IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO HIDE OR, RUN FROM GOD!

I remember a time when I was around 10 years old. My mother was driving my nephew and myself to the store in and old red Oldsmobile station wagon. My nephew and I was misbehaving and my mother told us if we don’t stop, then she’s going to pull the care over and whip our butts! While we didn’t believe her, because she had said it before and didn’t pull the car over, We didn’t stop and she pulled the car over. The great thing about a station wagon is the size. You can literally jump over the seats, back and forth very easily and not get caught by your mother. There’s just one problem. You Can’t Hide or, run from MOTHER, and she’s never forgets.

This morning I want to talk about three Bible characters who tried to hide, or run from God.

If you have your Bibles!

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Genesis 3:6–11 KJV 1900

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

I. Adam and Eve.

The first humans on the earth.

They didn’t come from a monkey,

Adam was very intelligent,

Genesis 2:19–20 KJV 1900

19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

: 19-20

He had a vocabulary out of this world.

Adam and Eve, wasn’t smart enough to obey God.

They disobeyed God.

Then tried to hide from God.

We do that now when we sin.

We try to hide from God.

It is impossible to Hide from God!

II. Jonah

There is a story I like to tell every time I talk about Jonah, some of you have heard it before, but I’m going to tell it again.

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales and how she had heard in Sunday School about how a whale had shallowed Jonah.

The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small.

The little girl remained steadfast in her position and reiterated that indeed, a whale had swallowed Jonah.

Irritated, the teacher again stated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible.

The little girl said, I’m not sure how it happened, but when I get to heaven. I will ask Jonah.

The teacher replied smugly, What if Jonah isn’t in heaven?

The little girl replied, Then you ask him.

Jonah 1

Jonah 1:1–17 KJV 1900

1 Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. 4 But the Lord sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not. 7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upon us; What is thine occupation? and whence comest thou? what is thy country? and of what people art thou? 9 And he said unto them, I am an Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. 10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them. 11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you. 13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to the land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was tempestuous against them. 14 Wherefore they cried unto the Lord, and said, We beseech thee, O Lord, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man’s life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea: and the sea ceased from her raging. 16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows. 17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah was a prophet.

Jonah is an example of a person God called for a specific ministry.

Jonah is an example of what a called Christian does when that ministry doesn’t fit what we want.

Run away

Hide

Jonah hated the Ninevites

They Killed his father

Our will is not God’s will

You can’t hide from God

You can’t run from God

You can’t lie to God

You can’t out smart God

You ca

III. God’s Attributes

Omnipotence:

God is all Powerful

God has power over nature

God has power over man

God has power over angels

Omniscience:

God is all Knowing

Omnipresence:

God is everywhere at the same time.

You can’t hide or run from God.