Is Michael Jackson in Heaven?
When someone we admire dies, we like to picture them in Heaven; the other option is unimaginable. But how can we know for sure if they made it into heaven?
Did he make a public profession of faith? Some make a profession of their faith by water baptism, others write expressions of their faith, still others verbally speaking out to friends and in public forums. However, some people consider their faith deeply personal and do not talk about it. No one knows the state of a person’s heart but God Himself. Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord God looks at the heart.
Another way we might be able to know the state of his heart is the way he treated others: kindness to strangers, philanthropic giving, or treatment of his staff.
But the truth is there is no way to know with absolute certainty if Michael Jackson’s is in Heaven. His life may have been surrounded with scandal and controversy, but I know that God in His mercy gave Michael numerous chances to find his way to Him. Just weeks before his death,
Michael Jackson sought out Andrea' Crouch and asked about becoming Spirit-filled. Michael was searching. Did he find God in the end? It is this writers prayer that he did.
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