I want to share something with you that is most important, and only now, 22 years later, do I understand.
Throughout my father’s life, I can most gladly say that I had a wonderful relationship with him—from the beginning to the very end at his life at 80, when I watched him breath his last breath. And shortly before that, he had broken his leg at the facility where he was living, and at the hospital they were going to perform surgery and reset his leg. I alone was with him during that time, and we were occupying a two-bed unit. A white curtain had been pulled, separating the two bed areas, and I walked over to look out of the spacious window. We were probably on the third floor.
Shortly, from my father’s portion, a male voice clearly spoke: “Gary, you have a beautiful face. Gary, you have a beautiful face.” Obviously, I assumed it was my father, for there was no one else in the room. But actually, he did not even know me anymore, and could not even talk! That awareness and capability had long passed away. So then, who else could have verbally and intimately declared those clear and succent personal words? This is important.
Gratefully, recently the Father clearly showed me that it was in fact Him speaking audibly to me, which He does to many throughout the Scriptures. Indeed, I know what I heard. “Gary, you have a beautiful face,” and then He repeated it. And this was wonderful to finally understand, being quite intimate, and obviously was a most important revelation, as you will see. And most significantly, He spoke it from behind the curtain, even from behind the veil!
Frankly, there is indeed no other possible answer as to what took place in that moment. And only now, out of the blue, He showed me that it was indeed Him who spoke! And that revelation was with strength and clarity and wonder! Honestly, it is hard to put mere words to all of this, for it was God behind the veil who declared it, giving hope, which we very much need!
And as well, this is not without example, as we read concerning Moses: “Thus Yahweh used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend”, Exodus 33:11 (wow—it’s a delightful thought to be His friend). I can now truly say that I heard the voice of the Father: “Gary, you have a beautiful face. Gary, you have a beautiful face.” And He spoke it in the presence of my soon-to-pass father, whom I dearly loved, making this all the more significant. Thank You Father!
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