ENCOUNTER
Encounter – Webster’s Definition
- to come upon face-to-face
- to come upon or experience, especially unexpectedly
That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all of God ‘s devoted people, the experience of that love—what is the breadth and length and height and depth of it; That you may really come to know—practically, through experience for yourselves—the love of God, which far surpasses mere knowledge without experience…Eph. 3:17-19 AMP (Emphasis added)
Father God wants you to encounter Him, to come upon Him face-to-face, to experience Him and His love. In fact, He created you to be loved by Him, to experience and encounter His love on a daily basis.
His love is to be known, experienced and enjoyed by your own heart. Father wants you to come to know His love through experience…
Experience– Webster’s Definition
- something personally encountered
- something personally undergone
- something personally lived through
Father of Love wants you to personally encounter His love, personally undergo His love, and personally live through His love.
Why? Because Father wants us to not only know we are loved theologically, but in a heart-felt personal way as well. Because as you come to know His love in an experiential way, you will know that you are loved deep inside, at the core of your being.