1 John 3:18 This meditation is a reflection on love languages. We'll contemplate how we receive love, and how we share it with others. Does Encounter help you show love? Please consider giving. How do you show love? How do you share the love with others?...
Ecclesiastes 11:5 Our theme for this meditation from Ecclesiastes 11 is uncertainty. It is my hope that this will help you find hope in the midst of chaos and doubt. Does Encounter help you find hope? Please consider giving! How has God shown up for you in uncertain times?...
2 Corinthians 5:21 This meditation is designed to combat the stress of the world by becoming a calm place of hope in the presence of God and a reminder of His offer of peace. Does Encounter help you accept an offer of peace? Please consider giving! How big of a role does stress play in your daily life?...
Proverbs 22:4 Our theme for this meditation from Proverbs 22 is wealth--not in dollar signs and decimals as defined by the world, but the eternal and divine wealth of heaven. Does Encounter remind you of your true worth and value? Please consider giving! What do you value most in life?...
Psalm 42:11 The Bible has much to say about depression. It can be hard to seek God as your help when you're experiencing depression, but by choosing to be here, you are taking an important first step. Does Encounter help you find hope in hard times? Please consider supporting us. Where are you emotionally right now?...
1 John 4:18 The theme of this meditation from 1 John 4 is about love and how to be confident standing on the love of God when facing eternity. Does Encounter help you experience the love of God? Please consider giving! Describe your experience with God's perfect love....
Hebrews 4:12 This meditation will help you appreciate the manual you seek is in your hands and heart through God's Word. Does Encounter help you spend time with the Lord? Please consider giving! How might God use you to help another find salvation?...
Psalm 143:10 This meditation will help you surrender in a new way: into the hands of God. Does Encounter help you find comfort? Please consider giving! Is there an area of your life where you need to surrender?...
Matthew 19:26 This meditation will help you embrace the truth of your frailty and surrender to the strength of God. Does Encounter help you surrender to the strength of God? Please consider supporting us. What challenges do you need to surrender to God?...
Isaiah 43:19 This meditation from Isaiah 43 will help you see with new eyes, encounter God in new ways, and experience His ongoing transformative work already well underway in your life right now. Does Encounter help you experience God in new ways? Please consider giving! How is God transforming your life right now?...
Philippians 1:6 This meditation will help you find a space to encounter the assurance and patient working of God to restore and complete you. Are you enjoying Encounter? Please consider donating. What about you feels most restored and complete?...
Psalm 2:11 This meditation is a reflection on approaching Elohim, the creator God, with the patient awe and wonder befitting Him, with a sense of adoration, embracing, celebrating, and even a bit of trembling. Does Encounter help you spend time with the Lord? Please consider giving! What emotions do you feel when you approach the throne of God?...
2 Peter 3:9 This meditation from 2 Peter 3 is a reflection on patience, learning to wait on God by considering your own inadequacy while at the same time embracing the Lord’s all-sufficiency. Does Encounter help you wait on the Lord? Please consider giving! Can you remember a time when God provided while you waited on Him?...
Philippians 2:12 This meditation from Philippians 2 is a reflection on the shining that comes from the indwelling of the Spirit of God within you so that others can see God's love in you. Does Encounter help you experience God's love? Please consider giving! When have you seen God's light shine out from someone else?...
Colossians 3:16 I pray this meditation will help you empty yourself of the false hope the world offers and be filled with the shining presence of the divine. Does Encounter help you find true hope? Please consider supporting us. What false hope do you need to release today?...
Matthew 18:20 This meditation is about the presence of God being particularly near when His people gather to meditate on repentance. Does Encounter help you experience the presence of God? Please consider giving! How often do you gather together with others?...
Galatians 6:2 This meditation from Galatians 6 is about exploring ways to share the burdens of others and finding others to help carry some of yours. Does Encounter help you release your burdens? Please consider giving! What (and whose) burdens are you carrying today?...
Galatians 5:14 This meditation from Galatians 5 is about having the freedom to love beyond yourself, loving everyone as God does, and treating everyone you meet as though they are the only one in your care. Does Encounter help you love others? Please consider giving! Who needs your undivided attention and love today?...
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 This meditation from Ecclesiastes 4 will help you center on the importance of having others in your life who can be a source of help, strength, warmth, and protection in times of need. Does Encounter help you find strength? Please consider giving! Which friends are a source of strength?...
Genesis 1:27 This meditation is a reflection on the truth that God created each of us in his own likeness. He created us to be like Himself-- each of us created as unique gifts to the world for His glory. Does Encounter help you glorify God? Please consider giving! How do others see God in you?...
James 1:17 This meditation is a reflection on your longing for enduring joy. Empty yourself of the false hope the world offers and be filled with the joy and presence of God-- the only thing that endures! Does Encounter help you find joy? Please consider giving to us! What false hopes have you been clinging to lately?...
Matthew 16:24 This meditation from Matthew 16 is a reflection on the longing to abandon everything to come and follow Jesus, becoming filled with who you truly are-- a disciple and follower of Christ. Does Encounter help you follow Jesus? Please consider giving! What are some attributes of your true self?...
Matthew 11:15 This meditation from Matthew 11 is about listening. It will help you hear the reverberations of God’s creation and listen for the substance and significance of what you hear. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! What sounds of creation do you hear right now?...
Psalm 130:5 This meditation will help you be aware and hopeful as you wait. In the midst of the distracting ticking, tapping, and waiting, you'll be reminded to stay hope-filled for the One you are waiting on. Does Encounter bring you hope? Please consider giving! What are you hopeful for today?...
2 Corinthians 3:17 This meditation from 2 Corinthians 3 will help you take a walk. Unbridled. Free. Being guided, not by the world but only by God’s whispered directions. Does Encounter help you feel free? Please consider giving to us! When did you last experience the feeling of freedom?...
James 1:5 This meditation from James 1 will help you remember that when we lack the wisdom to simply ask, God provides generously, liberally, and without reproach. Does Encounter help you find peace? Please consider giving! In what area of your life do you need God's wisdom today?...
Ezekiel 36:26 This meditation is a reflection on transformation-- receiving the gift of a heart transformed from self-willed stone to God-willed tenderness. Does Encounter help you find restoration? Please consider supporting us. What of you is old and in need of restoration?...
1 Thessalonians 5:15 This meditation from 1 Thessalonians 5 is a contemplation on doing good. Turn away from complacency and choose to do good. Does Encounter guide you to what is good? Please consider giving to us! What decision can you make today that will lead you away from complacency?...
1 Corinthians 1:18 This meditation from 1 Corinthians 1 is a reflection on believing in the healing, restorative ways of God’s saving power, no matter what others think. Does Encounter help you deepen your faith? Please consider giving! How do you respond when others question or mock your beliefs?...
2 Chronicles 7:14 This meditation from 2 Chronicles 7 is a reflection on restoration. You may feel isolated and forgotten by God but there is hope in the promise of forgiveness and God’s divine restoration. Does Encounter help you encounter Christ? Please consider giving! Is there a part of you in need of cleaning and repair?...
