![]() We learn to go through our day with God, abiding in Him moment by moment. We think twice before giving in to temptation, knowing our sins are not secret. It’s a very practical truth because the greater our awareness of His presence, the more we live with a healthy fear of the Lord. God’s omnipresence means He sees us, knows us, is with us, and will never leave us. We echo the words of the psalmist: “But as for me, God’s presence is my good” (Psalm 73:28). At first, we might find this truth unsettling, but when we understand God’s heart toward His people, we can find it comforting. These verses not only show that God is both near and far, filling the heavens and the earth, but that He is always with us. “Am I a God who is only near… and not a God who is far away? Can a person hide in secret places where I cannot see him?… Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” (Jr 23:23–24). Using a series of rhetorical questions, God outlines the all-encompassing nature of His omnipresence through the prophet Jeremiah: But the presence of God is not limited to any one location or situation. From walks in the garden with Adam and Eve to the incarnation to the gift of His Spirit at Pentecost, God was there. The Bible can be described as the story of God’s presence with His people. This remained true even as Jesus entered our world as a man and remains true as the Holy Spirit takes up residence within believers. ![]() And one day, when Jesus returns, we will see Him not just with eyes of faith, but “face to face” (1 Corinthians 13:12).God is present everywhere in His creation but also above and beyond it. We experience Jesus’s constant presence through His Spirit, who lives in all believers. His last words in the Gospel of Matthew are, “I am with you always, to the end of the age” (28:20). Upon completing His earthly ministry, and before ascending to heaven, Jesus promised His disciples He would send the Holy Spirit to them. We find it a natural thing to pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17), because He is always right there with us. ![]() God is present everywhere in His creation but also above and beyond it.
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