Revival: Part 10 – Divine Encounter – ‘And the spirit of the Lord will come upon thee’

Memory Verse: 1 Samuel 10:6 – “And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.”

Revival - a Ministry of The Holy Spirit
Revival – a Ministry of The Holy Spirit

Text: Exodus 3:2-5 – “And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt. And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I. And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”

Moses had a divine encounter. God called him out of the midst of the bush.

Introduction: It is a great thing for a believer to have an experience of a visible physical presence of God in his life. This kind of experience is called a Divine Encounter – a miraculous move of God in the affairs of his people that is not anticipated.

This miraculous move of God makes the impossible possible.

Meaning Of Divine Encounter

  1. A meeting arranged divinely to bring to accomplishment an uncommon spiritual agenda in the life of the chosen for the fulfilment of the purpose of God
  2. Divine visitation by God to men from an unforeseen quarter at the unforeseen time to turn around a situation that is unpleasant
  3. Inexplicable and uncommon special act of God planned for assigning, consecrating and preparing a human agent to lead His people back to Him with the aim of furthering the gospel
  4. Read Exodus 3:1-end – The story of Moses on how he encountered God
What Happens After A Divine Encounter

Faith Renewed
Faith Renewed
  1. Restoration of the years eaten by locusts
  2. Faith renewed
  3. God reveals Himself to man in holiness and power
  4. God takes charge while you relax
  5. Deliverance from spiritual infancy
  6. Revival
Conclusion: Typical example of Divine Encounter is the story of Jacob, who struggled with God and his name was changed to Israel after he “prevailed”. Genesis 32:26-28 – “And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”
Prayer: Lord, Revive me…in the name of Jesus.
Feel free to share this Truth. The Word of God is nothing but the Truth, and only the Truth can set us free!

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