Webster defines
omnipresent as “Presence in every place
at the same time; unbounded or universal presence.” God is the Ever-present Eternal Spirit. Where is God? God is everywhere. Is God always
around? God is in every place, and always sees and knows everything. There is
no time or place where God isn’t.
This is clearly
stated to us in Psalms 139:7-12 The Psalmist asks “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy
presence? Then declaring the universal presence of God he says; If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of
the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.”
The inspired writer understands that there is no place one can go and escape
from God. Neither darkness nor shadow can conceal us from the presence of the
Almighty. God can see in the shadows.
Whether it be the
deep cold of the Artic or the burning sands of the desert, God is there. From
the top of Mount Everest, to the depths of the Mariana Trench, God is there. Land
or sea, up or down. North or south. Daylight or dark. God is everywhere all the
time. There are no “God-free zones.” The Law of God may be foolishly removed
from the schoolhouse and the courthouse, but the presence of God is immovable. Jeremiah
23:24 Can any hide himself in secret
places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and
earth? saith the LORD. God cannot and is not contained by anyone or
anything.
A story is told of
a missionary who witnessed those of the Hindu faith who would walk around
tapping on trees and stones and asking; Are
you there? Are you there? To the god they hoped might be inside. The God of
the Bible is indeed there. He is there. And He is here. And He is everywhere.
This attribute is
one of the most convicting truths that one can ever consider! How foolish for
anyone to think that they can hide from God. Lost sinner, the God whom you have
refused to obey, the God that has commanded all men everywhere to repent has
been an eyewitness to every deed you’ve ever done. He is the ever-present
Divine observer who will serve as both judge and jury of the activities of all
men. I urge you to flee to the cross and find forgiveness and reconciliation
with this Omnipresent God.
Once there was a
man and his wife playing scrabble. The husband was an atheist, the wife a
Christian. The unbelieving man took some extra letters from the bag and sarcastically
spelled out God is nowhere. And his wise praying wife, looked at it, and
slid the tiles apart and made it read God is now here!
This is a
wonderful truth for the believer. No matter whether we are walking along the
mountain tops or down in the valley, God is there. He has promised to never
leave us nor forsake us. The words of the old hymns should bring solace to our
weary souls:
No never alone, no never alone; He promised
never to leave me, never to leave me alone.
Just when I need Him, Jesus is near; Just when
I falter, just when I fear. Ready to help me, ready to cheer; just when I need
Him most!
Finally, when our
time here on earth is done, and the hour of death is upon us, and we begin our
walk through that valley of the shadow of death, we need fear no evil. The
Psalmist says: “for Thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
The omnipresent God will be with us in the sunshine and the rain. In the times
of joy, and in life’s darkest days, and we will enjoy His Divine presence
throughout all of eternity.
Pastor Lewis Kiger
Memorial Heights Baptist Church
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