Psalm 139:7: Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
No flight can remove us out of God’s presence. God is a Spirit, and therefore it is folly to think that because we cannot see him he cannot see us. “Suppose I should be so foolish as to think of getting out of thy sight, that I might shake off the awe of thee, suppose I should think of revolting from my obedience to thee, or of disowning a dependence on thee and of shifting for myself, alas! whither can I go?” He specifies the most remote and distant places, and counts upon meeting God in them. 1
Living the Transformed Life
“Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord, “And not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?” says the Lord; “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord. Jeremiah 23:23–24
- To have a holy fear, means you are aware of His abiding presence. – The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3
- To have a holy fear, means you confess your sins before Him. – You have set our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your countenance. Psalm 90:8
- To have a holy fear, means you live to please Him, who is always with you. – Then she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, “Have I also here seen Him who sees me?” Genesis 16:13
It is holy fear that will bring forth holy living.
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for always having Your eyes and Your hand upon me. Dear Jesus, please teach me how to live in victory…in Your holy presence.
1. Henry, M. (1994). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible: complete and unabridged in one volume (p. 942). Peabody: Hendrickson.