus said that he would build his church on that rock! But peter didnt feel like a rock now. He felt like a failure. No, he was a failure. It all happened SO fast. Just after the Passover meal that evening, Jesus stated that before the rooster crowed, Peter would deny three times that he knew Jesus. Peter was aghast, "Lord, 1 am ready to go with you both to prison and to death he protested (Luke 22:33).

A few hours later, a huge band of soldiers arrested Jesus. Peter tried to fight fon Jesus, even grabbing a sword and cutting off the ear of the high pries's servant, but Jesus did not fight. He went away quietly.

Peter followed at a distance. When they reached the high priests house, he joined others at a fire in the courtyard. A servant girl challenged him first, sayving that he was with Jesus. Peter denied it. Someone else said that Peter was one of them." "Man, I am not," Peter snapped back (v. 58).

An hour later, another person, catching Peter's Galilean accent, insisted that Peter was a follower of Jesus. Peter invoked a curse on himself and swore that he didn't know Jesus. He didn't know the man whom he had declared as th Messiah. He didn't know the man for whom he said he was willing to die.

A rooster crowed and Jesus looked at Peter, who ran out of the courtyard and wept bitterly.

King David had his own share of failures, as everyone does. He took comfort in the knowledge that, even when he failed, God would remain the strength-or literally, the rock-of his heart. God would sustain him,get him back on his feet, and supply him with whatever he needed to make it through. God will do the same for you.

Passage: 

Verse in Context- Psalm 73:21-28 NKJV

 And I was vexed in my mind, I was so foolish and ignorant; I was like a beast before You. Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand. You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You. My flesh and my heart fail; Por indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry. But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the LORD God, That I may declare all Your works.

Questions for Reflection and Application.

Why did Jesus rename Simon to Peter?

Why did God choose David to be king?

For what has God chosen you? 

Why did God choose you? 

When you fail, how do you act toward others? 

How do you act privately? 

How does God want you to act? 

What does God want you to learn from your failures? 

What can you do to put God at the center of vour life and enable him to be the strength, or rock, of your heart?

 

MY COMMITMENT AS A CHRISTIAN

Publish date: 10/22/2006

I'm a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit Power.  The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.  The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living and dwarfed goals. 

I no longer need pre-eminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity.  I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded.  I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed.  I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus.  I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me.  When He comes for His own, He will have no problems recognizing me—my banner will be clear!  

Written by a young African pastor and tacked on the wall of his house.

 

C.H. Spurgeon on Mental Health

Some might not be aware, that the Prince of Preachers was often  overwhelmed with depression, anxiety and panic.

Since May is “Mental Health Awareness Month”, allow us to highlight a few of Spurgeon’s quotes on these issues.

Charles Spurgeon was ahead of his time, in stating that depression and anxiety could be seen as medical problems rather than sins or “lack of faith”

“There are certain forms of disease which so affect the brain and whole nervous system that depression is a melancholy symptom of the disease.” 

“I would not blame all those who are much given to fear, for in some it is rather their disease than their sin, and more their misfortune than their fault.” 

Spurgeon believed it was error to judge those who struggle with mental health issues.

“Especially judge not the sons and daughters of sorrow. Allow no ungenerous suspicions of the afflicted, the poor, and the despondent."

"Do not hastily say they ought to be more brave, and exhibit a greater faith. Ask not ‘why are they so nervous and so absurdly fearful?’ No… I beseech you, remember that you understand not your fellow man.” 

Spurgeon’s own battle with depression and anxiety.

“I suppose that some brethren neither have much elevation or depression. I could almost wish to share their peaceful life. For I am much tossed up and down, and although my joy is greater than the most of men, my depression of spirit is such as few can have an idea of.”

“I could say with Job, ‘My soul chooseth strangling rather than life’ [Job 7:15]. I could readily enough have laid violent hands upon myself, to escape from my misery of spirit.”
 
Those who struggle with these issues should follow in Spurgeon’s steps in turning to Christ during dark times.

“O dear friend, when thy grief presses thee to the very dust, worship there! If that spot has come to be thy Gethsemane, then present there thy ‘strong crying and tears’ unto thy God. Remember David’s words, ‘Ye people, pour there, finish the quotation, — ‘Ye people, pour out your hearts before him.’ Turn the vessel upside down; it is a good thing to empty it, for this grief may ferment into something more sour. Turn the vessel upside down, and let every drop run out; but let it be before the Lord. ‘Ye people, pour out your hearts before him: God is a refuge for us.’ When you are bowed down beneath a heavy burden of sorrow, then take to worshipping the Lord, and especially to that kind of worshipping which lies in adoring God, and in making a full surrender of yourself to the divine will.” 

 “Strong-minded people are very apt to be hard upon nervous folk and to speak harshly to people who are very depressed in spirit, saying ‘really, you ought to rouse yourself out of that state.’” 

 “Thou art my Father, and I am Thy child, and thou as a father, art tender and full of mercy. I could not bear to see my child suffer as Thou makest me suffer; and if I saw him tormented as I am now, I would do what I could to help him, and put my arms under him to sustain him. Wilt thou hide thy face from me, my father? Wilt thou still lay on me thy heavy hand, and not give me a smile from thy countenance?”