Where Is God When I Need Him?

What does a two-year-old boy need to know about God when he’s in a dark room and afraid that there’s a boogey man under the bed? What does a man who faces serious surgery need to know about God? What does a convert to Christ surrounded by machete-wielding Muslims need to know about God?

They need to know that God is with them—ANYWHERE, EVERYWHERE. As Jesus said, “Lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the age” (Matt28:20).

David in Psalm 139 meditated on God and realized that God knew everything about him, including his thoughts. He is omniscient. In his mind he attempted to flee from this convicting presence of God but concluded; “You hem me in behind and before;…Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there. If make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me…”(Psalm 139:5, 7-9). God is everywhere.

In considering God’s omnipresence, we first need to meditate on his IMMENSITY. God told Jeremiah, “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” (Jer. 23:23,24, KJV). At the dedication of the temple Solomon prayed; “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less this house that I have builded? (1 Kings 8:27, KJV).

If we could search to the end of the universe we would find no end to God. The universe exists in him. His immensity is infinite. None of us can escape his presence. In fact, In Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). We have no existence apart from him whose power through Jesus Christ keeps our atoms and components from flying apart. (See Col. 1:17).

The omnipresence of God has at least three facets; immensity, transcendence, and immanence. We’ll consider these in separate blogs. Each of these amazing qualities of the LORD has very practical applications to all who live on earth.

The reality of God’s immensity, to an unbeliever who accepts this truth, is a terrible truth. There is nowhere to flee from God’s all-seeing presence. To a believer it is a reality of marvelous comfort. If you are a disciple of Christ, take comfort today. He is with you to bless you.

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