Psalm 139:7-12 – “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?  ⁸ If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Seol, behold, You are there. ⁹ If I lift up the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, ¹⁰ Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. ¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness will bruise me, And the light around me will be night,” ¹² Even the darkness is not too dark for You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.”

We can run, but we cannot hide from God. The story of Jonah in the belly of the fish comes to mind and reminds us of this truth. Jonah was running from God. Was the fish that swallowed Jonah a natural fish or a supernatural one? 

Jonah 2:6 – “I went down to the base of the mountains.  The earth with its bars closed behind me forever, but You have brought up my life from the pit…”

How did he know those things?  Inside a fish, that does not seem possible.  Could it be that this being took him to hell or the divide in Abraham’s bosom Jesus spoke of?  But that could get us off track.

He was supernaturally kept alive while running and trying to hide.  When he repented and relented, God brought him back.

The statement that came has two applications. You can run, but you can’t hide. You cannot outrun God! If you are resisting and rebelling, He will find and catch you. On the other hand, you cannot outrun or hide from God’s blessings and covenant.

Deuteronomy and the Psalms are reminders of that reality. Psalm 23: His goodness and mercy relentlessly pursue us All the Days We Live! We are God’s children, and Jesus completely defeated the devil. Nothing of our past is on the books anymore. His blood and mercy cover the past, are in the present and protect from the future.

Where could we go that He is not there?  Rather than rebel and resist judgment and curses, let’s repent, obey, and receive favor and blessings.

The devil loves to say, “See, same old thing, you blew it.  You can’t do it.”  He is right, but only half right.   We blew it and blow it, and we cannot do it, BUT we don’t have to – He has, He is, He does, and He will Eternally!

Stand still; do not run. You cannot hide!

God’s plan and desire are to bless us. Therefore, He is long-suffering and patient.  Don’t test the limits of patience, but seek Him fully.  Obedience may seem difficult, but the fruit is glorious.

Today begins a new journey into discovering His purposes and the blessings of obedience.   Watch out, it is coming, and you cannot stop it.  You can run, but you can’t hide. 

May God’s Peace be with you today!