Uh, to answer the question in the Title of my review, YES He does, but not in the flesh as when His disciples and the other 500 persons saw Him after His resurrection. No, often He shows up in the person of one of His children. And there are times where people encounter angels unawares. An angel may even be a homeless man on the street begging at the corner. But Jesus said that when you help "the least of these my brethren, you've done it unto me."
So often we pray, "LORD help me" to get me this girl or guy or job, or to heal us or someone we love. And we think He never, or rarely, responds.
What these movies and the series show us is that He DOES respond but not always the way we THINK He should!!! In The Encounter many of life's ups and, mostly, downs are dealt with and even when we do NOT pray He sets things in motion to bring us to a decision: eternal life or death
So many of us are angry with God because He didn't answer our prayer the way we wanted and so our loved one dies or becomes an invalid or becomes estranged to us or we lose our job or employment prospect or we get bad news that we are gonna die (SPOILER ALERT: we are ALL gonna die, and most of us don't get a warning by some doctor!!!)... And some of us turn that "unanswered" prayer into anger and hatred or indifference and become skeptics like Darwin or Dawkins and do all in their power to discredit faith in God! (FYI I was angry God "took" my mom when I was a young boy. Thankfully I didn't stay that way!)
But, one must remember that God is not a genie in a bottle who responds to our wishes because we rubbed the bottle! In fact, some of us have rubbed HIM the wrong way and we expect Him to respond favorably to our prayer anyway!
Our prayers are always answered whether we are His followers or not! If you're not His child the answer is ALWAYS "no", unless you are repenting and seeking Him in earnest. If you ARE His child, then prayers asked in line with His Will will be answered according to His design. One MUST trust Him, not self, and certainly not one's own understanding and "reason"! Remember He doesn't OWE you anything! (You owe HIM!) If you are His child but behaving badly, don't expect a favorable answer, but instead expect a spanking for a father who doesn't correct His children "hates" them.
If you know God's Word, you know what I am saying is true.
This series of movies and episodes deals with much of this. They are well done, though I admit I am not a pro critic. I am and avid movie watcher though. And, as you may have guessed, Jesus made ME a believer and not because of some miracle, but because of His LOVE, wholly undeserved by me!
So often we pray, "LORD help me" to get me this girl or guy or job, or to heal us or someone we love. And we think He never, or rarely, responds.
What these movies and the series show us is that He DOES respond but not always the way we THINK He should!!! In The Encounter many of life's ups and, mostly, downs are dealt with and even when we do NOT pray He sets things in motion to bring us to a decision: eternal life or death
So many of us are angry with God because He didn't answer our prayer the way we wanted and so our loved one dies or becomes an invalid or becomes estranged to us or we lose our job or employment prospect or we get bad news that we are gonna die (SPOILER ALERT: we are ALL gonna die, and most of us don't get a warning by some doctor!!!)... And some of us turn that "unanswered" prayer into anger and hatred or indifference and become skeptics like Darwin or Dawkins and do all in their power to discredit faith in God! (FYI I was angry God "took" my mom when I was a young boy. Thankfully I didn't stay that way!)
But, one must remember that God is not a genie in a bottle who responds to our wishes because we rubbed the bottle! In fact, some of us have rubbed HIM the wrong way and we expect Him to respond favorably to our prayer anyway!
Our prayers are always answered whether we are His followers or not! If you're not His child the answer is ALWAYS "no", unless you are repenting and seeking Him in earnest. If you ARE His child, then prayers asked in line with His Will will be answered according to His design. One MUST trust Him, not self, and certainly not one's own understanding and "reason"! Remember He doesn't OWE you anything! (You owe HIM!) If you are His child but behaving badly, don't expect a favorable answer, but instead expect a spanking for a father who doesn't correct His children "hates" them.
If you know God's Word, you know what I am saying is true.
This series of movies and episodes deals with much of this. They are well done, though I admit I am not a pro critic. I am and avid movie watcher though. And, as you may have guessed, Jesus made ME a believer and not because of some miracle, but because of His LOVE, wholly undeserved by me!