Divine Encounter

Be Inspired End of Month Prayer & Fasting 29th -31st July 2019

Theme: Divine Encounter

Text: Acts 9:1,4-6

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], went to the high priest, and he asked for letters [of authority] from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there belonging to the Way [believers, followers of Jesus the Messiah], men and women alike, he could arrest them and bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem. As he traveled he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him [displaying the glory and majesty of Christ]; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting and oppressing Me?”  And Saul said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He answered,  “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,  now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
ACTS 9:1‭-‬6 AMP

Glory and honour belongs to God who has kept us this far. If it had not been for God where would we be? Lord we worship and honour your majesty for keeping us even in our unfaithfulness you remain faithful to. You are God in all your ways, Lord we pray that this season of our prayer and fasting you speak to and through us. We ask for an encounter that will depict your blessings and promises for us in Jesus name thank you abba father in Jesus mighty name we have prayed. Amen

The theme days Divine Encounter, in other words it is something that is of God that and experience of God that is or was unexpected. It is the occurrence that happen when God touch humanity. Our text is taken from Acts 9;1,4-6. I have shared from Acts 9:1-6  to give clarity to the messages the Lord give us understanding.

Saul was on His way to Damascus he had mission to ruin all believers that he can see. He was bent on fulfilling his mission no matter what. Saul was not an illiterate when it come to some theological aspects but even at that he had a wrong understanding and belief that had clouded his vision. Hosea 4:6a my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. People say knowledge is power but I believe if the knowledge lacks divine truth it results in abusive power. This was the case of Saul.

As he was going he had his plan well scheduled, he had the right information to attack the people with full force, he had a human authority backing him on this.

As he travelled a light shine from heaven around him displaying the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ and Saul fell to the ground. Then the lord said to him Saul, Saul, Saul why are you persecuting and oppressing me. Recently I was doing some quiz with some friends and a question came up. Who fights for the poor, in as much as the word poor is generically used to describe people that lack I believe that you can be rich in wealth and still have some attributes of the poor. Your judgement can be poor while you are so rich. My response to that question was God and He can fight for them in any way or any capacity He seem fit.

In the case of the believers that Saul was heading to, we had the rich and the poor among them but God intervened divinely and fought their battle for them even before the battle got to their door step.

Naturally as human being we probably will be expecting in the case of Saul that God will strike him to death for the sake of His own. Alas the situation of Saul was beyond him in so many ways, unknown to Saul God had chosen him for such a time as that and his encounter on his way to Damascus was an experience that will not just turn Saul to Apostle Paul but through His ministry as Apostle Paul turn many unbeliever to God.

Divine encounter can be in any way and can happen to any individual, during the Encounter of Saul not only did he change to become Apostle Paul, God removed the scales that were covering his eyes, when people are spiritually blind there is nothing that you say that can change them until God intervened. You can be a believer and still be spiritually blind. 

Divine Encounter is the birthright of a believer, we are not subjected to live an ordinary life because we are birth into the life of extraordinary once we became children of God through salvation. The encounter of Saul was the beginning of his divine encounter not just to him alone but through him to other people. The sick received healing through the new changed man Apostle Paul.

Many times we seek divine encounter but to have it we need to drop our old self, there are things that shouldn't accompany us to the next level of our personal divine encounter. We must know that God is not selfish in moving situation around in our lives especially the ones that needs His divine touch.

Divine encounter can happen to anyone at any stage, some encounter can come out of much preparation while some can be suddenly. Imagine someone who had battled endlessly with incurable disease and suddenly receives the touch of God and all the buts brought about by the disease just vanish just like that, that is a miracle and divine encounter.

Imagine one who has searched endlessly for employment years after acquiring knowledge yet no gainful employment and after much cry and prayer to God an offer comes around from offshore where they never applied someone somewhere remembered them and suddenly they didn't just gain employment, they gained a new home and all as package of the employment this is divinity working out plans for humanity.

Divine encounter is not limited to race, culture or language. Remember God is the God of all human so He will never limit what He can do for one race based on who they are. He is unlimited.

To receive divine encounter your mind must be opened to God, in the case of Saul even though he fought against God at the point of his encounter his response showed that he was ready to hear from this great being.

No matter how difficult the situation may be right now it is not beyond God in anyway so I want you to crave a divine encounter in your life, over all those things that has made you blind to His plan I decree divine encounter. I decree those spiritual blindness come to an end now. Indeed it has been said that your family face such and you are so much in despair about it today may your season of divine encounter turn around that in Jesus name

Let us pray

Lord I thank you for this wonderful day and the word

Father thank you for the privilege to witness another end of the month

Lord thank you for grace to partake of the prayer and fasting for July 2019

Lord eternal I release myself to you henceforth in all areas let me experience divine encounter

Father over every home in this group that which has been a threat to our peace let us experience divine encounter that will make the Prince of peace take charge in Jesus name

Lord almighty concerning(mention) I want to see you at word

Begin to pray in the Holy ghost or in understanding as the lord leads you

Thank you abba for answered prayers in Jesus mighty name

Congratulations!!!!!

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