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Psalm 139:7-12\xa0New International Version (NIV)\n\n7\xa0Where can I go from your Spirit?\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0Where can I flee\xa0from your presence?\n8\xa0If I go up to the heavens,\xa0you are there;\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0if I make my bed\xa0in the depths, you are there.\n9\xa0If I rise on the wings of the dawn,\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0if I settle on the far side of the sea,\n10\xa0even there your hand will guide me,\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0your right hand\xa0will hold me fast.\n11\xa0If I say, \u201cSurely the darkness will hide me\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0and the light become night around me,\u201d\n12\xa0even the darkness will not be dark\xa0to you;\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0the night will shine like the day,\n\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0for darkness is as light to you.\n\n\nIllustration Jonah chapter 1.\n\n1. Geographically - Wherever we may go; vertically up to the highest regions of space; or down to the lowest depths of the earth; God is there! Or we may understand them.\n\n2. Metaphorically - referring to the highs and lows of life whether we are up with joy or weighed down with sorrow, He is there with us. In light and life and joy and hope; or in darkness, death, sorrow and disappointment; through all of our life, God promises.\xa0\nHEBREWS 13:5\xa0Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.\n\n\uf0b7 When do you FEEL the furthest from God? It is usually during the tough times of life.\n\n\uf0b7 Do not try to run from God when times get tough.\n\n\uf0b7 In the book of Job, Job was having problems in his life. He refused to curse God for his trouble.\n\n\uf0b7 God not only knows about what we go through; He is there for us and cares about us. The third way to take his words is.\n\n3. Literally - in the highest Heaven, where we naturally expect to find God. But even in "Sheol" -- the Hebrew word for the place of the dead (it\u2019s not hell; "Sheol" is usually translated "the grave") even there we find God.\n\nDistance \nDeath\nDarkness \n\nCONCLUSION\n\n\uf0b7 David found great comfort knowing that God was with Him no matter where he went.\n\n\uf0b7 We need to understand that we cannot hide from God.\n\n\uf0b7 We need to understand that we cannot hide from God\u2019s love either.\n\n\uf0b7 God loves each and every person that has been created. God loves you.\n\n\uf0b7 Maybe you are in a difficult situation right now, have suffered some kind of loss, been afflicted with illness or pain. Maybe the wound is still tender. Perhaps it\u2019s too early to know why it\u2019s happening. Perhaps you may never know this side of eternity. But believe David; God has not left you.\n\n\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/support