Nothing is hidden from God, because He sees everything.
Nothing is hidden from God, because He sees everything. He knows our past, our present and our future. There is no place to escape from God, because He is everywhere.
Therefore, we should be sincere in our thoughts and careful about our actions. Not only is God aware of what we do, but He also sympathizes with our difficulties. He is our companion in every situation; we are never alone. See also Chapter 11: Predestination.
To God belong the East and the West; wherever you turn, there is the Face of God; God is All-embracing, All-knowing. Qur’an 2.115
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down, and you are acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139.2-3
Our Lord! Lo! You know that which we hide and that which we proclaim. Nothing in the earth or in heaven is hidden from God. Qur’an 14.38
In The Book of Songs it is said, In your secret chamber even you are judged; See you do nothing to blush for, Though but the ceiling looks down upon you.
Therefore the moral man, even when he is not doing anything, is serious; and, even when he does not speak, is truthful. Doctrine of the Mean 33 (Confucianism)
Mark well three things and you will not fall into the clutches of sin: know what is above you— an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and all your actions recorded in the book. Mishnah, Avot 2.1 (Judaism)
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Surely God—He knows what is in the womb. No soul knows what it shall earn tomorrow, and no soul knows in what land it shall die.
Surely God is All-knowing, All-aware. Qur’an 31.34
The great Ruler of all these worlds,
beholds as if from near at hand the man who thinks he acts by stealth:
the Gods know all this of him.
When one stands or walks or moves in secret,
or goes to his lying down or uprising,
when two sitting together take secret counsel,
King Varuna knows, being there the Third…
If one will go away beyond the heavens,
still he cannot escape King Varuna;
his envoys move about here from the heavens,
and, thousand-eyed, they look upon the earth.
King Varuna observes all that which lies between heaven and earth
and beyond them;
The twinklings of men’s eyes have been counted by him;
as a dicer the dice, He measures everything.
Atharva Veda 4.16.1-8 (Hinduism)
See you not that God knows all that is in the heavens and on earth?
There is not a secret consultation between three unless
He is their fourth, nor between five unless
He is their sixth, nor between fewer or more unless
He is in their midst, wherever they be. Qur’an 58.7
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend to heaven, thou art there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there!
If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there thy hand shall lead me,
and thy right hand shall hold me.
Psalm 139.7-10
You who dive down as if under water to steal, Though no earthly king may have seen you, The King of heaven sees. Yoruba Proverb (African Traditional Religions)
Teachings of Sun Myung Moon
When God looks at a person, He sees the person’s mind. He sees his past, his present, and based on that He sees his future. (100:93, October 8, 1978)
God transcends time, and He has no regard for your 24-hour timeframe. God does not sleep. Apply this principle in your activities, and you will develop without limit. (94:282-83, October 9, 1977)
God’s mind is not only in His Word, but also in everything He created. For this reason, God exists everywhere. Truly, He is omnipresent.
(8:182, December 13, 1959)
You have a mind. Mind is invisible, and may not appear to exist; yet it exists. Where is your mind? Is it in your head or in your heart? In truth, your mind extends throughout every part of your body.
Likewise, this world is like God’s body, and He is present everywhere in the world. Yet [like mind], you cannot see God. (89:72, July 11, 1976)
God’s love is more than enough to embrace the universe. God’s love is at the center of everything. God, as the central being of love, maintains the great foundation.
When God moves, everything moves with Him, even the smallest things. Everything is contained within one great circle. Thus does God embrace the whole world, the entire universe. (205:33, July 7, 1990)
If God did not exist, the universe would feel completely empty. But because God exists, the universe feels completely full. Why? Because there is love. Hence, even when we are alone, because we know God, we feel the universe’s fullness. We feel God in every place.
Hence, within love we can know the deep inspiration that comes from God’s omnipresence. But if we did not know God, we would feel an all-pervading emptiness, as if nothing existed. (91:323, March 1, 1977)
How do you experience God’s omnipresence? Feel the air as the breath from God’s mouth. Feel a typhoon as God blowing His nose. Feel the stream as God’s sweat pouring out from going through the suffering course of restoration for the sake of the world.
Learn the love of God from the sun, which symbolizes the elements of life throughout the cosmos. Nature is a textbook for experiencing God’s heart, a textbook for the happiness of His beloved children. Speak to the plants; feel that their leaves are like your children; you are not crazy. You are close to being a saint. (59:102-03, July 9, 1972)
Consider that our Father is the living God, who watches over us from the beginning to the end of our lives. He foresees our life in the eternal spirit world, as well as our present life on earth. When he looks at you spiritually, what do you think He sees? (118:38, May 2, 1982)
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