HOW FAR IS TOO FAR FOR THE LORD TO REACH?

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. - Psalms 139:7-8 

Is there a place so low, so dark, so broken that God cannot reach you there?

Sometimes it feels like there is, particularly when we go through tough situations. At times we go to places we never imagined-places of regret, shame, loneliness, or failure. And in those moments, we feel within ourselves that we are in a situation where the Lord cannot reach out to us. We think in our heart that we have gone too far. But we must understand the truth that those thoughts are not from God.

The Bible tells us that even if someone makes their bed in the depths, even in hell itself, God is already there. There is no corner of darkness where His presence cannot reach. No matter how far you think you have fallen, you have not fallen beyond His reach.

You may feel like your mistakes have pushed God away. But Scripture tells us in Isaiah 59:1: Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.  

Think about Jonah. He disobeyed and ran away. He ended up in the darkest place imaginable. And yet, when he cried out from there, God heard him.

And he said: “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice.” – Jonah 2:2

 

At times, tribulation comes without a reason we can understand-without a fault of our own. Even then, God can still reach you and save you.

 

Consider the life of Joseph. The Lord promised him a beautiful future when he was safe in his father’s house, loved and protected. The next, he was betrayed by his own brothers, thrown into a pit, sold like a slave, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison. Step by step, it looked like his life was moving further and further away from God’s promise. But the truth is, God never left him. The pit didn’t stop God. The prison didn’t change God’s plan. And when the time was right, God lifted him from the lowest place to the palace.

 

No matter where you are right now, God can still reach you. No matter how far you think you have gone, you are not far beyond His mercy. No depth, no darkness, no failure is greater than Him. For God, nothing is impossible. And no matter how far you are, you are not out of God’s reach. He will surely transform your life.