A Divine Encounter

Spirit & Life Devotional
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

A Divine Encounter

"As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven." Acts 9:3 NKJV

A divine encounter is usually a turning point in a man's life. Look at Paul, a man who had so much hatred for the Christians, he even volunteered himself to the authorities to help with arresting and detaining the believers and putting an end to the Christian faith. But on his way to Damascus, Jesus appeared to him, and spoke to him, and his life never remained the same! Paul never forgot that encounter; he referred to it again and again. One encounter converted Saul the terrorist to the greatest preacher and apostle of all time!

Jacob too had an encounter with God: when he was alone, God visited him in the form of a man, and he wrestled with God the whole night, and wouldn't let God go until he received a blessing! God saw his determination and asked for his name; and God said to him, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.” The change of name altered his destiny forever!

Moses had an encounter with God in the burning bush and became the greatest prophet who ever lived; Solomon encountered God in a vision and became the wealthiest and wisest man in his generation. I had an encounter with God at a prayer meeting and I've not fallen sick in 13 years! My prayer for you today is that you will have a unique encounter with God that will change your life forever!

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