ENCOUNTERING - ARE YOU THIRSTY?

INTRODUCTION

There is a man who stood on the shore of the ocean in wonder and amazement. It is vast and it takes his breath away. He feels small by what he sees and then ponders an even deeper reality: what he sees is not all there is!

The sheer magnitude of that moment, in all of its wonder and awe is swallowed up in the realization that there is more!.... there is MORE than what he has just witnessed and experienced.

That man gave his life to studying and journeying into the heart of the oceans to uncover all that could be uncovered.

That is how it is with God. Coming to worship and going before the Lord is like standing at the shore of the ocean and marvelling at the sight. But beloved,

That person who goes on a journey to tudy the ocean is called and oceanographer - they study the various aspects of the ocean to gain an understanding of how the ocean relates to all of life, etc.

The person who goes on to journey into the heart of knowing and experiencing the Lord is called Christian.

As the oceanographer does more than just admire the ocean and dis not content with just what he sees...

So too is one a Christian who does more than admire God and who is not content with simply knowing the surface of the divine.

One who is met