Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
For the LORD is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land.
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand. | Psalm 95:1–7a
God is everywhere!
When we look around, we cannot see God. But He is here. And He is over there. He is close beside us, and He is high above us too, in heaven. And He is far away on the other side of the earth!
Because God is God, and because He is a Spirit, He can be everywhere at the same time. God is very, very great!
The Bible tells us about a young woman named Hagar. She was a slave. Sarah, the wife of Abraham, was her mistress. One day Hagar ran away from her mistress, because her mistress was not kind to her. Hagar went far away, to a strange place. She thought nobody loved her. She was very unhappy. She sat down by a well of water. And she thought she was all alone.
But she was not alone. God was there. He saw her. He knew her trouble. He knew her heart was very sad. And He loved her.
Suddenly Hagar heard God talk to her! God said, “Hagar, go back to your mistress. Do what she tells you to do. I will take care of you.”
Hagar was so surprised! She said, “I did not think that God would see me here! But He did see me!”
Hagar was glad. She obeyed God. She went back to her mistress, and God took care of her.
It made Hagar happy to know that God saw her. She had been so sad, and she had thought she was all alone. But God saw her all the time.
It should make us happy to think that God is everywhere, that He sees us, and that we are never alone.
When you go to bed at night, God is there. The room may be dark, but you do not have to be afraid. When you walk to school alone, you are not really alone. God is there. He is with you. Doesn’t it make you happy to know He is everywhere?
It should make us careful, too, to think that God is always everywhere.
You can be in only one place at a time. If you are at home, you are not in school. If you are here, in this room, you are not outdoors. But God is everywhere. Look up at the big wide sky. Look up at the stars. Look all around you. Think, “God is everywhere! Everywhere!” How wonderful God is!
Something to Talk About
- How can God be everywhere?
- Why should it make us happy to know He is always everywhere?
Memory Verse:
Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord. | Jeremiah 23.24