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“Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” (Psalm 139:7-8)
Many of you will know that just less than two weeks ago I travelled to Israel. It’s a very special place, bringing the Bible to tangible life and the places we visited both spiritually and emotionally very moving. But the danger of visiting these holy places is that you can easily become too religious and believe they are the only places were God is encountered. During my travels, I witnessed pilgrims touching the stone where Jesus it is believed Jesus was crucified and wrapped for burial. At the mount of olives, I was compelled to touch an olive tree that Jesus clearly did not touch and at least one father dunked His children in the Jordan River very much against their wishes for some kind of special blessing or anointing from the Lord. But God is not only found in these places. As the author of Psalm 139 knows, God’s presence is everywhere. Whether we are experiencing the heights or the depths, whether we find ourselves in the east or the west, God is accessible. Jesus says, in Matthew 11:28, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” And Paul writes, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” So whether you are in the heights or the depths, remember that God is accessible to you. Call out to Him even in the darkness valley.