24 "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hand. 25 And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. 26 From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. 27 God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out 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 some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring'." Acts 17:24-28
There's a lot of really great things in these 4 verses, but I want us to focus on verse 26, From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.
As I was reading this is the verse that jumped out at me. God made us and everything else, he didn't stop there. His plan is so great that he has orchestrated the time in which we will live, every single minute, and the places! Look at where you are right now, God put you there! This moment you have right now, God gave you. So are you using your moments in your places to do the something that God put you there for or are you calling your own shots?
That is the main thing that slapped me inbthe face: are we calling our own shots?! How many times do we think that we're in control of our days and of our lives? Where we live, what we do and everything else in between... The truth is we're not!
We have free will, but nothing we choose suprises God. He alrwady know the mistakes we're going to make today and he has a backup plan to direct back the way we need to go. So let's stop being so selfish and realize our every breath is ordained by a mighty and holy God! Let's realize the importance of our lives to him and do as his word says (v. 27 God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.) and reach out for him!
Have a great day!
~Awaken Us~
Brenna Stanford
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