Do You Know The God Of The Bible (God Is Omnipresent) 2 Of 3

That is, we do not know all the facts about a certain situation and so we assume something that later proves to be an inaccurate assumption.

Let me illustrate…

Illus: This was an actual news story from a San Diego newspaper! (The actual AP headline was WANTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER)

The story goes like this…

“Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego, was visiting her in-laws, and while there went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries.

Several people noticed her sitting in her car with the windows rolled up and with her eyes closed, with both hands behind the back of her head.

One customer who had been at the store for a while became concerned and walked over to the car. He noticed that Linda's eyes were now open, and she looked very strange.

He asked her if she was okay, and Linda replied that she'd been shot in the back of the head and had been holding her brains in her hand for over an hour.

The man called the paramedics, who broke into the car because the doors were locked, and Linda refused to remove her hands from her head.

When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad of bread dough on the back of her head.

WHAT HAPPENED!!!

A Pillsbury biscuit canister had exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot, and the wad of dough hit her in the back of her head.

When she reached back to find out what it was, she felt the dough and ASSUMED it was her brains.

She initially passed out, but quickly recovered and tried to hold her brains in for over an hour until someone noticed and came to her aid.”

So many things in life we DO NOT KNOW THE FACTS OF THE SITUATION BUT WE START ASSUMING AND WE LATER FIND OUR ASSUMPTION IS NOT ACCURATE!!!

But THE GOD OF THE BIBLE never has to assume or guess about anything. HE IS OMNISCIENT …HE KNOWS EVERYTHING!!!

For example, God knows everything about us.

We see that clearly in Psalm 139:1-6. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. God is ONNISCIENT!!!

But today we want to look at Psalm 139 that tells us the GOD OF THE BIBLE also is Omnipresent.

Look at Psalm 139:7-18, we read, “Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE SAY THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS OMNIPRESENT?

It means God is everywhere ALL at same times!

There is no place you can go that God is not there already there waiting on you!

He is PRESENT everywhere at the same time and He can see the GOOD AND THE BAD WE DO.

Let me illustrate…

Illus: A mother brought in a plate of sweet cakes and laid them upon the table before a little boy and his sister.

• The little boy said to his sister, “I want one of those cakes! He jumped up as soon as his mother went out of the room and was sneaking toward the table.”