God's kingdom at hand

Joan Sieber Ware

Did you ever feel like you were far away from God? Like you couldn't find Him or couldn't get close to Him? Well, Christ Jesus told us just how close God is. He told us that the kingdom of God is at hand.

Now, how far away is your hand? Not very far, is it! God is even closer, because He is Spirit, and Spirit is everywhere right now. Paul, a follower of Jesus, said, "In him we live, and move, and have our being" (Acts 17:28).

Paul's words remind me of a story I once heard about a little fish in the ocean that was talking to another little fish. The first little fish said, "Well, I can see the sand and the shells. I can see the seaweed and many other little fish, but where is this ocean they're always talking about?" That little fish didn't realize he didn't need to go searching to find the ocean, because he was in it! It was all around him. That's how close we are to God, and that's why we don't have to search far to find Him. Because He is Spirit and man is His likeness, we actually live in Him. He's all around us at every moment. In fact, He is All.

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