Monday, April 20, 2009

Around The World


The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything. 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, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us… Acts 17:24-27
By the grace of God I have had the privilege to see many parts of this world that He created. I have been to some beautiful places. I have been to some scary places. I have been to some disturbing places. Everywhere in the world there are people searching, reaching out, and looking for something greater. The Bible tells us that every person on this planet has been put where they are for a reason. “That they should seek God.”
He has given His people the opportunity to know Him. Again, Almighty God has given us the opportunity to know Him. Once more, the Creator of the World, the One who spoke and the Universe leaped into existence, the One who breathed life into this pile of dust we call a body has given us an opportunity and wants us to know Him. The great King David of Israel once wrote, “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” David looked into the night sky and saw the beauty and grander of God’s creation. Yet it was not creation that he marveled at. It was God Himself. David was inspired to worship the Creator. He also wrote, “The Heavens declare the Glory of God”, and spoke eloquently of God’s might and power. But, David’s awe did not stop there. He realized that as powerful and majestic as God is, He still reaches out to lowly man. He is mindful of the one He created in His own image. All of the grander of his creation was created for us that we may reach out and find the creator. His love for us is so great that He purposely put each of us in the right spot that we could find Him. Perfectly placed us, the pinnacle of His creation, where we are. He has given all of us opportunity to find Himself. What is more, in all our groping and striving and searching, “He is actually not far from each one of us.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21

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