Acts 17:26-27
God Created All Men and Where They Would Live
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.
Philippians 4:5
The LORD is Near
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
James 4:8
Come Near to God
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you
Psalm 145:18
Call to God, to Get Near Him
18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.
Psalm 73:28
It is Good to Be Near God
28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Hebrews 10:22
Drawing Near to God
22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.
Deuteronomy 4:29
Seek the LORD with Your Heart and Soul
29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Hebrews 11:6
Pleasing God with Our Faith
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Matthew 1:23
God With Us
23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
St. Paul says that God is not far from each of us...He tells us in his letter to the Philippians that the LORD is near...But are we near to Him?...Do we try to get closer to Him?...
St. James says we must come near to God, and then He will come near to us...So we must put out an effort to get near to Him...So we must seek and call upon the LORD, for the LORD is near to those who call upon Him and seek Him...We must seek the LORD with our heart and our soul, and when we do we will find Him...The heart is very important, because it houses our love and our love for Him...We must have love in our heart to get close and near to Him...And this effort requires believing in Him...And also, our effort requires putting our faith in Him, and also our trust...We need faith, belief, and trust in our hearts to get near Him...
When we seek Him, we will find Him, if we use our hearts...We must pray to God and use His Mediator that He has sent us...When we pray and sincerely communicate with Him with our hearts and souls, we will draw near to Him...He wants us to be faithful to Him...When we are faithful to God it is pleasing to Him...He wants to be near to us...This is why He sent His Son to us, and He is called Immanuel, which means God with us...He sent His Son, so that we may be near Him...