In the magical waters...
Acts 17:26 - 28 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 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; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’
A sailor from the old fairy-tale found himself in the middle of an ocean after a ship wreck! He woke up on top of a wood Planck. He does not have a map nor does he know when the morning would come. He is lonely, hungry and thirsty.
He does not recall what happened! Only things his aching head perceived in the dark were not any promising either.Initial search was not so unfruitful for him. He found a smaller wood piece to paddle his life saving log!
Initially he frantically tried to row himself to some shore which he hoped would be around. He soon discovered in the process he is killing some half dead souls trying to afloat in their own little wood planks. Moreover he soon got tiered of his own aimless frenzy! After all, who knows how far the shore is!
There were whirlpools all over, wreckage everywhere. There was more than one danger to his life!
But, if the magical waters in which he is in is able and willing to communicate and guide and help him! Things would change so dramatically for him. He will know how far the nearest shore is, will he hurt any or how to avoid a whirlpool. In the midst of his limited resources he could use the help of the powerful waves, which could gently bring him to a desirable shore.
This is where the journey of man begins. Why am I here? what am I suppose to do? Where am I going? How can I get there? Is there someone else in this universe or are we alone here….so on and so forth!
Some look for answers but are already convinced that there cant be an answer!
The Scripture answers these questions of life for us!
It is Man’s pursuit
Acts 17:26 - 28 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27 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; 28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’
This is the definition of human life
1. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth - THEIR ORGIN (THEIR PARENTAGE)
2. Has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings – THEIR DESTINY
Our lives intersected each other in divine purpose. We have an allotted time to live! That is what we call as earthly sojourn! (THEIR PERIPHERY)
3. That they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him,–THEIR PURPOSE
Knowing God is the pursuit of existence as human beings. Not in theory, or a creed but in reality! Our hearts are yearning for the one whom we miss so dearly! We want to know that we are not left in this lonely planet in all its chaos!
4. though He is not far from each one of us – THEIR PREDICAMENT
- they know we all are His children (even gentile poets knew it)
- Then why am I left to figure out for my self how to seek God?
5. In Him we live and move and have our being - THEIR MEANING
Why should we know Him!? Because even though He is standing so close to us we are unable to perceive Him!
6 . PENITENCE – their solution
Our parentage and our other limits (geographical, economical, health, opportunities etc.) are God God ordained! We can do all what we want but can’t change our relatives or the limited of resources!
But, with our limited resources and not so perfect parentage God has allowed us to live in His beautiful earth - for one purpose!
Our purpose is “that we may seek Him and find Him.” Because finding Him would make sense of all our problems. This is just as the story of desperate sailor in the magical waters.
Poets of old and people of understanding tell us that “in Him we live move and have our being.” Even though He is not far from any one of us!
May God give us grace that we may have to diligently seek for Him to grope Him!
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