1 Kings 18-19, Acts 17: 22-34, Acts 18: 1-8, Psalm 103: 13-22
Acts 17: 26-28 (ESV)
“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on
all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the
boundaries of their dwelling place, that they should seek God, and perhaps feel
their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of
us, for ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own
poets have said, ‘For we are indeed his offspring.’”
In verses 26 through 28, Paul preached to people of Athens
telling them that Father-God created us because we are all descendants of Adam.
Father-God also is ruler over all things and has plans for all nations and its
people. Father-God is not a distant god of stone, silver or gold. Father-God is
near to each of us and invites us to search and find him. Paul emphasizes that
Father-God is not far from each of us, because he made us and we are his
offspring. Paul tells us that we live and move in Father-God. If we can really
understand as Paul has said that we are Father-God’s children, then our whole
identity will revolve around how we connect to our Father-God, how we praise him,
and how we are solely dependent on him for all our needs. If we live and move
and have our being in Father-God, then we also know that his presence is not
inside a specific location. Father-God is near and within us because he is the one
true god. The hardest thing to grok, at least for me, is knowing that I am a
child of Father-God and that I can be dependent on him for all my needs. I was
taught that when I grew up, I would be independent from my parents and
responsible for my own decisions. I couldn’t rely on anyone but myself and any
family I might have. But as a follower of Jesus Christ, I’ve learned that I am not
alone. Father-God is my spiritual parent, and I can rely on him and the Holy
Spirit for all my needs, because Father-God is sovereign over all things.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts on these Bible verses,
find yourself a Holy Spirit filled, full Gospel, Bible-based church where you
can hear the word of God preached and learn what it truly means to be a child
of Father-God.
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