https://drhreflections.com/2026/09/02/18-inches-from-heaven-%e2%88%99%e2%88%99/Dr H Reflectionsen2026-09-02T05:11:00+00:0018 Inches from Heaven ∙∙Promises, Bible, God, Faith, Jesus, Sin, Scriptures, Forgiveness, Prayer, John 1:12, Knowing God, Romans 8:16, Matthew 7:21-23, On judgment day many will say to me "Lord! Lord!", Depart from me I never knew you, Nicolas Gentile, James 2:19, Middle Earth, Fantasy becomes reality, Knowing about people, Knowing people, Living out a dream, Hobbit Shire, Having faith in the existence of God is not enough, Know about God, Intellectual faith, Saving faith, John 6:27-29, Ephesians 2:8-10, James 2:8 teen, When Fantasy Replaces Reality, Living in Fantasy, Even the demons believe this, Not everyone who calls out to me “Lord! Lord!” will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, The One Work God Requires, Belief in God’s existence alone is not saving faith, Knowing about Christ Versus Knowing Christ, Middle-earth reenactment, The Difference between Knowing and Belonging, The Inadequacy of Religious Appearance, The Warning from James, Fantasy sometimes mistaken for real life, Jesus made it clear that only one ‘work’ was necessary - to believe on the Savior, The difference between head knowledge and heart knowledge, Many believe that being religious proves they have a relationship with God, Knowing truth about God is not enough, Saving faith receives the Lord Jesus Christ personally and trusts in Him alone, Mere recognition of truth is not the same as saving faith, 18 Inches from Heaven∙, A Manufactured Heaven, People often blur the line between reality and imagination, When Truth Becomes Personal, I never knew you, The Difference between Demonic Belief and Saving Faithhttps://drhreflections.com/2026/09/01/marys-magnificat-worship-rooted-in-gods-faithful-acts/Dr H Reflectionsen2026-09-01T05:11:00+00:00Mary’s Magnificat: Worship Rooted in God’s Faithful ActsPromises, Bible, God, Faith, Jesus, Sin, Scriptures, Forgiveness, Prayer, Mary’s Magnificat: Worship Rooted in God’s Faithful Act, My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, Luke 2:29-32, Nunc Dimittis, He shows mercy from generation to generation, Psalms 103:1, Magnificat, Mary’s Worship from the Depths of Her Being, Praise Grounded in Remembrance, and he has done great things for me, Luke 1:68-79, Faith receives what grace gives, Mary’s Song of Praise, God’s Faithfulness Across Generations, Surrendered Dependence to God, The Magnificat serves as a model of mature God-centered worship, Surrendered Dependence, The Spiritual Beauty of the Magnificat, Mary's faith reached far beyond intellectual agreement, For the Mighty One is hol, Trust in God’s Promise, Her whole being is engaged in joyful adoration, The promise of the virgin birth, Luke 1:38, Belief in God’s Word, Mary as a Model for the Church, May it be to me as you have said, God my Savior, The Magnificat remains one of the most compelling expressions of praise in the New Testament, Benedictus, Luke 1:46-55, He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful, Luke 1:46-47