2 Corinthians 10:5 This meditation from 2 Corinthians 10 is a reflection on examining your thoughts. Use this time to dismantle any unpredictable swinging thoughts within you to focus instead on the changeless character of God. Does Encounter help calm your mind? Please consider giving! Which swinging thoughts need to be dismantled today?...
Jul 23, 2024•19 min
Psalm 19:14 This meditation is a reflection of our inner speech. We'll contemplate your secret musings and private thoughts that are known only to you. Does Encounter help you grow closer to the Lord? Please consider giving! What does your inner monologue say?...
Jul 22, 2024•18 min
Psalm 119:105 This meditation from Psalm 119 is about the eternal guiding light of God. His light is always available and always there to guide. Does Encounter help you grow in your relationship with the Lord? Please consider giving! Where is God leading you?...
Jul 21, 2024•17 min
Matthew 6:11 This meditation is a reflection on sustenance— both God’s gift of a worldly bread to care for you physically and His eternal gift of the eternal Bread of Life as Christ to care for you spiritually. We cannot bring God's peace without you. Please consider donating. How is God caring for you physically and spiritually?...
Jul 20, 2024•18 min
2 Samuel 7:22 This meditation is a consideration of the gifts of hearing the excited, spontaneous, and divine utterances of God. Does Encounter help you grow in your relationship with the Lord? Please consider supporting us. What excites you most concerning the evidence of God?...
Jul 19, 2024•19 min
Psalm 23:4 This meditation is a contemplation on relying on divine protection, care, and comfort that can only come from God. Does Encounter help you experience the care of God? Please consider supporting us. Where do you turn for protection and comfort?...
Jul 18, 2024•18 min
Hosea 6:6 This meditation from Hosea 6 is a reflection on love languages: how we receive love, how we share it with others, and specifically, how we receive and show our love to God. Does Encounter help you love God and love others? Please consider giving! How do you show love? And how do you receive it?...
Jul 17, 2024•18 min
Hebrews 13:16 This meditation is a contemplation on not neglecting to do good to one another, for we all belong to one another. Are you enjoying Encounter? Please consider donating. How can you care for another's needs today?...
Jul 16, 2024•17 min
John 13:14 This meditation from John 13 is a contemplation on seeing Jesus as your example of a humble servant, receiving the love of God, and paying it forward for His divine glory. Does Encounter help you glorify the Lord? Please consider giving! How will you "pay it forward" today?...
Jul 15, 2024•18 min
1 Chronicles 16:24 This meditation from 1 Chronicles 16 is a contemplation on becoming as mindful to declare and share the offerings of God to the world as we are to declare what the world offers to us. Does Encounter help you become more mindful? Please consider giving! How can you share your faith through social media?...
Jul 14, 2024•17 min
Deuteronomy 6:5 This meditation from Deuteronomy 6 is a reminder to center your mind, body, and soul on remembering what matters most. Does Encounter help you focus on the things that matter? Please consider giving! What matters most to you?...
Jul 13, 2024•18 min
Psalm 94:19 This meditation is a reflection on the choices we make. We'll contemplate the joy of choosing the comfort that comes from God and God alone. Does Encounter help you find God's comfort? Please consider donating. What choices are you facing today?...
Jul 12, 2024•16 min
Psalm 27:4 This meditation from Psalm 27 is a reflection on your favorite escape. Reflect on this holy place to encounter the divine presence of God. Does Encounter help you experience God? Please consider giving today! Where can you go to experience the presence of God?...
Jul 11, 2024•17 min
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 This meditation from 2 Corinthians 1 is a reflection on finding consolation in the comforting heart of God and discovering peace in the tender embrace of His arms. Does Encounter help you find comfort? Please consider giving! When did you last experience comfort from the Lord?...
Jul 10, 2024•18 min
1 Corinthians 10:13 This meditation is on the temptations of the heart-- the soft whispers of emotional temptations can scream the loudest. Does Encounter help you turn from temptations? Please consider giving! What is most tempting to you?...
Jul 09, 2024•17 min
Psalm 139:23-24 This meditation from Psalm 139 is on the importance of having a daily spiritual heart exam. I pray this will help you surrender to the joy of having your heart and thoughts examined by God. Does Encounter help you surrender to the Lord? Please consider giving! What does God see when He examines your heart?...
Jul 08, 2024•17 min
Psalm 119:2 This meditation is on seeking God with your heart, your whole heart, and nothing but your heart. Does Encounter help you seek God with your whole heart? Please consider giving! What does it mean to seek the Lord with your whole heart?...
Jul 07, 2024•18 min
Zephaniah 2:3 This meditation is an encouragement to keep seeking. You may find that what you are seeking, has already been found. Does Encounter help you find God? Please consider giving to us! What do you most hope to find today?...
Jul 06, 2024•18 min
Psalm 42:2 This meditation from Psalm 42 is a reflection on seeking after what is hidden. We'll find that sometimes, what you seek is hidden in plain sight for you to find. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! What is it you're seeking today?...
Jul 05, 2024•17 min
Joel 2:12 This meditation is a reflection on returning home to God and coming back to your safe place in the arms of your creator. Does Encounter help you return to safety with the Lord? Please consider giving! When has God been a safe place for you recently?...
Jul 04, 2024•17 min
Revelation 3:20 This meditation is a reflection on answering the knocking and opening the door to accept the promises of God and fellowship with his Son. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider supporting us. Is there an area of your life where the door is closed to God?...
Jul 03, 2024•17 min
Proverbs 21:2 The theme of this meditation is being found faithful as you live and move by faith. Does Encounter help you grow in your relationship with the Lord? Please consider giving! What step of faith do you need to take today?...
Jul 02, 2024•16 min
Deuteronomy 30:16 The theme of this meditation is about exploration and how to face it with divine peace and the courage of God. Does Encounter encourage you to have the courage of God? Please consider giving to us! Do adventures excite you or give you anxiety?...
Jul 01, 2024•19 min
Luke 16:10 In today's meditation, we'll talk about skipping shortcuts and being faithful in order to see actual results. Does Encounter help you increase your patience? Please consider giving! Is there an area of your life where you need extra patience today?...
Jun 30, 2024•17 min
James 1:19 The theme of this meditation from James 1 is being slower to speak and faster to listen to others, including your time listening in prayer. Does Encounter help you to be a better listener? Please consider giving! On an average day, how much talking do you do? How much listening?...
Jun 29, 2024•17 min
Colossians 2:6 Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. The theme of this meditation from Colossians 2 is imitation-- doing as others do, acting as they act, and walking as they walk. Does Encounter help you become more Christ-like? Please consider giving! Who are you imitating?...
Jun 28, 2024•18 min
Acts 2:21 The theme of this meditation is to notice and mind warnings-- especially the most important spiritual warnings of God. Does Encounter encourage you to live the life God intends for you? Please consider supporting us. Are there spiritual warnings you need to listen to today?...
Jun 27, 2024•17 min
Jeremiah 17:10 The theme of this meditation is confidence. Having confidence, not in yourself, but in God because of what he has done for you before. Are you enjoying Encounter? Please consider donating. How might God use you to help another rely more deeply on the Lord?...
Jun 26, 2024•17 min
Hebrews 11:6 This meditation from Hebrews 11 is about faith-- not the mustering up of new faith, but discovering the courage you seek is already within you. Faith is a gift from God. Does Encounter encourage you in your relationship with Christ? Please consider giving! Is there a time when doubt has blocked you from experiencing trust?...
Jun 25, 2024•20 min
Habakkuk 3:17-18 This meditation from Habakkuk 3 is about remembering to be joyful, especially in the face of personal disappointment. I pray it brings you peace in your times of discontent. Does Encounter help you experience peace? Please consider giving! Can you remember a time when you experienced joy despite disappointment?...
Jun 24, 2024•19 min