Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” even the night shall be light about me; indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You. (Psalm 139:7-12)

Where Can I Go That God Is Not There?

Point Nemo, a location in the Pacific Ocean, is considered the most remote place on the planet. It is the farthest point on Earth from any land. The people closest to Point Nemo are those in the International Space Station, two-hundred-fifty miles above. Point Nemo is located 1666 miles from the nearest land. Ducie Island (Pitcairn Islands) to the north, Motu Nui (Easter Islands) to the northeast, and Maher Island (part of Antarctica) to the south. It has famously become the dumping ground of space debris due to its extremely remote location. When the International Space Station is decommissioned, it will find its watery grave in this area.

Travel to Point Nemo is difficult and dangerous due to ocean conditions and weather. It is not on any shipping lanes because it is so remote. Humans rarely visit the area, but the psalmist David knew that any place on earth that seems remote and desolate to man is where God has been since creation. Mount Everest is the tallest peak in the world, and the deepest place on earth is the Challenger Deep, located in the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. God is in both places. The darkest place on earth is daylight to the Lord who created it. There is no place that man can go that God does not know and see.

David’s knowledge of God’s presence was a blessing, as he knew God would always be with him. Evil men do not accept they cannot hide from God because they love the darkness. The child of God embraces the knowledge that God will never forsake them because He is everywhere. Life can be overwhelming and foreboding. Dark clouds of fear come without warning, bringing uncertainty to the heart. David proclaims God’s presence is the sure promise of security and trust. Whatever is happening in life, God is there. Wherever a man walks, God is there. There is nothing that escapes the eyes of the Lord. The presence of God becomes the eternal security blanket of divine love, reassuring the heart of man that he has nothing to fear.

When God created man, He saw that being alone was not good for him. The Lord created woman to be a helpmeet to the man. What happened in the garden when Adam and Eve took of the forbidden fruit is that God had to separate Himself from His creation. This was not His desire. God wanted a divine fellowship with man, but sin broke that relationship. Through grace, the Lord extends His promise to the world to always be there for man. There is no place on the planet that man can be that God is not there. Man assumes it is difficult to know God, failing to realize that wherever man is, God has already been there, and He wants to reveal Himself.

Seeking the will of the Lord is knowing that God is accessible. The Lord has promised never to forsake His people. That promise remains true through Jesus Christ. In the kingdom of God, the blessings of Heaven await those who eagerly seek Him and trust Him. David reminds the faithful that God’s presence is everywhere and that there is no place one can go without God. Knowing that God is always where I have yet to be is a wonderful and blessed thought. He reveals Himself. Everywhere. Even at Point Nemo.