I’ve heard this phrase a thousand times: “If only I
could just get away from it all!” Maybe you say this right after a bad confrontation
with a family member or an unexpected bill comes and causes stress in your
family. I’ve heard young mothers say this when they have two or three very
young children and every day seems like a battle to just get them dressed, keep
them dressed, and feed them! Calgon take me away!
You can remove yourself physically from a situation,
but does distance always make your thoughts turn off, give your body strength,
or heal your heart? I don’t think so. If that young mother got away for a week,
she would spend most of her time thinking and talking about her children! So
just where is it that you’re going to go to get away from it ALL?
In Psalm 139:7-10, David considers this same
situation—fleeing.
Where
can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend
into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If
I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.
David understands quickly that God is everywhere and
can see, hear, and know his situation. Whether David tries to run away or
accepts the fact that God is his protector in hard times, it doesn’t matter. He
just needs to know God is there.
The same is true for any situation we go through
today. God is there! We can’t run far enough from Him that He won’t see us. We
can’t hide from Him whether our sin is great or small. We just need to stop
running and start realizing HE IS GOD! The Alpha and Omega, the Beginning as
well as the End. Our problems are not bigger than God. Our sin is not bigger
than God. He can handle it!
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