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AdmiralPrune Good morning, Admiral. And thank you for your questions. Thank you for asking honestly. I’ll answer you straight and honestly from my experiences. You said you were serious about this, honestly asking me. So I've taken you on honestly and seriously and have given you from my heart what your question deserves. Since you're being honest with me. So while this may be long, it's also why you asked. And for that reason, I wanted to give you my best. Here it is. I do hope you'll take the time to read it. But again, that's up to you. Nothing says you have to, but I hope you will. ♥ This is just me saying I'm really glad you asked. And I am. I'm being honest with you about that, because I care about you. With that said, let me answer your first question. And thank you for reading it. You're important to me. You're worth my time. This was worth my time.
But more importantly, you're important to God, because he loves you far more than I
ever could. So I'm hoping maybe some lazy afternoon or morning or evening, you'll have time to read this. It doesn't have to be all at one time. Haha Take your time. You could even read part of it now and part of it later. However you want to do it. Think of it as a letter from a friend, and it really is, because these are things God wants us to know. I think of it as his love letter to us, cuz He has proved to me just how much he loves each and every one of us, not just some.
What did His voice sound like?It wasn’t an audible voice like you’d hear on the phone. It was inside -- like a thought, but not my own. John 10:27 says: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
It’s gentle. 1 Kings 19:12 calls it a _“still small voice.”_ God doesn’t yell. He speaks to our spirit when we’re listening. Just like the more you visit friends or family, the more comfortable you feel with them, get to know them, and feel closer to them. The closer we get to God and listen for him, the more we are able to recognize his voice... and just as we feel love from those who love us back, you will recognize that same closeness when we fellowship with him. And that comes from taking the time to talk to him in prayer, because he hears all our prayers, and we get to know him, through His Word, what we call the Bible, which in effect, is a diary of his life, that gives us an account of his life and all, so we don’t
have to guess.
The more, for example, you would visit a new friend and hang out with that new friend and talk and get to know him or her, the closer you will feel to that friend as you get to know them. Otherwise, that contact might feel empty and meaningless. The missing piece is that communication that would have been there.
That's why I love to commune with God through prayer and reading his word so I know his character. I learn about him, who he is, so many things, and that makes sense because obviously we're not living in the day where we could have seen him on the cross and then resurrect from the dead and walk amongst the people for like two more weeks until they finally witnessed him returning to his father in Heaven. But others witnessed that firsthand and they wrote about it. That's where communication between Jesus and I comes in. We can read about him in the Bible and get to know him through his word, learn who he was, why he came, and why that's important for us today.
Because God's character, his personality, and purpose did not suddenly disappear, just because he lived 2000 years ago, he was crucified, rose from the dead, then went back to heaven. That didn't change who he is and why he came, in any way. His love and his offer for salvation is still as genuine and fresh today, as it was the day He was born.
He accomplished his mission, and what was that, you might ask? It was to save mankind from the condemnation that
sin tries to place on us. He revealed himself to us, fully and honestly; then when his mission was over, he returned back to his Father in Heaven, but he wanted to make certain there would be
no guessing about who he is or why he came to earth.
It's a matter of placing your belief in what he told us, and
trust that what he
said is true and honest, and I did that, because he is trustworthy. He has
proved that to me these 53 years, that he's no liar. He proved to all of us, how much he loves us, by the sacrifice of his own life. He showed up
in person and told us how to get to heaven.
And you know when a person does that without regard of their own welfare and puts ours, above his, I don't know about you, or anyone else, but I can't ignore that. Because when he died to pay for my own sins on the cross....he wasn't just
saying he loves me, you...and the world...He
proved it. He wanted to ensure there would be no room for misunderstanding about why he came, and how to get to heaven. That's the pure definition of love, my friend. That's not
selfishness; that's
sacrifice. That part was way too important, for him to just leave us guessing.
No, he was not stupid, he knew exactly what he was doing when he went to the cross. He was one of us. He
knows how we feel. He
knew some would believe him, and some would not. He also knew the decision to follow him or not, was
their choice, not his. His mission was simply to
tell us, then let
us decide what to do with it.
We can ignore it or we can trust him and his word, but he is no liar. That's one of the things the Bible tells us. Jesus' character is that he is
without sin. Sinless...he
cannot lie. That means if he was going to lie to us, then he could not reliably call himself God. He could not claim to be our Savior and Redeemer If he was a liar. And he
definitely would not have been worthy to pay for our sins on the cross, had he been full of sin himself. But that's the very reason God the Father chose him as Savior of the world. But don't get that mixed up.
Many don't understand. He wasn't forced to pay for our sins on the cross.
He volunteered. and
that my friend, was him showing us just how much he loves us. It was that important to him, that we don't get this wrong; that we make it to heaven. He knew something we didn't. And that "something"....
our choice... makes the difference in where we spend eternity. If our sins keep us separated from God without repentance, there's no way we're going to drag our sins into a holy heaven, my friend. That's what Jesus was trying so hard to tell us. That's why our decision is so important. Crucial. I'm so thankful Jesus gave me that choice, instead of my sins condemning me to a place I don't want to go and he don't want me to go.
I'm very grateful for that choice and that's why I dedicated my whole life in total love and gratitude for what Jesus did for me on the cross and what he saved me from. I can't ignore that and there's nothing in this world that can substitute for that. That's the point! What will it profit, the Bible says, if I would gain the whole world, fortune, fame, riches, but then I would lose my own soul? No way. This world is not worth it because it's going to pass away. Jesus will give us a better world, he promised in his word, where there's no more of this terrible sin, temptation, drug overdoses, people sick all time, diseases, tears and sadness, rape, murders, you name it, none of that will be in heaven. And that's all because of Jesus. This Earth might pass away, but when I pass away, I won't be dying in that respect. I'll live forever because our soul lives on forever. It cannot die. This body can die, yes but not our spirit. Our spirit belongs to God who gave us life and loved us enough to sacrifice his, just so we could have heaven for eternity. Now that's love.
And because of him and his love and his sacrifice, when I stepped through that door into eternity, my spirit will continue to live forever and I decided that. Not God. He was never willing that any should perish but that particular choice is up to us, not him. And you might say well doesn't he want everyone to go to heaven? Of course he did and he proved that on the cross, but you know we don't think like God. God wants every single person on Earth in heaven with him, but then you know there's people that say, "Oh boloney! I want
no part of "GOD!" He's a phony! And they curse at him, lie about him, after all he did for them, and even spat on him when he was here. And just as they did in that day, they do the same to him today. They laugh at him and they mock him. They want nothing to do with him, and so what is God to do with that choice of theirs? They have tied his hands to save them. He'll give them the desire of their heart. He's not about to force them to love him. That's on them, not God. But by doing so, they've spited themselves. They've rejected the one and only person who
could haved saved them. But now... Their unforgiven sins,
still condemn them. Jesus said, "I offer you rescue and Redemption, but you refused my lifeline." That breaks Jesus' heart because he wants
everyone to be saved in this world. Think about it. If there was even a drop sin in heaven...then it couldn't be
called heaven. Common sense! So now you see how this works. This is not God rejecting man. This is man rejecting God, the only person that could have saved them. And anyone in this entire world can be saved simply by being honest with themselves and admitting yes...I have sinned, but I know you love me Lord. I know you died on the cross to save me, and right now, I'm going to ask you to forgive me, and I accept you as my Savior by inviting you into my heart and life forever. We all want honesty? No that's honest. That's being honest with God. Honesty for honesty.
Am I “special” because He speaks to me? Buddy, I have to tell you. I had to laugh at that one, hahaha.
No, Admiral. Jesus speaks to the
world. He's speaks to one, just like he does the other. God doesn't
categorize people. He loves us all the same. Everyone. And that's why he died for
all, on the cross.
Acts 10:34 says: _“God is no respecter of persons.”He speaks to anyone who comes to Him. It’s like family. You hear your mom’s voice because you know her and spend time with her. Same with God. James 4:8: _“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.”_ The more time I spend with Him in prayer and reading His Word, the clearer I hear Him and the better I get to know Him.
Is God male or female?The Bible always calls God _“Father”_ and _“He.”_ Jesus came to earth as a man, died on the cross as a man, and rose again as a man.
Luke 24:39 — after resurrection He said: _“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”
People in heaven still know each other. Luke 16:23-24 — the rich man recognized Lazarus. Our identity doesn’t disappear.
God loves you, Admiral. Jeremiah 29:13: _“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”_
If you’re really asking, He’ll answer you too. ♥🫂
