THE OMNIPRESENT GOD
By Robert E. Hanna
Scripture Reading:
Jeremiah 23: 23, 24
"Am I a God at hand,
saith the Lord, and not a God afaroff? Can any hide himself in
secret places that I shall not seehim? saith the Lord. Do not I fill
heaven and earth? saith the Lord." This awesome characteristic
of God presents myriad points of consideration seemingly
incomprehensible to our poor mortal minds. It is believable only by
faith; God says that He is everywhere at all times-thus we know it to
be true. There are no half-measures with God. He isn't partly one
thing and partly another. We must accept the fact that everything we
do or say is done and said in His presence! To the truly spiritual
this knowledge is comforting, just as recognition of the constantly
indwelling Holy Spirit is conducive to our peace of mind.
To him not securely
grounded in the faith, perhaps God's uninterrupted observance of his
ever movement may prove disquieting. In either case, He is there and
is exercising His will. Nothing will deter Him from accomplishing His
determined purpose. To do so, His attribute of omnipresence is an
absolute necessity.
Jesus Christ [the Son]
assured His disciples, " ... Lo, I am with you alway, even unto
the end of the world" (Matthew 28:20). Of course, we who are the
saved in this dispensation of His grace are secure in this knowledge
because we know that our condition is the same as that of the Apostle
Paul: "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not
I but Christ liveth in me ... " (Galatians 2:20a). The psalmist
said it well: "Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? or whither
shall I flee from Thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art
there: if! make my bed in hell, behold, Thou art there" (Psalm
139:7,8).
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