Ever try to run away from God? I have. But it doesn’t take long to figure out that there is nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Our God is everywhere, all the time, fully present. The scholars call this Omnipresence.
“Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me.” [Psalm 139:7-10]
This is difficult to understand. We are limited by time and space, God is Spirit. He lives on a totally different level than we do. He is not hampered by the confines of space or time. I say that as if I understand it. I don’t.
I trust, however, that when God says there is no where I can flee from His presence, that is true. God has never abandoned me, nor left me out there all alone. There have been times I have abandoned Him with my actions and intents, but even then, He was there wooing me to return.
GOD IS WITH US! In our deepest and darkest hours.
GOD IS WITH US! In our greatest and highest moments.
GOD IS WITH US! Even in the mundane tasks of life.
What comfort. What joy! GOD IS WITH US!
