You Can't Escape God, Acts 17:24-29 - Ted

"The God who made the world and everything in it, this Master of sky and land, doesn't live in custom-made shrines or need the human race to run errands for him, as if he couldn't take care of himself. He makes the creatures; the creatures don't make him. Starting from scratch, he made the entire human race and made the earth hospitable, with plenty of time and space for living so we could seek after God, and not just grope around in the dark but actually find him. He doesn't play hide-and-seek with us. He's not remote; he's near. We live and move in him, can't get away from him! One of your poets said it well: 'We're the God-created.' Well, if we are the God-created, it doesn't make a lot of sense to think we could hire a sculptor to chisel a god out of stone for us, does it?

Question... Why would God create a world for us to "grope around in the dark" to eventually find Him? Maybe it's his adventurous spirit or jealous nature that desires our pursuit for relationship with something bigger than ourselves. One thing is for sure. Finding the path is far more fulfilling than following a road map. Yes clues, and gentle redirection show His love and grace, but there is definitely something profound about the pursuit to be close to Him.