Acts 17:16-16:34 - Upon arriving in Athens, Paul finds what one commentator describes as, “a veritable forest of idols.” Out of a love for the people of Athens, Paul engages and comforts them by saying that what they refer to as “the unknown god,” Paul has come to make known. And in fact, this Creator “is actually not far from each one of us.” Just like the Athenians, our lives can often resemble a forest of idols. And with each idol, we try to satisfy a profound need that only the gospel of Jesus Christ can meet. Our hope, just as Paul told the Athenians, is that the God of the universe has made himself known in the person of Christ and he is indeed not far from each of us.