WHERE CAN I GO FROM THY SPIRIT – Psalms 139:7
Psalms 139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Jonah was instructed by God to go to Nineveh. Jonah decided to run away from God so he went the opposite direction. Jonah tried to hide from God and God sent a storm. Jonah understood that the storm was from God and that God was punishing him so he asked to be thrown into the sea. Jonah had not yet repented for disobeying God so most likely he was willing to die rather than repent and turn from his wicked ways.
God showed mercy on Jonah and sent a great fish to swallow Jonah. It took Jonah three days in a fish’s stomach before he repented of his wicked ways and was willing to obey God’s direction for his life. Jonah tried to hide from doing the will of God but there was no place that Jonah could go to hide from God.
It does not matter where you are at in this earth, God can see you. When Jesus was choosing his disciples, Philip found Nathanael and told him to come and see Jesus. When Jesus found Nathanael, he said “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” Nathanael was surprised and asked how Jesus knew him and Jesus replied that he knew that Philip had found him under the fig tree. Nathanael was surprised which indicates that he was in a place where people would not have been able to see him. However, God knew that he was there and used that instance to demonstrate to Nathanael and us that there is no place we can go that God does not know our whereabouts.
God cannot only sees you but HE knows your every word. Once the tax collectors came to Peter and asked him if Jesus paid taxes. Peter replied that Jesus did. Later, Jesus talked with Peter and sent him out fishing. The first fish that Peter caught contained a piece of money that Peter was to use to pay the taxes. Jesus knew what Peter said even though he was not there.
There is no thought, action, or deed that you can hide from God. God knows everything about you and HE still loves you. God desires that you learn to trust HIM and change from your wicked ways and follow HIS direction for your life. If you refuse to do HIS perfect will, HE will allow trials to come into your life to drive you to HIS perfect will. You do not have to follow the direction of God, but it will be much easier for you if you do follow HIS perfect will.
Do not be like Jonah who thought he could run away from the presence of God. Instead embrace the fact that God can see you whether you are on a high mountain, on a ship in the sea, or in a cave. It does not matter where you go, God knows who you are and where you are and what you are doing.
You must change your thinking. It is one thing to say that you know that God knows your every thought; it is another thing to actually believe it. If you believe that God knows your every thought and that you are going to give an account unto HIM for your thoughts, then you would not allow certain thoughts to creep into your head. If you really fear God, than your life would be filled with virtue because you would take the time every day to fill your mind with the things of God.