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Psalm 139:7-10 - God is Omnipresence.

Psalm 139:7-12 (NKJV) Where can I go from 
Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your 
presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If 
I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 
9 If I take the wings of the morning, And 
dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10 Even 
there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand 
shall hold me. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness 
shall fall on me," Even the night shall be light 
about me; 12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide 
from You, But the night shines as the day; The 
darkness and the light are both alike to You.  

WORD STUDY

Omnipresence. An attribute of God alone, by 
which is meant that God is free from the laws or 
limitations of space (see Psalm 139:7-10; Jeremiah 
23:23-24; Hebrews 1:3; Acts 17:27-28; etc.). It is 
essential to the right conception of God in this 
respect that we avoid all materialistic notions of 
His presence that confuse God with everything 
and thus lead to pantheism. God is Spirit, and 
His infinite presence is to be regarded in the 
dynamical sense rather than in the sense of a 
substance infinitely extended. He is distinct from all 
His works while His power and intelligence and 
goodness embrace and penetrate them all. New Unger's 
Bible Dictionary. 

COMMENTARY PEARL

The Comfort of Gods Presence
   When the king of Babylon decreed that 
everyone must bow down and worship a gold image, 
there were three Hebrew teenagers who refused. 
Being good Jewish boys, Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abednego did not want to break Gods commandments. 
   So, while everyone else in the kingdom 
lay prostrate before the image, there stood 
these three rebellious teenagers. And as a result 
of their defiance, the king had them cast into 
a blazing furnace. It was so hot, in fact, 
that it killed the men who put them there. 
   But then the king made an interesting 
observation. He said, Didnt we tie up three men and 
throw them into the furnace?  I see four men, 
unbound, walking around in the fire unharmed! And the 
fourth looks like a god! (Daniel 3:24-25 NLT). 
   The Son of God was walking with Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abednego in that fire. 
   The psalmist David wrote, I can never 
escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from 
your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are 
there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If 
I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by 
the farthest oceans, even there your hand will 
guide me, and your strength will support me 
(Psalm 139:7-10 NLT). 
   Not only is God all-knowing, or 
omniscient, but He is also omnipresent, which means that 
He is present everywhere. No matter where we 
go, He will be there. 
   God promised, When you go through deep 
waters, I will be with you. When you go through 
rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you 
walk through the fire of oppression, you will not 
be burned up; the flames will not consume 
you (Isaiah 43:2 NLT). 
   When we go through times of difficulty, 
when we must weather lifes storms, He is 
there. [Greg Laurie from Harvest Ministries; 
https://www.harvestdaily.com re Psalm 139:5] 

CLOSING THOUGHT

God Is Enough
   God uses common people for uncommon 
works. Gideon, for example, was a simple sodbuster, 
yet God turned this farmer into a leader and 
used him to protect Israel. With only three 
hundred men, Gideon defeated the mighty Midianite 
army (Judges 7:1-25). 
   In this victory, Gideon learned what God 
wants us to learn: all we need is the presence of 
God. He is enough. His presence tilts the scales 
in our favor. 
   The same God who was with Gideon is right 
beside you. The two-dollar theological term for 
this is omnipresence. Omni is the Latin prefix 
for all." God's presence is all-encompassing. 
Don't apply earthly physics to him. He does not 
have size or spatial limitation. He is present in 
every point of space with his whole being. 
   Which means, he is with you as you face 
your armies. With you as you are wheeled into 
surgery. With you as you enter the cemetery. With 
you, always. [You Can Count On God by Max 
Lucado] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Psalm 139:7-12 - God Is Omnipresence.

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20221127-0840.html 

Psalm 139:7-12 - Awesome Attributes of God! 
Part Two " OMNIPRESENCE 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2018/20180722-1304.html 

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