“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand shall hold me” —Psalms 139:9,10.
A REALIZATION of the omnipresence of God must be a source of wretchedness to the wicked, who would fain find a hiding-place where His holy eye cannot see them, but it occasions great joy and comfort to the tried believer, who knows that, through grace, God is his own loving Father and that His holy eye ever looks down in compassion upon His people as they face the trials and testing’s of this life. The personality of God means so much to the soul who trusts Him. No mere impersonal force or unsympathetic principle of nature can comfort the heart and meet the need of the one who yearns for fellowship with the living God (Psa. 42:1, 2). He is the God of the spirits of all flesh (Num. 16:22), the Father of spirits (Heb. 12:9), who is the Creator of the ends of the earth (Isa. 40:28), and the Sustainer of all who turn to Him I Psalms 55:22). He is above all and through all and in us all (Eph. 4:6), and nothing is hidden from His eyes (Psa. 11:4), those eyes which run to and fro through the whole earth to take note of all who confide in Him and seek to do His will, that He may show Himself strong in their behalf (2 Chron. 16:9).
“With Thee by faith I walk in crowds—alone,
Making to Thee my wants and wishes known:
Drawing from Thee my daily strength in prayer,
Finding Thine arm sustains me everywhere;
While, thro’ the clouds of sin and woe, the light
Of coming glory shines more sweetly bright;
And this my daily boast—my aim—my end—
That my Redeemer is my God—my Friend!”
—C. H. I.