1 Peter 4:10 + Encounter Meditation

Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor]. 1 Peter 4:10 (AMP) Using What God Has Given You Has anyone ever thanked you for something you knew you couldn’t take credit?

This meditation from 1 Peter 4:10 is about gifts.  Talents not of your own, but abilities that are given to you by God, for His glory.

Now welcome this prayer to remember, you have received a special gift and spiritual talent, graciously given by God.  Employ it in serving one another as is appropriate for a good steward of God’s multi-faceted grace. May you be thankful for your faith in Christ, be aware of the Holy Spirit’s leading in your gift, and encounter the gift God has given you at this moment and always.  Amen Listen Now

1 John 5:14-15. Encounter Meditation..

And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him.  1 John 5:14-15 (ESV) The Effective Prayer Have you ever felt your path forward is a bit askew?  Zigzagging? Out of balance? Unaligned? Well, you are in the right place at the right time.

The theme of this meditation from 1 John 5 is alignment. Calling on God to balance your longings with his.  Calling on God to align your desires with his delight. And in the process, discovering the most effective form of prayer.

Let me pray this closing benediction over you to believe in the name of God’s Son so that you can know that you have eternal life. Have this confidence in your relationship with God: that if you ask for anything in agreement with his will, he will listen and hear you.  So now may your belief in Christ, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and your present encounter with a God who listens be what comforts you at this moment and always, Amen. Listen Now

Psalm 143:10. Encounter Meditation..

"Teach me to do what you want because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on a level path." Psalm 143:10 (NIRV) Prayer For Help And Guidance Do you feel overwhelmed? Tempted to throw your hands up and scream “forget it!  Have you ever faced an overwhelming task with impossible odds and felt like giving up?

This meditation from Psalm 143 will help you surrender but not out of weakness.  It will help you surrender in a new way. Surrender out of strength into the hands of God.  Pleading for help from your God who wants only for you to ask for help.

Receive this closing benediction for you to ask God to teach you to do what He wants of you.  Do this because He is your God. May his good spirit lead you on a new level path. A new way with new help. So may you encounter the accomplishing work of Christ, new guidance of the Holy Spirit, and the completing help of God now, today, and always, Amen. Listen Now

John 14:6. Encounter Meditatio.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 (ESV) Finding Your Way Today is the second Sunday of Lent.  “Where are you?”....“Do you know where you're going?”....“Are you lost?”

In the Bible, Jesus answers these questions and provides direction. This meditation will help you take that walk.  A walk to encounter God. Walking and dwelling in the divine presence of God.

Let me pray, that by God’s grace you remember that Jesus is the only Way to God.  By God’s grace, you believe that Jesus is the real Truth and the real Life; and no one comes to the Father but through Him.  Amen.   I hope you will take a minute to enjoy listening to "Reclaim Your Sheep" at the end of the meditation from Liturgical Folk, an ensemble group that beautifully pairs historic church language with modern folk sounds. Listen Now

Habakkuk 3: 17-19 (AMP).. Encounter Meditation

Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, though the yield of the olive fails and the fields produce no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will shout in exultation in the God of my salvation!  Habakkuk 3:17-19 (AMP) I Choose To Love Has that happened to you? Have you seen the wicked succeed while the decent fail?

I pray this meditation from Habakkuk 3:17-19 will help you remember that when you wrestle with the problem of evil, you should go deeper in understanding, faith, and prayer, choosing to love the sovereign God.

Let me pray this closing benediction over you always to choose to love and be joyful in the God of your salvation! The Sovereign Lord is your strength! Now may you know the salvation of Christ, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and encounter the love of God now and always, Amen. Listen Now

1 John 4:7. Encounter Meditation

God Is Love. Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.  1 John 4:7 (ESV) Showing Love How do you know when someone loves you? How do you usually show love to others?

This meditation from 1 John 4 is a reflection on the love of God and how his love is shown through His only Son, who is truly unique, and the only one of His kind.

Let me pray this closing benediction over you to recall without ceasing how much God loves you that He sent his one and only Son into your world so you could receive life through him. Now may the salvation of Christ, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and your encounter with God be what gives you pure joy now and always, Amen. Listen Now

Psalm 40:1-2 . Encounter Meditation

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.  I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.  Psalm 40:1 (NIV) God Hears Your Cries Have you ever lost something only to discover it was close by the whole time? Hiding in plain sight?

The theme of this meditation from Psalm 40 is restoration after finding what you thought was lost. Recovery in discovering what you thought was distant, is near.   Rest here. Settle here as the Holy Spirit opens your eyes to the close proximity of God the Father and God the Son.

Ponder that and receive this closing prayer to remember to wait patiently for the Lord, for He will turn to you and hear you cry. Now may you know the humility of Christ, the gentleness of the Holy Spirit, and encounter the closeness of my God to thee. Amen. Listen Now