This dimension of his presence is enough for us to praise and worship him for all of eternity. He who brings out the starry host one by oneīecause of his great power and mighty strength, Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: It is his presence everywhere at all times that gives purpose and direction to everything that lives or moves – a presence that holds every molecule in place and keeps the planets in their orbit, that holds the heart of a king in his hands and directs the destiny of nations. But the fact that it hasn’t attests to his all-encompassing, all-sustaining presence. Without his presence permeating every cubic centimetre of space and every moment of time, the entire cosmos would descend into chaos and history would devolve into anarchy. Not only was the Logos (Word) in the beginning and through this Logos were all things made (John 1:1-3), but Hebrews 1:3 tells us that all things are continually sustained by this same powerful Word. Not only is he the creator of all things, it is his omnipresence in all of time and space that continues to hold all things together. Whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities Īll things have been created through him and for him. The Son is the image of the invisible God, 3) “ no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
46)įrom ancient times, what is still to come.Īnd yet, as Ecclesiastes declares (ch. Nothing and no one is before him and none can surpass him. He is the Beginning and the End, the Alpha and the Omega. Not only does God fill all of heaven and earth, but he occupies all of time. If I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I go up to the heavens, you are there I believe the Bible presents us with three dimensions of God’s presence, and it is important and very helpful for us to have a clear understanding of each of these unique dimensions.įirst, the Bible teaches that God is everywhere present, at all times. In a similar way as God reveals himself to us as the Triune God in three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, I believe He also reveals his presence in three distinct ways. But what do we actually mean with God’s presence? The “presence of God” is a phrase that is commonly used.
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