Purpose For The Nations

Leviticus 13; Leviticus 14; Acts 17
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Scripture

Acts 17

24 “He is the God who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, 25 and human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. 26 From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

27 “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us. 28 For in him we live and move and exist. As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.’ 29 And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.

30 “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him. 31 For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead.”

Observation

Why do we have so many countries, so many nations? What is God’s purpose for the many nations? We find the answer to that question in verse twenty-seven, “His purpose was for the nations to seek after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not far from any one of us.” That is what God wants every nation to do He wants them to seek Him.

Is there a nation on the face of this earth today that is seeking Him? Good question and I don’t have the answer but it does make us think about our own country. I know that God would bless our country if we would repent and turn to Him.

Application

I will pray for our nation and for the leaders of our country.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray for our president today. I pray that You give him wisdom to be able to lead us. I pray that You surround him with godly counsel and I pray that we would move closer to You today as a nation. You want to bless us. You want to bless every nation and if they would repent and turn to You I know that You would meet all of their needs.

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” 2 Chron. 7:14

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