Did you ever see the sun rise over the sea? If the sky is clear it is a most lovely sight. The darkness of the night gradually gives way, and the sky becomes grey—then just a blush of rose color spreads itself more and more until at last, bright and glorious, the sun appears above the waters, gladdening the scene and forming a path of gold across the waves.
If one could take the wings of the morning and fly on, on, on, eastward towards the rising sun—if one could reach the uttermost parts of the sea—we should still be in the presence of God.
Yes! He is everywhere—there is not a spot on sea or land where He is not. There is no biding from Him.
Yes! as I write, and as you read, it is true in each place “God in now here.” He sees and knows us altogether. He sees us when we lie down at night, and when we get up in the morning. He sees us when walking on the roads or sitting in our homes. At work in the school. At play in the garden. Wherever we are, and whatsoever we are doing, He sees our actions, He hears our words, He reads our thoughts.
When I was a boy I went one day into a dark china closet, thinking that God could not see me there. Do you know why I wished to get away from God? It was because I was a sinner and did not like to think that God saw me.
I did not then know that God loved me in spite of my sin, and that He had sent His Son to be my Saviour, so that my sins might be put away and that I might be saved and become His servant. I then thought that God was my enemy. I have found that He is my best Friend.
ML 01/15/1933