Acts 17:27-28
God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Acts 17
7 songs meet this passage
Ray of Light · Madonna
resonates with Acts 17:27-28
Paul describes humanity groping toward God through creation and wonder, much as this song searches for meaning and 'home' in the vastness of the universe without naming its source.
Circle of Life · Carmen Twillie & Lebo M
strains against Acts 17:26-28
Paul names the God in whom we live, move, and have our being; the song gestures at this truth but leaves the source unnamed.
“Higher powers taking a hold on me”
One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla) · Drake
resonates with Acts 17:27
The vague language of 'higher powers' hints at a real human reach toward something beyond self, even if undefined here.
Kashmir · Led Zeppelin
resonates with Acts 17:27
The song's whole posture of groping toward something unseen and transcendent fits Paul's description of humanity reaching for a God who is not far off.
“So seek Him and find Him for He is not far away”
Altar to the Unknown God · Theocracy
resonates with Acts 17:27
Captures Paul's invitation that God is near and seekable, not hidden or distant.
“God knows I've never been a spiritual man”
The River of Dreams · Billy Joel
resonates with Acts 17:27
Paul describes humanity groping toward a God who is not far off; Joel's confession of unbelief sits inside a search that still moves toward the sacred.
“Cause I'd really like to meet her”
Counting Blue Cars · Dishwalla
resonates with Acts 17:27
The desire to literally meet God and ask why things are as they are reflects humanity's built-in reach toward its Maker.