THE OMNIPRESENT NATURE OF GOD

“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?” 

(1 Kings 8:27, KJV).

Solomon in his prayer here, understood the temple he made cannot contain or confine the Omnipresent nature of his God. Let’s face it, God cannot be contained by what we think of Him either, nor can the earth, or the heavens above contain Him. Yet, there are those people who think they can contain Him, the God of the universe. Imagine that! Some think they can contain God by denying His existence. Still, others think they can create God in their own image, according to their imagination. Then there are those people who think many gods exist, and that the Lord Jesus Christ is only one among many gods. The truth is, God cannot be contained, let alone controlled in how we want to perceive Him to be, or behave. We did not create God, He created us. (See Gen. 1:26-27; 2:7; Psalm 100:3). As the author of today’s text says, “behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee” (1 Kings 8:27, text). This Scripture text tells us that God cannot be contained. Also, this text reveals God’s Omnipresent nature. Man can only be present in one place at a time, whereas God can be present in every place all at once! No doubt, this is difficult for us to comprehend. The past, present, and future has no claim on Him either. For the Lord exists outside of time, and is the originator of time. The apostle John wrote, “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.” (Rev. 22:13, KJV). The Lord is the very beginning of our existence and the end of our existence here on earth. (see 2 Chron. 2:6; 6:18; 7:11-16; Acts 17:24; Deut. 10:14).