"Jumper" Theology

Yesterday I watched a pretty entertaining movie called "Jumper". If you haven't seen the movie basically it is about a group of people called jumpers (duh) who have the ability to "jump" through time and space into other places (ie. I could jump from my room to the top of the Empire Building instantly and then I could suddenly appear at the Eiffel Tower). In this movie Samuel L. Jackson plays a character whose job is to catch these jumpers and kill them.

Now here is the "Jumper Theology" I want to briefly talk about. In the movie Jackson's character says he has to kill these jumpers because only God should have that power. So...if you read into what he is saying his belief is that God has the ability to appear in any place He wants instantly because He can jump around. Sound pretty harmless? Now let me say I don't think this movie is trying to be theological but here is the great truth of Scripture....God isn't a jumper but He is omni-present. What is the difference you might ask?

In the movie a jumper can only be at one place at one time whereas the God of the Bible is equally located, because He is Spirit, at all places at once. What does this mean to us? The fact of God's omni-presence should give us comfort that no matter where you are and what you're going through He is there. If I am hurting here in North Jersey and you are hurting wherever you are He is there. If God where a jumper he could only deal with us one at a time...how'd you like to be 2/3 of the way down that list! Trust in God's faithfulness and call out to Him because He is there and He cares.