In today's verse 15, we're going to respond to God's open invitation to seek his face.

God desires to meet with you just as you are. So great was his desire for real restored relationship

with you that he would send his only son.

May the weights and cares of the world fall off your shoulders today as you set out to seek the heart of your good and loving father.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast.

Thank you. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Jeremiah 29 verse 13.

Scripture says,

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

There is a misconception in Christianity that we cannot tangibly encounter our Heavenly Father.

Often we're taught that we are too broken, dirty, or sinful to experience God. We're told that experiencing God is only for some people, or only for some

nations and cultures. Or maybe as a result of a lack of experiencing God in the past, we believe that we are made

without something that allows us to encounter God. Maybe we believe that encountering God is for

other people, but not for us. Nothing could be further from the truth. We encounter God because he desires to be

encountered, not because we possess some special ability. We encounter God because he longs for us

to know him, not because we are more holy than someone else.

You see, encountering God is entirely based on His grace and love for us.

In Jeremiah 2913, God promises us, you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your

heart. All that is required of us to experience God is time and energy set aside to seek him.

Let that truth settle into your heart for a moment. Allow your beliefs about

encountering God to be renewed by His Word. You can undoubtedly experience the living, active, and

most high God right now because He desires for you too. He longs

for you to experience him. His greatest desire is for his children to walk in the fullness

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