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Picture this: you walk into any bookstore. Thousands of titles. Shelves stretching forever. There’s a whole section labeled Spirituality that tries to sell you peace, power, or at least a scented candle that claims to solve most of your problems. There are “manifest-your-best-life” guides, “ask the universe for what you deserve” manuals, and a couple books promising financial blessing if you just rearrange your furniture and stop stepping on your chi.

We have more “religious options” than ever.

We live in a grazing culture. Browse. Sample. Swipe right on the divine. If one belief doesn’t make you feel good by Thursday, try a different one Friday. Our world has become a spiritual buffet in which you never have to leave the dessert bar.

People are starving for God. They just don’t want a God who has a say.

That’s not new. That’s exactly what Paul walked into in ancient Athens.

He stood in the marketplace of ideas, where hundreds of gods and philosophies competed for attention like billboards on a Vegas strip. Every viewpoint was “valid.” Every idol had equal airtime. No one had to commit, because commitment means surrender.

Yet what Paul did next changed history.

> “Men of Athens, I notice that you are very religious… For as I was walking along I saw your many idols. And one of them had this inscription: ‘To the Unknown God.’”

—Acts 17:22–23 TLB

There it is. The confession our culture doesn’t want to say out loud:

We know there’s a God.

We just don’t know Him.

Paul says: “Let me introduce you.”

Today, I want to bring the same introduction. Because the God you’re searching for… is searching for you. Jesus isn’t hiding. He isn’t playing spiritual peekaboo with your soul. He wants to be known.

Paul gives us five pictures—simple, memorable, life-changing. I’ll walk you through the first two today in Part 1.

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1) The Globe

God is Creator. You didn’t make Him. He made you.

> “He made the world and everything in it.”

—Acts 17:24 TLB

The first thing Paul says is stunningly simple:

God is not a concept. God is the Creator.

He is not assembled from leftover pieces of our preferences. We don’t design Him like a custom build on an automobile website. God existed before we had opinions.

And here’s the breathtaking part:

> “He… gives life and breath to everything, and satisfies every need there is.”

—Acts 17:25 TLB

Every breath you will take today is a gift.

Every beat of your heart is powered by grace.

Every person who ever walked this earth is here because God wanted them. Including you.

We are not spiritual tourists wandering through a universe accidentally. We are handcrafted image-bearers with design, dignity, and divine purpose.

Paul continues:

> “His purpose in all of this was that they should seek after God, and perhaps feel their way toward Him—and find Him.”

—Acts 17:27 TLB

Imagine that. The God who sculpted galaxies is leaning toward you saying, “Find Me. I’m right here.”

There’s nothing accidental about your life.

You were created on purpose… for a Person… whose name is Jesus.

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2) The Scales

God is perfectly just. He puts the world right, including us.

> “He has set a day for justly judging the world.”

—Acts 17:31 TLB

Justice is a deep cry inside every human heart.

That cry comes from God Himself. Because He is just. He sees wrong. He will make all things right. The innocent who suffer. The abused. The betrayed. The forgotten. God says:

“I saw it. I remember. Justice isn’t canceled. Justice is coming.”

That is good news… until you remember we are part of the problem.

Because God’s standard isn’t “better than the next guy.” God’s standard is holy.

Perfect. Pure. No shadow. No stain.

> “All have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious ideal.”

—Romans 3:23 TLB

That includes saints. Sinners. Priests. Preachers. Presidents. Every one of us. Including the preacher talking to you right now.

So every person faces a reality:

If God brings justice…

and I’m not just…

where does that leave me?

That’s where many people panic and turn back to the spiritual buffet. They hope if they just pick the right dish: • “a little meditation,”

• “more volunteering,”

• “stop yelling at the dog,”

…maybe the scales will tip.

But deep inside, we know it’s not enough.

Our souls know we need a Savior, not a self-improvement plan.

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If God is perfectly just…

and I’m not perfectly just…

we have a problem.

But here’s the good news you’ve been waiting for.

The God who measures us with justice

is the God who loves us enough to save us.

The scales do not have the final word.

The cross does.

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3) The Lifeline