God made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place.
Our Father in Heaven picked the time and place for you to be born, including your family and father. Your Father in Heaven did not randomly say, “eenie-meenie-minie-Joe.” No, He is a good Father and He handpicked your particulars just for you. There are no off the rack Jacks. Everyone is made to order and designed to fit the place that God has assigned to them. No one is a generic knock-off.
Why did He do it like that? The next verse tells us,
Acts 17:27a
That they should seek God.
You were born to seek God from where you are: in your place, in your people, in your gender, in your family, and in your father. You could have been born anywhere at any time to anyone… but you weren’t. You were born somewhere… at sometime… to someone. So, do not forget to see God in your circumstances; for as the verse goes on to say,
Acts 17:27b
He is not far from each one of us.
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