“Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? 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 23:23-24 ESV).
God gave Jeremiah the difficult task of prophesying Judah’s fall to Babylon. But He also gave him a fuller revelation of Himself. For God revealed His omnipresence and omniscience to Jeremiah, helping him to understand that God is ever-present and all-knowing. There are no secrets hidden from the Lord. For He sees all. He knows all. There is no running nor hiding from God.
Reading God’s Word we tend to look for specific answers for our situation and we often find that kind of help there. But the greater revelation is of God Himself. For the Bible is primarily about God and how we can be brought near to Him through Jesus, His Son.
Whether we believe in God or try to hide from Him, denying His existence, He is the God who is there. He is real. Indeed, He is the ground of all reality and the Creator of all. And He has revealed Himself to us through His Word and most fully through His Son, Jesus.
In the book of James we are told, “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8). Where is God in your life today?
PRAYER: Dear Father in Heaven, we draw near to You today. We want to know Your presence in our lives. Fill us afresh with Your Spirit that we might know You better and walk according to Your will. Thank You for revealing Yourself to us that we might know You. In Jesus’ name, amen.