Jeremiah 23:24 — Can Anyone Hide from Me?

Can Anyone Hide from Me?

"Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?" declares the Lord. "Do not I fill heaven and earth?" declares the Lord.
— Jeremiah 23:24 (NIV)

Reflection

God asks a question He already answers. No one hides from Him. Not in shame, not in pain, not in the dark corners where you think your grief goes unnoticed. The question itself is mercy: it reminds you that trying to hide is futile, and that futility is grace. You cannot outrun His gaze because His presence fills everything. There is nowhere He is not.

This is not surveillance; it is omnipresence. God does not peer into your life from a distance. He inhabits it. Heaven and earth cannot contain Him, yet He dwells in the brokenness you carry. When you feel most alone, most unseen, most abandoned, you are standing in the space He fills. Your isolation is an illusion. His presence is the reality.

Stop trying to manage your pain in secret. Bring it into the light of His attention. He already knows. He already sees. The only question is whether you will let that truth reshape how you endure. God's presence is not an idea to consider; it is the atmosphere you breathe. Acknowledge it. Lean into it. Let it steady you when nothing else will.

Biblical Insight

Jeremiah delivers this word in the context of false prophets who peddle lies while claiming divine authority. They thought they could hide their deceit, that God's attention was selective or distant. But God declares His omnipresence as both warning and comfort. For the deceiver, it is exposure. For the grieving, it is assurance. No secret place exists outside His reach. This means your hidden tears matter. Your silent despair registers. God's presence is not conditional on your visibility to others; it is constant because of who He is.

In Application

• Stop pretending God only sees you when you are strong.
• Confess what you have kept hidden, even from yourself.
• Let His omnipresence be comfort, not threat.
• Remember that His filling of heaven and earth includes the room where you weep.

Practical Journaling

Reflect on Jeremiah 23:24, then write honestly:

• What have you been hiding from God, or trying to?
• How does knowing He fills all spaces change your understanding of loneliness?
• Where do you most need to sense His presence today?
• Write a prayer acknowledging that He already sees what you carry.

If writing feels too heavy today, simply repeat the verse aloud and let it settle into your awareness.

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