Acts 17:26-27
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.
Matthew 1:23
23 "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us."
Philippians 4:5
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
James 4:8
8 Come near to God and he will come near to you.
Matthew 28:19-20
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
How can something all around us not be noticed?...God's style is to do most things very subtly and it seems like over time...Some may think He hides, but He tells us throughout the Bible He is here and near, as we read the above verses...Many times when we pray, He does not send down the answer at that very second...Sometimes when we look back two, three, or five years after our prayer, we see it was answered...We also see, how He answered that prayer...
We all know that there is air...The air is all around us...The air surrounds us...The air is always there...God is like the air in always being around and always being there...We breathe in the air every second of our lives...We need the air, but we do not give the air much thought, even though it is all around us and everywhere...We need the air...God is all around us...We need Him...He did this so men would seek Him, but He give us a choice and free will not to seek Him...When we get choked up or find it hard to breath, then we may think about the air...It is also like that with our LORD, we think more about Him, when we are troubled...When troubles are upon on us, we turn to the LORD...
When He sent His Son to us, He had Him named Immanuel, which means God with us...So we know His Son is near...When we are gentle and humble and seek Him, and do our best to get near Him, He will be near, He will subtly come and be with us... I believe God does things so subtly, that we hardly notice them...
Jesus after His resurrection said He is always with us, that He will be always with His Disciples...And He also told them to spread the word of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to all people and nations...Surely Jesus teaches us that He will be with us till the end of the age...If He is with us till the End of the Ages, then He certainly is near us...
The LORD is near...He will always be near...Sometimes we forget that He is near, just like sometimes we forget that the air is near, but it is always there...He is sometimes hard to recognize, because He is so subtle...He comes to us in a gentle wind and a gentle whisper, like He did with Elijah...He works subtly through nature and man, and through all things...He will be with us until the end of time...Search Him and come near Him in good times as well as troubled times...God is like a gentle humble whisper, forever there for us doing good...And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose...