EVEN THERE
đź“– Even There
Pastor Jeff Smith
6/29/25
Psalm 139:7-10
âś‹Theme: No matter where you go, Even There, God is with you.
📝Opening Thought: There are some things David acknowledged the LORD knew, and if we are honest, we know these things too. We deceive ourselves if we think God doesn’t see and know where we are and what we are doing at all times.
📖Prov. 5:21 – For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
📖Pro. 15:3 – The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
đź” The LORD knows us better than we know ourselves.
Where You Sit
Where You Stand
What You Spend Your Time Thinking About
Where You Sleep And Who You Sleep With
What You Say Before You Say It
David mentioned three places that prove you cannot hide from God's presence:
👑Heaven – His person, holiness, and righteousness dwell there.
🔥Hell – His consuming fire, wrath and justice are present there.
🌊The Uttermost Parts of the Sea – No uncharted place is too remote for God’s presence.
🔑But the key truth is found in the words: “Even there...”
Even in the most remote, dangerous, vile, abandoned, or seemingly inaccessible places, God is even there with you.
🌍I. The Extent of Even There
A. Where Can God Reach You?
Your Pit of Despair? – Even There. God is There
Your Prison of Discouragement? – Even There. God is There.
Your Place of Denial? – Even There. God is There.
Your Present Doubt? – Even There. God is There.
Your Pain of Depression? – Even There. God is There.
Your Plea for Deliverance? – Even There. God is There.
B. Biblical Examples
·Even There in the Belly of the Whale (Jonah)
Even There in the Fiery Furnace (Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego)
Even There in the Lion’s Den – Daniel’s Reliance
Even There in the Stormy Sea of Galilee – The Disciples Rowing
Even There in the Garden of Gethsemane – Christ’s Suffering
Even There in the Prison Cell of Rome – Paul’s Writings
Even There on the Isle of Patmos – John’s Revelation
Even There at End of the World – Matthew 28:20; Psalm 61:2
✨Application: Trust God even when you are at the far end of what you can bear. Even in your darkest moments and deepest sorrows, don’t stop seeking his presence, his comfort, and his strength.
đź’"The will of God will never take you where the grace of God cannot sustain you." – Billy Graham
🔍II. The Experience of Even There
A What is God doing?
· God Searches You – Vs. 1
· God Tries You – Vs. 23; 1 Peter 4:12
· God Proves You – Vs. 24; Dt. 8:2; 2 Cor. 13:5
· God Leads You – Psalm 61:2, Psalm 23:2
· God Holds You – Vs.10
· God Lights Your Darkness – Vs. 11-12; Psalm 18:28
B. Some knowledge only comes through experience, and that experience is often found in times of trouble (Romans 5:3-4).
✨Application: It is there, God gives you an honest assessment of your heart, leads you to safety, holds you in his strength, and gives you light. "We are not holding on to God; it is God who is holding on to us." – A.W. Tozer
🙌III. The Exaltation of Even There
A What should our response be?)
Praise Him for His Works – Psalm 61:8
Praise Him for His Precious Thoughts Toward You (vs. 17) – Jer. 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Praise Him for His Permanent Presence (vs. 18 - “When I awake, I am still with thee.”)
Praise Him for Picking the Winning Side (verses 19-22) –
B. 💠“Victory is always on the side of those who stand with God." – Billy Sunday
✨Application: Even in the worst of situations, we can still praise the Lord. His thoughts are more valuable to us than man’s opinion of us, and we can praise him for being a faithful friend and not a fair-weather one. Psalm 91:15 – He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.