Title: The Omnipresence of God
Author: J. Gerald Harris
Text: Psalm 139:7-12
In. 1962 Ray Stevens wrote a song entitled Santa Claus is Watching you. The first verse goes like this:
Now, you children better watch your P's and Q's
Hang up your clothes and clean up your room
And do everything that you're supposed to do
Cause Santy Claus is watchin' you!
He's everywhere, he's everywhere!
It is a cute song, but if you are in your second childhood, let me assure you that Santa Claus cannot be everywhere. That concept is a nothing but a myth. Only God can be everywhere at the same time.
I mean, has it ever dawned on you that God doesn't have to go anywhere. That is because He is everywhere. Now, it is impossible for us to be in two places at the same time. However, that is not a problem for God. He can be everywhere at the same time. Please don't ask me to explain that. It is just one of the mysteries of our faith.
Sometimes we get the idea that God is at church. When I was a little boy there was a sign over the door of our church that said, "The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him." And I had the idea that that is where God lived - in the church. So, I went from the outside of the church where God was not to the inside where God was.
God is everywhere. He is ubiquitous. Since we believe David wrote this Psalm, is he trying to escape God's presence? Is this descriptive of an actual historical event in which he sought to elude the Almighty? There's no evidence to indicate that such was his intent. Likely David is speaking hypothetically: "If it were my intent to flee from your presence, would I be successful? Where could I possibly go?" Of course, the answer is "Nowhere!" For you, O God, are "Everywhere!"
I. The places of God's Presence
First, death will not allow you to escape Go ...
Author: J. Gerald Harris
Text: Psalm 139:7-12
In. 1962 Ray Stevens wrote a song entitled Santa Claus is Watching you. The first verse goes like this:
Now, you children better watch your P's and Q's
Hang up your clothes and clean up your room
And do everything that you're supposed to do
Cause Santy Claus is watchin' you!
He's everywhere, he's everywhere!
It is a cute song, but if you are in your second childhood, let me assure you that Santa Claus cannot be everywhere. That concept is a nothing but a myth. Only God can be everywhere at the same time.
I mean, has it ever dawned on you that God doesn't have to go anywhere. That is because He is everywhere. Now, it is impossible for us to be in two places at the same time. However, that is not a problem for God. He can be everywhere at the same time. Please don't ask me to explain that. It is just one of the mysteries of our faith.
Sometimes we get the idea that God is at church. When I was a little boy there was a sign over the door of our church that said, "The Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before Him." And I had the idea that that is where God lived - in the church. So, I went from the outside of the church where God was not to the inside where God was.
God is everywhere. He is ubiquitous. Since we believe David wrote this Psalm, is he trying to escape God's presence? Is this descriptive of an actual historical event in which he sought to elude the Almighty? There's no evidence to indicate that such was his intent. Likely David is speaking hypothetically: "If it were my intent to flee from your presence, would I be successful? Where could I possibly go?" Of course, the answer is "Nowhere!" For you, O God, are "Everywhere!"
I. The places of God's Presence
First, death will not allow you to escape Go ...
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