The OMNIPRESENCE of God

The Omnipresence of God; God is wholly present, not partially present, but completely present everywhere in and out of space. There is no place in space, no place you can run to escape His presence, and no place where His presence cannot be found. Believers take heart, there is no pit deep enough, no place of despair, no place so bad that our God is not there. Unbelievers take warning, and there is no rock big enough to hide under, no ocean deep enough to cover you, no cave to hide in where God cannot be present. David says in Psalm 139: 7-10 After explaining that God sees everything and knows everything he is doing and saying, even thing before he says it and that knowledge is too high for Him to understand, “Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.”

As we discussed in the attribute of God’s eternity, God is not limited in time, in the same way, He is not limited by space. Wayne Grudem, in his Systematic Theology defines God’s Omnipresence in this way, “God does not have size or dimensions and is present at every point of space with His whole being, yet God acts differently in different places” (Grudem, 173).

God is not limited by creation. God created space. Therefore, even the immenseness of space cannot contain God, 1 Kings 8:27; But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you; how much less the house that I have built. Solomon is referring to the temple he built for God to dwell in. Solomon knew that God is far too (I hate to use a dimensional reference to describe God, but this is how we understand,) big to be contained in the small little house he built. Solomon also understood that God is so much more than all of creation, that creation itself could not contain him. We should not think of God in dimensional ways. God is Spirit.

Believers should rejoice that God will be with them at every turn, at every hill and valley. Unbelievers should fear the wrath of an angry God,

1)             Romans 1:18, “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.”  

2)             Psalm 2:12, “Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.”

3)              Ephesians 5:6 “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.”

4)             Romans 2:5, “But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.”

5)              Revelation 14:10-11 “He also will drink the wine of God’s wrath, poured full strength into the cup of his anger, and he will be tormented with fire and sulfur in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night, these worshipers of the beast and its image, and whoever receives the mark of its name.”

Unbeliever fee from the wrath of God and seek refuge in Christ the only salvation, the only redeemer, the only Son of the Living God.

May God almighty have mercy on those who read and the righter.