What Does It Mean That God is Omnipresent? Why is That Important?

What do we get wrong when we talk about God’s omnipresence? 🤔

Is God everywhere? 🌎

If we say God exists in all things, we risk drifting into paganism. ⚠️

It’s true that there’s no place He cannot be, but that doesn’t mean God reveals himself in all places. ✨

If God is in the trees 🌳, the sunset 🌅, and the mountains 🏔️, the one place you're never going to see God is on the cross. ✝️

The Bible never says God is everywhere.

Psalm 139 says, “If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!” 🙌

What’s awesome is not just that God can be anywhere, but that He would go anywhere FOR YOU. 🎯

Wherever you happen to be, that’s where God wants to be — even in the darkest, most chaotic moments. 🌑

After Jesus tells his disciples to baptize all nations, He says: “Behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” 🌍✝️

In baptism, you are bound to a God who goes with you everywhere — no place is off-limits to Him. 🌊✝️

God goes with you to shield and save you not only from the pains of this life, but from death itself — because you will rise again. 🌅💫

Yet, you’re never alone because God is with you and for you. 🤗

Contributor Rev. Harrison Goodman is the Higher Things Content Executive.

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