And so he pleads, Look into my heart; look into my motives; look at my life completely; find the defects and help me!. In 2023, read the Verse of the Day in your inbox. Photo by Srideep Gurung on Unsplash. Psalm 46:1 says: God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in time of need. becauseHe is always with you. David understood, innately, that there is nowhere in which God's presence could not be seen, or known. We have a trip to Nepal in May, and another to Suriname, South America in May also; in June we will have a family mission trip toNew Orleans in conjunction with the Southern Baptist Convention there, and then in July we will send a team to the Bronx in New York City. Bless our enemies and search our hearts. In the same way, when YOU walk through YOUR fiery furnaces of life, God is always there with you in that fire. May we remember these truths David divinely penned in Psalm 139. 3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Solomon said in I Kings 8:27, But can God indeed dwell on earth? What they will face is the wrath of the presence of the holy, holy, holy, God against one who had rebelled against Him, purposefully broken His commandments, and when given an opportunity to repent, trampled under foot the blood of His only begotten Son and rejected Him. Much of the Psalms teach us to love our enemies and pray to God on their behalf. He is not surprised by our physical or mental struggles! Its hard to comprehend God is in control of a world spinning off its rails. If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee (7-12). New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995). God would be there (v. 8). How vast is the sum of them! All content appearing on this site is owned and maintained by the Fortify Your Faith Foundation, a tax-exempt, not-for-profit, religious corporation as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For the choir director. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. - Psalm 139:16. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. God has perfect knowledge of us,Matthew Henry wrote, and all our thoughts and actions are open before him. We cannot control the thoughts popping into our minds all day long, every day. It doesnt matter where you are He is with you! 23(AI)Search me, O God, and know my heart;(AJ)Try me and know my anxious thoughts;24And see if there be any [n](AK)hurtful way in me,And (AL)lead me in the (AM)everlasting way. Where can I flee from Your presence? but like Jonah there will be no place to hide. Years ago, a Christian preacher went to India, and there he saw Hindu worshipers tapping on trees and rocks and asking the gods they believed were present: Are you there? The answer is no where. For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mothers womb. Remind them that each week well be looking into the Bible to answer the questionCan you tell me what God is like?and will be learning one of the many truths about God that we see in His Word. We believe that children and parents benefit from a strong Christian education program in the church. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! - Psalm 139:15. Start with obvious ones. SAY: This morning were talking about the truth that God is Omnipresent (or everywhere all the time). PSALM 139 God's Omnipresence and Omniscience. We have each been intentionally set apart, different from the world. What if one could travel at the speed of light, to the remotest region of the globe? 5 You have enclosed me . Even when we feel spiritually and physically distant from Him, He is there; He is working; He is guiding. (Now, too many have used this as a cheap excuse to do what Hebrews 10 says that we should NOT do: forsake the assembling of yourselves, as if the habit of some, but encouraging one another . We are intimately known by God, not just outwardly, but inwardly. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. But the reason we need that commitment is so that we can encourage and BE encouragers to others NOT because God is here and He is not somewhere else. Where can I flee from your presence? That same Psalm goes on to say: In Your presence is fullness of joy. If we would only realize that God is with us every moment of our lives, what a difference it would make; what a comfort we would find in that constant presence! God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit encompass the One True, Triune God. But who made them? This is an amazing prayer. In the midst of daily life, Christians do well to remind themselves of the Good Shepherds knowledge and provision, wrote Jason Helopoulos for Ligonier, most of the doubts, anxieties, and fears that occupy the Christian soul can be attributed to a lack of trust in Christ as the Good Shepherd.. Even devout Christ-followers gaze up to wonder where God is during tumultuous seasons. Each of us needs to have a commitment to gather weekly for worship if they are in town; not enough of Gods people are serious about this commitment. Quarantine puts us in our rooms alone for half a months time! 139 1 you have searched me, lord, and you know me. Nothing in the universe is random without divine design and purpose., Where can I go from your Spirit? That means no permission is needed as long as you credit this Ministry-To-Children.com in the final work. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. Solomon said in I Kings 8:27, But can God indeed dwell on earth? Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. - Psalm 139:16. If I say, Surely the darkness will cover me, And the night will be the only light around me,. Not a fear to be afraid of, but a respectful, reverence for God. We cant go anywhere to get away from God because He is everywhere. I Thessalonians 2:16 says that Gods wrath will come upon them to the uttermost. So much injustice, unfairness, tragedy and heartbreak surround everyday circumstances world-wide. 3 you discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. All rights reserved. Each talent, gift, and occupation have a place in the workforce of the Kingdom of God. Gods forgiveness, His mercies, and the grace available to us through Christ Jesus, are new each day. Because of who He is, we are always loved and never alone. 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. of You are our strength, God. Though the curse of sin we live under compels us to do the samerun and hide when we sinGod made a way for us, through Jesus, to bring our sin to His feet and confess and repent of it. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . His will trumps what we want. God gave them life and cares for them infinitely more. We love to go places and see things. Wiw its really lesson resources and its easy to teach.Its applicable and convenient.Thank you very much and may the Lord bless you. God has perfect knowledge of us,Matthew Henry wrote, and all our thoughts and actions are open before him. We cannot control the thoughts popping into our minds all day long, every day. According to Biblestudytools.com, wonderfully means to be distinct, marked out, be separated, be distinguished. We arent made wonderful in the eyes of world, but from the heart of God, to bring glory to His name. This is the theme of Psalm 139. How great is the sum of them! He could take the fastest ship to the most remote territory, but God was always there. Of course, she didn't think in those terms as a child, but she began to understand how God was nearby and everywhere at the same time, all-powerful, and knew her . There is infinitely more happening in the world and our lives than we can plausibly see. God sees every one of them. When I became a mother, I experienced love on another level. Knowing God creates gratitude and praise for who He is and what He does for us. Cover our lives with them like a blanket of comfort on a cold, dark night. Being intimately known by our sovereign God means we are not hidden, nor should we feel compelled or convinced by guilt or shame to hide from Him in any way. For less than $5/mo. 4 Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken], When King Nebuchadnezzar threw Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah into the fiery furnace in Daniel, the Bible says that Nebuchadnezzar stood to his feet and said, Was it not three men we cast into the midst of the fire? When the heart is mentioned in Scripture, it often refers to the seat of our souls, and the place from which we make decisions and harbor our beliefs. We were made to glorify God. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Thomas Oden says that the doctrine of Gods omnipresence is more than just a cold, abstract idea without personal significance (p. 68) for each of us. You can freely license our resources under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Hopefully theyll say theyre in their classroom, at church, or theyll name your city or maybe someone will say that theyre on earth. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do]; You understand my thought from afar. Holy Spirit, You are our Advocate and Comforter. Who we are is meant to bring reverence to God. Omniscience means that God has complete knowledge of everything. Wherever we are; He is always there. But, because of His great love for His people, the Bible tells us that Jesus took on our sin and died in our place to pay for our sin so that we could be brought back into a right relationship with God and enjoy His presence forever! 139 O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me. The NIV Study Bible shares, Nowhere (outside of Job) does one find expressed such profound awareness of how awesome it is to ask God to examine not only ones life but also ones soul. Life within the love of Christ further amplifies what the psalmist poured from his heart. document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()); if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'ministry_to_children_com-large-billboard-2','ezslot_0',171,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-ministry_to_children_com-large-billboard-2-0');report this adMinistry-To-Children.com helps you tell kids about Jesus by providing age-appropriate Bible study material and Sunday School curriculum all 100% free online. God is everywhere, and everywhere the same. Omnipresence means God is everywhere, simultaneously. What must His wrath be, who rebuketh the sea and maketh it dry, who removeth the mountains out of their places, and overturneth them in His anger? If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee (13-18). Even though David penned this psalm before Jesus walked the earth, everything in Scripture points to Gods greatest expression of love for us in the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ Jesus. It is HIS divine will that young people come to faith in Jesus Christ and find salvation through the Gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit to bring them to faith. And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. I hope what those worship leaders mean when they say those kind of things is that they want God to MANIFEST His presence; they want Him to show His power. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mothers womb. God is everywhere all of the time. Generally considered to be one of the most notable of the sacred hymns contained within the book of Psalms, Psalm 139 is perhaps one of the most sublime declarations of the omnipresence of God found in the Bible. 139:9 3. the darkness - the light, Ps. We all know that in heaven, every one of us who has trusted Jesus as Savior will be in the continual presence of the Lord. Try to use some from the beginning of the series and some more recent attributes for the warm up review. If I go up to the heavens, you are there;if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Even in hell/sheol/the Lake of Fire to come. The journey of each human heart is unique, purposed, and intimately known by the One True God. Not only is God everywhere with us now; He will be in eternity as well. if theyre not a match, for each attribute turned up, say the definition and for each definition say the attribute. Elisha, speaking with the Spirit of the Lord, said, Did not my heart go with you when you went to get that money? How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! Please use our childrens ministry curriculum and Sunday School material for any purpose that brings honor to Jesus. We are all loved by God this way. Omniscience means that God is all-knowing, His knowledge is not limited. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. He is also a God of justice, and He is a God of wrath. He was with you at the Mardi Gras ball and all the activities you participated in last week, do you know that? God is Omniscient (Acts 4-5) Lesson #26 in What is God Like? Praise and glory and honor to the God who formed us and rescued us. In Acts 17:27-28, Paul, speaking to the Greeks on Mars Hill in Athens, said that people seek God if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and exist. Everything we do is done in the presence of God; like a fish lives his whole life surrounded and enclosed by water, so we move and have our being constantly in the presence of God. We have been created by God, purposefully. 19O that You would (AB)slay the wicked, O God;(AC)Depart from me, therefore, (AD)men of bloodshed.20For they (AE)speak [l]against You wickedly,And Your enemies [m](AF)take Your name in vain.21Do I not (AG)hate those who hate You, O Lord?And do I not (AH)loathe those who rise up against You?22I hate them with the utmost hatred;They have become my enemies. Omnipresence means that all of God is in all places at all times. Of David. In Psalm 139, David has written a song to celebrate God's Omniscience and Omnipresence and His Sovereignty. 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