If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.“If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;
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… I have a problem you guys I'm looking for him I can't find him look verse 8 I go forward but he is not there and backward but I cannot perceive him when he works on the left hand I cannot behold him when he turns to the right hand I cannot see him God is invisible. because God is invisible, people have a hard time with him. How do you have a personal relationship with a person you never see? This is why idolatry is always a temptation, because you are making something visible that you can see, that you can touch, that will remind you of him, be it a picture or a statue, something visible. That's why so many religions have had idolatry. God is invisible. And in Isaiah chapter, I think 45, I mentioned that earlier with Cyrus, but Isaiah said, oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down. I want to see this God that I am praying to, that is working behind the scenes. …
… Verse eight. Behold, I go forward. He's not there. Backward. I cannot perceive him when he acts on the left. I cannot behold him. he turns on the right. I cannot see him, but look at the faith. He knows the way I take. When he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. My foot has held fast to his path. I have kept his way and not turned aside. I have not departed from the command of his lips. I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. pause and pray with me we have sung of your great names and the names of your son our father and even some names of the spirit who works within us and fills us with power and encouragement and today we speak to you through Christ not because of our deserving to do so but because of him who has opened the way to you through his blood. Thank you sincerely, our Father, for the cross where we first saw the light and the burden of our hearts rolled away. …
… Look in chapter 23, verses 8 and 9. Job says, Behold, I go forward, but he's not there, and backward, but I cannot perceive him. On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him, he hideth himself on the right hand, I can't see him. Here's old Job. I mean, in the darkest of suffering. Maybe God's over here. No, he's not over here. Maybe he's back here. No, he's not over here. Maybe he's over here. No, he's not there. Maybe he's over here. God, where are you? Where are you, God? I don't understand. God, what is going on? I sure would like to talk to you, God. I want to know. Tell me why. As a pastor, I've been asked that question so many times. Why, pastor? Why? Why? And I can't answer the question why, because why is God's question. How is our question? How are we going to react? God doesn't tell us the whys. You're going to find that many of God's saints have gone into darkness. …