STANDARD LESSON RESOURCES
DEVOTIONS
SPRING 2026
March 5
Ups and Downs
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make by bed in the depths, you are there. (Psalm 139:8)
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12
Song: "Praise to the Holiest in the Height"
In April of 1970, the astronauts on board the Apollo 13 spacecraft reached an altitude of 248,573 miles. In May 2019, Citor Vescovo reached a depth of over 7.5 miles when he descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean aboard a submersible craft. At the time of this writing, these are the highest heights and deepest depths ever reached by humans.
I imagine these records will be broken. As technology advances, humans will continue to be able to go higher into the heavens and deeper into the depths. But while we may be able to places where no humans have ever gone before, we will never reach a height nor a depth where God hasn't been, isn't currently, and won't always be present.
There are times in our lives when we may forget this truth. For one reason or another, we may not feel like God is close. It is in those moments that it is important to recall the words of the psalmist in Psalm 139, reminding us that no matter where we are or what is happening in the world around us, God's hands are guiding us and holding us fast (v.10).
Father, when I feel alone or abandoned, remind me that You are always near. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
DEVOTIONS
SPRING 2026
March 5
Ups and Downs
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make by bed in the depths, you are there. (Psalm 139:8)
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12
Song: "Praise to the Holiest in the Height"
In April of 1970, the astronauts on board the Apollo 13 spacecraft reached an altitude of 248,573 miles. In May 2019, Citor Vescovo reached a depth of over 7.5 miles when he descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean aboard a submersible craft. At the time of this writing, these are the highest heights and deepest depths ever reached by humans.
I imagine these records will be broken. As technology advances, humans will continue to be able to go higher into the heavens and deeper into the depths. But while we may be able to places where no humans have ever gone before, we will never reach a height nor a depth where God hasn't been, isn't currently, and won't always be present.
There are times in our lives when we may forget this truth. For one reason or another, we may not feel like God is close. It is in those moments that it is important to recall the words of the psalmist in Psalm 139, reminding us that no matter where we are or what is happening in the world around us, God's hands are guiding us and holding us fast (v.10).
Father, when I feel alone or abandoned, remind me that You are always near. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
STANDARD LESSON RESOURCES
DEVOTIONS
SPRING 2026
March 5
Ups and Downs
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make by bed in the depths, you are there. (Psalm 139:8)
Scripture: Psalm 139:1-12
Song: "Praise to the Holiest in the Height"
In April of 1970, the astronauts on board the Apollo 13 spacecraft reached an altitude of 248,573 miles. In May 2019, Citor Vescovo reached a depth of over 7.5 miles when he descended to the bottom of the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean aboard a submersible craft. At the time of this writing, these are the highest heights and deepest depths ever reached by humans.
I imagine these records will be broken. As technology advances, humans will continue to be able to go higher into the heavens and deeper into the depths. But while we may be able to places where no humans have ever gone before, we will never reach a height nor a depth where God hasn't been, isn't currently, and won't always be present.
There are times in our lives when we may forget this truth. For one reason or another, we may not feel like God is close. It is in those moments that it is important to recall the words of the psalmist in Psalm 139, reminding us that no matter where we are or what is happening in the world around us, God's hands are guiding us and holding us fast (v.10).
Father, when I feel alone or abandoned, remind me that You are always near. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
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