Evan Olsen - Intercessory Missionary

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11 months ago | Fri, Jul 1st, 2011 Tweet

How You Can Encounter God in His Word

Everyone does it; we all think it: I gotta get to the next chapter so I can be caught up on my Bible reading plan. It’s as common as my own bad analogies (which are as common as pie in an oven). What causes us to be so preoccupied with getting our 10 chapters in the New Testament finished, or reading our 5 Psalms and 1 Proverb a day? Jesus warned the Jews in His day, “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me.” (Jn. 5:39) The Word is what displays God’s character and nature so that we are driven to talking with, and encountering God.

Whenever I sit down in my quiet time with God I struggle to not think, “Where did I leave off and how many chapters do I have to read to catch up?” It’s as if God is more pleased with me cause I read 20 chapters today.

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1 year ago | Sun, Nov 28th, 2010

"Personal or corporate devotion will simply never ascend beyond the knowledge of the Person to whom we are devoted. Where the vision of that Person is dim, obscure, or marginalized, true adoration will be rare and fervent cries of intercession scarce. Yet where Christ is treasured and exalted in the hearts of the people, worship and prayer alike will have both their impetus and their staying power."

- Stephen Venable, Biblical Theology of Night & Day Prayer

Intercessory Missionary at the International House of Prayer Tallahassee Missions Base

How You Can Encounter God in His Word