He is actually not far from each one of us.
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Acts 17:27
Last month, the most distant star—or possibly pair of stars—that astronomers have ever seen was revealed thanks to the Hubble telescope and a massive cluster of galaxies. In the months before he died, evangelist and founder of Cru, Dr. Bill Bright, wrote often of heaven and hell. He said his logic was this, “The God whom we worship created at least 100 billion galaxies—some astronomers would say 200 billion. Do we give God credit? They say it was the Big Bang. But it was this great Creator God who made all this majesty and glory.”
When he was preaching to the Athenians on Mars Hill, the apostle Paul reminded them of the God he worshipped being the Lord of heaven and earth, the Creator who made from one man every nation on the face of the planet. Moreover, he told them, that God is not far away from each one, “In him, we live and move and have our being,” he told them (Acts 17:28). He described a personal, knowable God as he preached to them.
God is a God who wants to be known. He wants you to seek Him, and He wants to be found by you, so He is always close. He also wants you to help other people know Him. The Lord longs for humanity to learn about Him, to turn away from sin, selfishness, and self-righteousness, and come to Him, receiving His righteousness by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. Pray for God to lead you in the part He has for you to play in the growth of His Kingdom.
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