Encountering God through Scripture
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 26 June 2026
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
In this world, it’s not difficult to become disheartened, visionless and confused about the direction of our lives or our circumstances. But God has given us a priceless gift to ground and root us in truth and vision for life—his word. If you’re feeling purposeless or lost today, look no further than the wisdom God has graciously provided through the Bible. Today we’ll dive into how we can encounter God through Scripture.
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| 0:00.0 | In this world, it's not difficult to become disheartened, visionless, and confused about the direction of our lives or our circumstances. |
| 0:14.0 | But God has given us a priceless gift to ground and root us in truth and vision for life, His Word. |
| 0:23.6 | If you're feeling purposeless or lost today, look no further than the wisdom God has graciously provided through the Bible. |
| 0:33.6 | Today, we'll dive into how we can encounter God through Scripture. |
| 0:38.7 | Welcome to the First 15 podcast. |
| 0:41.3 | Thank you. Our scripture for today comes from Jeremiah 15 verse 16. |
| 1:12.4 | Scripture says, |
| 1:16.8 | Your words were found and I ate them. |
| 1:22.4 | And your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart. |
| 1:27.4 | For I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. |
| 1:34.7 | In Scripture, we have a perfect and direct avenue to powerful and transformational encounters with God. |
| 1:40.4 | Jeremiah 1516 says, |
| 1:43.3 | Your words were found and I ate them. |
| 1:46.9 | And your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart. |
| 1:52.0 | For I am called by your name, O Lord God of hosts. |
| 1:57.6 | In Scripture, we find both our weakness and God's unfailing love portrayed through countless stories. |
| 2:06.6 | God has spoken to us all we need in Scripture to both understand and pursue whole-hearted, unveiled relationship with Him. |
| 2:20.0 | The very spirit who authored the words of Scripture |
| 2:23.9 | longs to use it to guide you and me |
| 2:27.2 | into powerful encounters with our Heavenly Father. |
| 2:32.5 | I fear that many believers today are missing the intended meaning behind Scripture. |
| 2:39.0 | It is designed to act as a guide to knowing its author. |
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