Revelation 1:17-18 (LSB) 17 And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not fear; I am the first and the last, 18 and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

While the apostle John was exiled to the island of Patmos, he experienced a vision that he was faithful to write down in great detail.

That vision became what we know as the book of Revelation.

As John encountered God, he fell at His feet “like a dead man.”

And though John had personally spent much time with Jesus prior to His crucifixion and eventual ascension, this particular encounter was enough to make him drop to the ground like a limp rag.

Many people today experience something similar, coming completely undone by the presence or the touch of God.

But we also need to understand that encounters with God are not always as dramatic as John’s, Peter’s, or Isaiah’s.

Sometimes these encounters are more subtle; a whisper that shakes us to our core, but no less life changing.

Sometimes these events change the path of our lives forever, placing us on a course that we would never have imagined.

Many of us have had these “God moments” that permanently changed us.

And if we were to look back, we would clearly see where we were headed, and where God led us instead.

It is, for lack of a better phrase, mind-blowing at the very least.

And to be clear, this is not an emotionally based experience. It is not simply a hyped up or conjured up event.

Sure, some may try to fake it. But a true encounter with God cannot be imitated. It is impossible.

The event itself, or how it plays out, is not what should be focused on. It is the touch of God that truly matters.

It is how He changes us that makes the difference. And it is that touch that alters our lives and the paths thereof.

Let us endeavor to draw ever closer to Him, giving Him the freedom to move in our lives in whatever way He chooses.

And if that encounter with God happens, let Him use it to accomplish whatever it is that he desires to do in our lives.

We will never regret it.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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