The Everywhere God

Romans 10:6-8 — But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down from above or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

“Everywhere God” is one of Myra’s names for God. And a very good name it is too, declaring one of the basic truth’s about our God. He is everywhere! The fancy word for it is “omnipresence” and it is very well defined by Augustus Hopkins Strong in “Systematic Theology”:

By this we mean that God, in the totality of his essence, without diffusion or expansion, multiplication or division, penetrates and fills the universe in all its parts.

To discuss omnipresence in depth might take several volumes, and still leave much unsaid. I don’t intend even to begin the task, as I want to move on to an important related topic — so let’s just touch on a few things suggested by God’s omnipresence.
God chooses that all of Him is really present, everywhere. It does not mean God can be everywhere. He is everywhere. And it’s not a bit here, a bit there … it’s all of God, all the time. And it’s that way, because that’s what He wants. So, do you understand all of that, and can you fully explain it and everything it means? No? Don’t worry, I think it’s the same for everyone, more or less.
Here’s the other thing I wanted to talk about though. If God is everywhere, all the time, how come we can’t always see Him? How come we can’t always hear Him?O.k. That one I can explain. You can’t see what you don’t look at, you can’t hear what you don’t listen to! One of the distinguishing features of the relationship between God and man is that God absolutely will not force Himself on us. To my way of thinking, Jesus says exactly how He feels about that:

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. (Revelation 3:20)

We have to ask God into our lives, or we will never see Him! And hearing Him takes practice too. Another well known scripture makes the point:

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:11-13)

If you look for God in your life there’s a very good chance you’ll see His footprints wherever you have been, and His fingerprints on whatever you have touched. If you tune your ear to His voice there’s a very good chance you’ll find He’s been speaking all along …
He is the Everywhere God — Pay attention!


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