It's Time for a God Encounter

"God is not a God to be understood but a God to be experienced!"

Pastor Mark Mcleod - Move Church

"Taste and see the the Lord is good..."

Psalm 34:8

The Bible is full of God encounters. Knowledge about God is good, knowledge about the Bible is good, but the Christian life is meant to be a series of encounters with God Himself. 

Growing up I used to love the works of apologists. Hearing a Christian scientist explain how creation points to Christ is always an amazing, awe inspiring thing. Hearing the story about how an atheist interviewed several prominent Christian leaders and in the end was convinced and converted to Christianity is a great thing and I praise God for those stories being out there. 

Still, the vast majority of people will not be convinced by smart arguments. No matter how succintly someone shows how nature points to Christ, someone who doesn't know Christ can argue something different. For every person that is convinced by the logical arguments of prominent leaders there are numerous who won't even listen to them. I wrote about this in my post, Do You Believe?.

What we truly need is a real encounter with God Himself!

We need a solid foundation on the Word of God. We need to know His Word so that we can stand on it when trials and tribulations come against us, but that foundation needs to be made alive with experiences with God. 

Every person that has made a significant impact for the Kingdom can identify 

at least one God encounter that turned their life around.

Throughout the Bible we can see numerous examples of these encounters:

Abraham heard from God to move from his country and his family

Jacob wrestled with God at Bethel

Joseph had dreams from God

Moses met God in the burning bush

Samuel heard God call his name in the night

David had times of worship while watching the sheep

Numerous encounters are seen with Jesus throughout the Gospels

The Apostles had Pentecost (as well as many others)

Paul describes this same thought in the following verse to the Corinthians:

And I, brethern, when I came to you, did not come to you with excellence of speech or of wisdom declaring to you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. I was with you in weakness, in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
1 Corinthians 2:1-5

When was your last encounter with God? How does He want to encounter you today? 

If you have never accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior then I encourage you to visit my page What is the Gospel?