Scripture: God did this [creation of man] so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. Acts 17:27
Observation: Paul is talking to Greek philosophers who have asked him to educate them. These are learned men seeking intellectual reason. So Paul does two things here:
1) He stays exactly on message - God loves us and wants a relationship with us (and so gave his son to us).
2) He doesn't use those words - instead he reasons that God, while near to us, wishes for men to seek him and find him through analysis and reason.
Application: At all times, when discussing God, I must always remain true to the truth about God ... that he loves us and seeks a relationship with us through our faith in Jesus. However, there are MANY ways to say this in a manner that appeals to others. For some, the message will be love, compassion, caring. For others, it will be personal discovery. For some, reason and intellect.
Prayer: Lord, many are seeking you, yet they cannot find you because of the way we present you. Please give your people wisdom, as you did with Paul, to always advance the name of Jesus.
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