That they should seek the Lord

God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; - Acts 17.24-27

What we call ‘natural revelation’ in out theological terms is a vital part of the gospel. ‘God, who made the world and all that is in it leave Himself with a testimony. He does not dwell in the magnificent temples the Greeks had built for their gods.He gives life and breath and all things. He has made all the world of one blood and established habitations.

He did all this for one purpose – that all men might seek Him. Man has always groped for Him. All men have sought to know Him. The entire history in inextricably tied with religion because men have always sought after and sought to find the One who made it all – the One the Greeks called the ‘unknown god.’ Differing views caused by man’s groping to find God have been the cause of far too many wars and conflicts.

But there is a key phrase here, God is there for the finding. He is not far from each one of us and the gospel is the key we need to find Him. That’s why Paul had to go to Athens. That’s why he couldn’t go to his hotel room and curl up with a good book. That’s’s why he took to the streets and risked preaching on Mars Hill – because God is there and Paul had the answer to their search for the unknown God.

Thinsg haven’t changed in the last 2,000 years. There is still a world seeking the Lord. They may be kicking against His calling, but He is there and we have to key.

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