Life Changing Encounters With Jesus

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“And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him. Then Jesus said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.’”
(Matthew 28:8-10)

Have you ever had a true “ENCOUNTER” with Christ???

These women first had an encounter with an angel of the Lord at the tomb; the angel gave them directions and they left quickly to report to the disciples….But then, they had an encounter with Jesus Himself! When the angel appeared, the women stopped and listened and followed his directions, but when “Jesus met them and greeted them…they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.“ (v. 9)…..THEY HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS!!!!!

Christ gave them the same directions that the angel had given them, but this time the words carried more power because they came directly from their Lord….His directions were to “go and take word” (v.10)….A little later the
eleven disciples went on to Galilee to meet Jesus, and when He spoke to them He said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,” (Matt. 28:19)…..THEY HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS!!!!!

I think it is interesting that with both of these personal encounters with Jesus, He told them all to “GO” and tell someone something for Him….Jesus initiated these encounters, in fact He initiates every encounter that occurs with His followers….Christ has a reason and a purpose to meet up with each one of us, therefore we need to pay attention and find out what direction He has for us every time we have a personal encounter with Him….The world around us needs to hear from someone who has just come from a personal, life-changing encounter with the living Christ!!!!

THOSE WE COME IN CONTACT WITH ON A DAILY BASIS DESPERATELY NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED BY OUR LATEST ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST!!! ARE WE WILLING AND READY TO SHARE THAT EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS AS A TESTIMONY OF HOW HE HAS IMPACTED OUR LIFE??!!??

What is it that Jesus did for you and said to you during your last personal encounter with Him? Did it change your life drastically? If yes, then "go and take word" and share your encounter with others for Jesus Christ and for the furtherance of His kingdom here on earth!!!

The women who encountered the Lord after visiting the empty tomb were changed drastically and they had a testimony to share with the disciples….The disciples were changed drastically after their personal encounter with Jesus and they had a testimony to share with the world….THESE PEOPLE HAD BEEN WITH JESUS!!! THEY HAD EXPERIENCED A TRUE ENCOUNTER WITH THEIR SAVIOR!!!!!

Nothing convinces the world about Jesus' life - changing power more than to hear the testimony of someone who has been with Jesus -- WHO HAS HAD AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE LORD OF LORDS AND KING OF KINGS!!!!

GO AND TELL THE WORLD ABOUT YOUR ENCOUNTERS WITH THE SAVIOR OF THIS WORLD!!!!!

"GO AND TAKE WORD" TO THE WORLD ABOUT WHAT JESUS CHRIST HAS DONE FOR YOU!!!!!

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