Edited by Jim McCrory, Saturday, 29 June 2024, 14:19
When I take a walk in the park, the beach, or a star
filled sky in a winter’s evening, I see God all around. This planet has the
footprint of a wise, benevolent architect.
Would God make all these provisions and not make himself available
to his intelligent creatures?
There is a reassuring promise made in Acts 17:
26-28,
“This God made us in all our diversity from one original
person, allowing each culture to have its own time to develop, giving each its
own place to live and thrive in its distinct ways. His purpose in all this
was that people of every culture and religion would search for
this ultimate God, grope for Him in the darkness, as it were, hoping to
find Him. Yet, in truth, God is not far from any of us. For you know the
saying, “We live in God; we move in God; we exist in God.” And still another
said, “We are indeed God’s children.”
Think about that last phrase that reads God is never that
far from any of us.” Think of the other expressions such as “Grope for him,”
“His purpose……that people of every culture and religion would search.”
These expressions highlight the need to seek God with an
element of effort on our part. There is a level of commitment to seeking God.
It means reading his word, making every effort to harmonise our lives with
God’s requirements. Remember, “... in truth, God is not far from any of us.”
Does God Answer Prayers? (Personal experience)
When I take a walk in the park, the beach, or a star filled sky in a winter’s evening, I see God all around. This planet has the footprint of a wise, benevolent architect.
Would God make all these provisions and not make himself available to his intelligent creatures?
There is a reassuring promise made in Acts 17: 26-28,
“This God made us in all our diversity from one original person, allowing each culture to have its own time to develop, giving each its own place to live and thrive in its distinct ways. His purpose in all this was that people of every culture and religion would search for this ultimate God, grope for Him in the darkness, as it were, hoping to find Him. Yet, in truth, God is not far from any of us. For you know the saying, “We live in God; we move in God; we exist in God.” And still another said, “We are indeed God’s children.”
Think about that last phrase that reads God is never that far from any of us.” Think of the other expressions such as “Grope for him,” “His purpose……that people of every culture and religion would search.”
These expressions highlight the need to seek God with an element of effort on our part. There is a level of commitment to seeking God. It means reading his word, making every effort to harmonise our lives with God’s requirements. Remember, “... in truth, God is not far from any of us.”
Scripture taken from The Voice™. Copyright © 2012 by Ecclesia Bible Society. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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