Psalm 139:7-10: You Cannot Escape God's Presence!

Even though I was going through this chapter three verses at a time, I decided to do four this time because 9 and 10 work together. Besides, I’m not doing this to memorize words in a certain pattern; I’m doing this so that I can meditate on the message within the words.

“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 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.” Psalm 139:7-10

David is continuing his discussion on the omnipresence of God, and confirms even more what I said in my last post, “God’s presence consumes our existence.” God is always with you no matter where you are (Wither shall I go from thy spirit? Or wither shall I flee from thy presence?). Wherever you are in life though you may feel depressed and alone (If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there), God is with you, he has a plan for your life, and he is there willing to lead you if you only follow him. (If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall they hand lead me, and they right hand shall hold me.)
It is important to remember, in this dark world that we live in, that no darkness can hide us from God’s presence, and his love for us. He is always there with us, though at times we may be foolish and think we can run away from him like Jonah did, God is always there. Jonah thought he could flee from God by taking a boat the exact opposite direction of where God wanted him to go. What happened? Out in the middle of the ocean God caused a storm, then when Jonah was thrown into the ocean Jonah was eaten by a giant fish. (See Jonah 1) Then do you know what Jonah did in the belly of the fish? Well, I’ll let Jonah 2:1-2 explain that for me: “Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly, and said, ‘I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.” It was there, in the belly of the fish that Jonah learned an important lesson; You cannot escape God’s presence!
Jonah learned it the hard way, he had to be swallowed by a fish and spend three days and three nights in its belly in order to learn what David explains in Psalm 139:7-10. I need to remember that there is no escaping God’s presence, and remember that everywhere I go God will be with me, leading me.