| October 2, 2022 -- God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. “For in Him we live and move and have our being” as some of your own poets have said “We are His offspring.”
Acts 17: 27-28
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind. Job 12:10 I have talked before about how some people picture God as being some aloof old man with a white beard, sitting on a throne far above us, and out of touch. But the truth is that God is not far off, but rather very close to us. We are limited by our human perspective of things, and try to bring God down to our scale, not being able to comprehend God as he truly is, greater than the entire universe that he created and maintains, and yet in contact with all of creation at all times.
Thus, God surrounds us and is with us wherever we go. We cannot hide from him, nor should we worry that he will not be present when we need him. “Ah”, you say, “if God is all around me, why do I not see him?” Yet, the air surrounds us on all sides and we do not see it.
However, we see and feel and hear the effects of the air as it moves, rustling the grasses and blowing across our cheeks. We can become aware of God’s ubiquitous presence if we become aware of his actions, at all times, in all places, not only around us but also within us.
The Psalmist who wrote Psalm 139 sums it up nicely:
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
0 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
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