The Omnipresence Of God

The Omnipresence Of God

Lesson 5

Introduction

1. One of the most impressive and thought-provoking passages in the Bible is found in Psalms 139:7-10.

David acclaimed, in humility and awe, that wherever he might go that God was there.

David was affirming the omnipresence of God.

The word "omnipresent" means God is not limited to a place, but God is everywhere at once.

God is in this room. He is in every room in this building. He is everywhere in this world and the universe.

2. "The Omnipresence of God" will be the subject of our lesson.

Thus far we have discussed The Eternity of God, The Knowledge of God, The Foreknowledge of God, the Power of God.

The omnipresence of God is incomprehensible to finite man, but the Bible affirms the Infinite God of heaven is everywhere and nothing escapes His eyes and knowledge.

The Omnipresence Of God

1. David set forth God is everywhere. (Psa. 139:7-10).

2. God declared His omnipresence. (Jere. 23:23,24).

3. God's omnipresence is revealed in 1 Kings 8:27. See 2 Chron. 2:6; Acts 7:48,49.

4. God's omnipresence is found in Isaiah and Jeremiah (Isa. 66:1; Jere. 1:3).

5. Paul stressed God is not limited to a location. (Acts 17:24-28).

The Nature Of God

1. God is Spirit. (Jno. 4:24).

2. God is not fleshly. (Matt. 16:17; Lk. 24:39).

3. He is invisible. (Col. 1:15).

4. No one has ever seen God. (Exod. 33:20; Jno. 1:18; 1 Tim.6:16.).

5. The language describing God as having eyes, ears, hands, arms etc. is not literal, but can only be understood in a figurative way. (Exod. 15:8; 33:23; 24:10; Deut. 33:27; Isa. 59:1,2; Psa. 11:4; 91:4).

It is not intended to be pressed literally.

This is known as an anthropomorphism.

Webster says this means attributing human attributes to God.

Anthropomorphic expressions help us better understand the Infinite God.

The Meaning Of God's Omnipresence

1. It means God's presence is not limited to a single location or even a million locations.

2. It means God sees what the evil do. (Prov. 15:3; Heb. 4:13).

3. It means God sees what the righteous do. (Prov. 15:3; Heb. 4:13).

God sees every good thing we do.

God sees and knows our every need.

He will bless those who sow to the Spirit. (Gal. 6:8).

4. It means we cannot hide from God. (Gen. 3:7,8).

5. It means we cannot flee from God. (Jon. 1:3).

6. No mountain or temple, nor even the heaven of heavens can contain Him.

7. One of God's names 'El Ro'i means "the God who sees." (Gen. 16:13).

Hagar's great joy in finding God cared for her and saw her miserable condition, when she thought she was alone and no one cared, caused her to call the name of Jehovah who had spoken to her "'El Ro'i" meaning "The God who sees."

God sees even a lonely distraught individual.

8. It means we can worship God anywhere. (Jno. 4:23, 24).

God is Spirit.

His presence is not limited to Jerusalem or to a special mountain.

As Spirit, God is everywhere.

He desires we worship Him "in spirit and truth."

"Spirit" likely here has two meanings.

Our worship is not fleshly. We do not offer animal sacrifices, but spiritual sacrifices of prayers, songs. (Heb. 13:15).

True worship is an actively of the spirit.

It is the "spirit" that is born again. (Jno. 3:5,6).

The "spirit" is the thinking part of man. (1 Cor. 2:11).

"Truth" likely here has two meanings.

Our worship must be according to God's word which is truth. (Jno.17:17).

Truth means "reality." The Old Testament worship was truth, but it was only a foreshadowing of the reality to come.

Conclusion

1. Yes, our God is unfathomable in all of His attributes.

2. He is everywhere at the same time.

3. Once again we are filled with reverence as we look at the Almighty God who dwells in heaven and everywhere in this vast, unlimited, infinite universe.