{"id":40180,"date":"2017-12-06T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.olivetree.com\/?p=40180"},"modified":"2025-02-04T14:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:06:45","slug":"god-everywhere-omnipresence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olivetree.com\/blog\/god-everywhere-omnipresence\/","title":{"rendered":"A God Who is Everywhere: Omnipresence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our God is not bound by space and time. This characteristic is called \u201comnipresence.\u201d Although it is described in the Bible, the word \u201comnipresence\u201d or \u201comnipresent\u201d won\u2019t be found in there. So, how do you learn what the Bible has to say about this characteristic of God?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT IS OMNIPRESENCE?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our God is omnipresent. Systematic theologians use this term frequently when discussing God’s incommunicable attributes\u2014the attributes that we, humans, can never participate in. We can be loving like God to an extent. We can be holy like God to an extent. But we cannot become omnipresent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means, it can be difficult for us to comprehend God’s omnipresence. We can try our best to describe it… but in the end, it’s a concept that we cannot fully-communicate: hence, incommunicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, the Bible gives us lots of great examples! I grabbed all the verses from the Olive Tree Bible Threads<\/a> resource that refer to omnipresence for you to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VERSES ABOUT GOD’S OMNIPRESENCE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain you. \u2014 1 Kings 8:27<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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May he send you help from the sanctuary
and grant you support from Zion.
\u2014 Psalm 20:2<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
\u2014Psalm 139:1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
\u2014Psalm 139:7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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This is what the Lord says:
\u201cHeaven is my throne,
and the earth is my footstool.
Where is the house you will build for me?
\u2014Isaiah 66:1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAm I only a God nearby, \u201d
declares the Lord,
\u201cand not a God far away?
Who can hide in secret places
so that I cannot see them?\u201d
declares the Lord.
\u201cDo not I fill heaven and earth?\u201ddeclares the Lord.
\u2014Jeremiah 23:23-24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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This, then, is how you should pray:
\u201c\u2018Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name…”
\u2014Matthew 6:9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018For in him we live and move and have our being.\u2019 As some of your own poets have said, \u2018We are his offspring.\u2019 \u2014 Acts 17:28<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Son is the radiance of God\u2019s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. \u2014 Hebrews 1:3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

OLIVE TREE BIBLE THREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How did I quickly gather these verses? Olive Tree Bible Threads<\/a> contains large, searchable lists. Just tap to see all the verses in the Bible that reference the topic you’re interested in.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Also, while reading your Bible, you can open up the Olive Tree Bible Topic Threads<\/a> in the Resource Guide. That way, you can quickly read verses related to the passage you are in. This is a great tool for learning to read the Bible as one, cohesive book. You will be able to make connections across Scripture and grow in your understanding of God.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Learn More About Olive Tree Bible Topic Threads<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Do your own study on a topic in the Bible by adding the Olive Tree Bible Topic Threads <\/a>to your library! Check out this blog post on topic threads<\/a> or grab your own copy today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our God is not bound by space and time. This characteristic is called \u201comnipresence.\u201d Although it is described in the Bible, the word \u201comnipresence\u201d or \u201comnipresent\u201d won\u2019t be found in there. So, how do you learn what the Bible has to say about this characteristic of God? WHAT IS OMNIPRESENCE? Our God is omnipresent. 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