![]() Our problem is that we have nothing to compare to it. We can only be one place at one time, but God is everywhere at the same time. Omnipresence is the hardest for us to grasp. He’s always wherever he needs to be to do whatever needs to be done- that’s omnipresence. He has the power to do it-that’s omnipotence. He knows what needs to be done-that’s omniscience. Tony Evans comments that these three attributes work in tandem: The first means that God is all-knowing, the second that he is all-powerful, the third that he is present everywhere. They naturally go together since each begins with the four-letter prefix “omni”: Omniscience/ Omnipotence/ Omnipresence. There are three attributes of God that should always be kept together in your mind. And so does every hurting person who feels abandoned by the Almighty. ![]() The seeker wants to know … and so does the skeptic … and so does the guilty sinner so he can run the other way. “Where is God?” This is a very important question. Thus we are introduced to one of the more difficult doctrines of the Bible-the doctrine of God’s omnipresence. “Where does the Holy Spirit live?” Another short pause. “How can he be in heaven and in my heart at the same time?” “Sweetheart, it’s hard to explain.” A short pause. ![]() “Does He live there?” “Yes.” “Where’s Jesus?” “He’s in your heart.” “But I thought Jesus and God were the same Person.” “They are.” The scene: A young boy and his mother are having a serious discussion over lunch one day. ![]()
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