the power of an encounter

 

What does it take to impact a life so much
that one would change the course of their life forever?
A God encounter.

I was just thinking the other day....God encounters are so much more than simply a physical manifestation; they are intimate and powerful. When you live your live out of 'function' without an encounter, all you are left with is religion--dead, powerless religion. Lord, save us from it.

I'm also realizing that the reality of an encounter with the Lord often proves to be more difficult than at first thought. From the beginning of the Bible to the end, the ppl who have God encounters can tell you-- they change your life. I'm so hungry for the same. Also....a God encounter defines who you are.

I am challenged by Abraham. What kind of God encounter did he have that caused him to take his whole family and begin to wander into the unknown? His simple act of obedience was the seed of a nation that would change the world. But his obedience was birthed from a God encounter. It swept him up and captured his heart and moved him into something that lasted more than a moment-- he believed. He believed that there was something greater than him, something greater than now, and he wanted to lay hold of it and invest in it.

Remember Moses with the fiery bush, David as he played his harp and before he led his armies, Job in the midst of the storms of life, Isaiah as he produced a life-altering revelation, the disciples as they left all that they knew to simply follow Jesus, Saul on the road to Damascus, and Peter when he declared that Jesus was the Christ.

Again, a God encounter defines who we are. I pray for more of them for myself and also for you! Come, Lord Jesus.