“He’s Everywhere” (1966) is the title of a Gospel song by Sonny James. It was about seeing God everywhere and in everything – from a baby’s smile to the wind that blows – and so forth. Also, “Everywhere” (1987) was a love song by the British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac; more recently (2022), the song was used in a commercial to promote Chevrolet electric vehicles.
“He’s Everywhere,” referring to God, implies His omniscience – the divine characteristic of being all knowing – as well as His omnipresence – the divine trait of being everywhere. Truly, Almighty God is omniscient and omnipresent – “He’s Everywhere.” God “knows all things” (1 John 3:20 NKJV). “The eyes of the Lord are in every place, Keeping watch on the evil and the good” (Proverbs 15:3; cf., 5:21; Jeremiah 32:19; Job 34:21; Hebrews 4:13). God is everywhere – “not far from each one of us” (Acts 17:27), and He fills all of creation (Jeremiah 23:23-24). “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 [Hades], behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me” (Psalm 139:7-10).
Satan, however, does not possess divine characteristics; he is not equal with God but is a created being as were all the angels (Psalm 148:2-5). Angels are subject to God (1 Peter 3:22; Hebrews 1:4, 6). Nevertheless, angels – with whom Satan and his cohorts were a part (2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Revelation 12:7-9) – are elevated above men (Hebrews 2:6-7) and possess abilities surpassing those of mankind (2 Peter 2:11).
“Satan” or the “Devil” goes by several different names in the Bible (“dragon,” “serpent,” Revelation 12:9; 20:2; “the ruler of this world,” John 12:31; “the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,” Ephesians 2:2; “the god of this age,” 2 Corinthians 4:4; “Beelzebub,” Matthew 12:24), and he may seem to be friendly with humans (2 Corinthians 11:14-15). The New Testament portrays Satan as an actual being rather than merely a philosophy or an influence. He tempted Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11), snares Christians and takes them captive (2 Timothy 2:26), uses various devices to tempt people (2 Corinthians 2:11) and must be resisted (James 4:7). Satan is “…going to and fro on the earth, and …walking back and forth on it” (Job 1:7). “…The devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).
Although Satan is neither all knowing nor everywhere, he may be anywhere. In addition, Satan’s angels – doing the same kind of dastardly deeds – may be anywhere, too. Beyond that, Satan introduced sin into the Garden of Eden, and humans have excelled in sinfulness on their own from the murder of “righteous Abel” (Matthew 23:35) by his brother Cain (Genesis 4:8) to the wicked world preceding the universal flood (Genesis 6:5) through the present.
That being said, with every new invention, Satan and wicked souls find ways to use it to promote sinfulness. Often, a person can choose to use the latest apparatus in either a legitimate or a sinful way. Airplanes can transport mail, cargo and passengers, or they can be used for smuggling and warfare. TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones can be used for family entertainment, for educational purpose and for communication, or they can be used for sinful purposes. In fact, television and computerized gadgets multiply the ease with which anyone can become accidentally or purposely exposed to a vast amount of ungodly content. Satan and his evil angelic band especially lurk today in our smartphones, private messaging, social media and in every type of communications. In a sense, it’s easier to sin in many more ways than perhaps has ever been the case before the present.
God is everywhere. Satan can be anywhere, and he usually is. We need to exercise determined self-discipline to refrain from happening upon or from becoming addicted to, for instance, such things as pornography, foul language and anti-scriptural worldviews. Reflect on the fact that God is everywhere watching but desirous that all souls are and remain saved (1 Timothy 2:3-4). “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
