Encounter – Having an experience or interaction with someone or something in a particular way that affects one’s life, Rev. Dr. Ogba Onyeije Assistant General Superintendent of Assemblies of God Nigeria stated this during the church annual revival programme tagged Peniel 2023″ at Evangel Camp Okpoto Ebonyi State.
Speaking the Topic: Quest for Divine Encounters
Bible Verse: Exodus 33:14-18, 20, 23, Psalm 42:1-5, 63:1-2, John 20:10-17
Quest – Passion, heart cry in seeking or searching for something
Encounter – Having an experience or interaction with someone or something in a particular way that affects one’s life.
Divine – an adjective noun for the word divinity that has to do with God.
Divine Encounters – Having the heart cry and taste to experience and meet God in a particular way that will transform one’s life.
Many people have a quest for different things but not for an Encounter.
Divine Encounter is an experience no christian should outgrow, it should be an experience in the life of every child of God.
Moses had an encounter that transformed his life. He developed the Quest and passion to meet with God. He sought for God’s glory to encounter him personally.
Let your heart yearn and pant for God
David sought God early and he found him.
Areas of Divine Encounters with God
There are different facets in encountering the person of God
Quest for encountering Him
Quest to encounter Him in his character and Holiness
The holiness of God was eminent in his Temple and you can have an encounter there.
How to Quest for this Divine Encounter
1. Be humble – come with a brokeness of heart and contrite spirit.
2. Be thirsty and hungry for God
3. You must not allow anyone or anything to take the place of God in your life.
4. Realize that God is indispensable in our lives and we cannot do anything without Him
People should stop pursuing after fashion and worldly things
God is looking for men who will pursue after his person
Our Quest is to seek Him, Love Him, Know Him and to serve Him.
Receive Grace to live for him daily in Jesus name Amen.