Don't Talk to Dead People

If I may be so bold as to suggest: Do not talk to the dead.

King Saul tried it. He got a witch to call the prophet Samuel up. Samuel's reaction was this: I Samuel 28:15 "And Samuel said to Saul, Why has thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"

I personally don't think we should talk to those who have gone on. Their life is over in this realm. Let them be. If they happen to want to peek in on us once in a while, that's all good. But, why disturb them?

Think about this, now. Mary, the mother of Jesus, who died 2,000 years ago has people calling on her every day!

"Pray for us! Pray for us!"

But, why should a dead woman, who has gone on to her reward pray for anyone down here? Prayer is for live people. It's our connection with Jesus, Who connects us with God.

What would you want Mary to pray? She isn't omniscient or omnipresent to know your thoughts. She was just a human being. That's all. Yes, and the mother of our Lord, let's not belittle that. And I'm not. But, in spite of her marvellous sacrifice and her faith and obedience to God, Mary was, after all, only human. She is not Jesus.

Mary is not the Mediator between God and man. That would be her son, Jesus.

I understand that Catholics may feel "unworthy" to talk to Jesus and all that, but, really, in all honesty, that's a load of hog-wash. Just because you feel unworthy doesn't give you the right to go bothering Mary, trying to get her to pray for you. What if she just says,

"Nope. Can't do."

What if that?

What if YOU'RE supposed to pray for YOURSELF? What if God expects that of you? If you are a truly born-again, spirit-filled believer, it should come natural to you to pray! You should be praying ALL the TIME, calling out to God, asking Him for help, praising Him and thanking Him for His goodness.

The Apostle Paul told the churches to pray without ceasing. Don't stop praying.

Sorry, but being "unworthy" is really no excuse for not praying to God and wanting to hide behind a woman's skirts. (I'm laying this on thick because it sort of makes me mad that people pretend they need Mary to pray for them, when really, it's just a type of false humility or self-righteousness.)

We don't need Mary to pray for us! She has better things to do. It's not her job! It's not her calling. So, quit bothering the poor woman. She's had her life. She's said her prayers. Now she can probably talk to God face to face whenever she wants. We don't have that privilege down here on good old planet earth. That's why Jesus told us to pray!

If you don't know how to pray, you really ought to learn fast! Prayer is your life-line! Things are getting heated up. Things are getting tougher down here every day. So, if you don't have your own personal connection to Jesus, our King and Commander in Chief, you're going to be in hot water. We all need prayer, desperately. No other human being is going to represent you before God.

Did you get that?

No other human being is going to represent you to God! Not your brother! Not your sister! Not your pastor! Not the pope! And certainly not the Virgin Mary. You will stand alone before God. So, why not start now?

Pray your own prayers! Pray from the heart. Praying is just talking to your best Friend and getting everything off your chest. It's easy. Quit making hard work out of all the fun! Prayer is fun! It's simple.

All you have to do is pray to God in the name of Jesus Christ. He is the router. Jesus is the Mediator. He paid for the privilege. He wants to hear your prayers and answer every one of them. And He does. And He wants to have a personal relationship with every one of us! He loves you like only He can.

I don't think you can say the same about Mary because I don't think she knows you. (If I'm wrong, Mary, you can correct me on this.) Seriously, why would Mary know you? She was only human and she lived 2,000 years ago. A lot of people have come and gone since then. It's mesmerising.

I wonder whether Mary says the same thing as Samuel said when people ask her to pray for them.
"Why has thou disquieted me, to bring me up?" -- In other words, "Why are you bothering me?"

Ok, one last thing and I'll let it lie. Just this. I don't know WHOSE idea it was to ask Mary to pray for us. But, it was a BAD idea! It is totally unscriptural. That means, it is not Biblical. It's yet another false doctrine like the Pre-tribulation Rapture Theory. It is not in God's Word. So, why do it? Don't be a lemur. Have your own relationship with God and quit bothering Mary!