This is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.
—John 4:42
Omnipotence and omnipresence are considered natural attributes of God. They have their true worth only when linked to and inspired by His moral attributes of holiness and love. When Jesus spoke of the omnipotence and omnipresence that had been given to Him—“All authority…in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18); “Lo, I am with you alway[s]” (verse 20)—His words pointed to what lies at the root of all: His divine glory as the Savior and Redeemer of men. Because “He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross…God…highly exalted Him” (Philippians 2:8–9). While He was on earth, His share in the attributes of God was owing to the work He had done in His perfect obedience to the will of God and the finished redemption He had worked out for the salvation of men.
It is this that gives meaning and worth to what He said of Himself as the Omnipotent and Omnipresent One. Between His mention of these two attributes, He gave His command that they should go out into the world and preach the gospel: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19–20). As the Redeemer who saves and keeps us from sin, as the Lord who requires obedience to all that He has commanded, He promises His divine presence to be with His servants.
Only when His servants show that they obey Him in all His commands can they expect the fullness of His power and presence to be with them. Only when they are living witnesses to the reality of His power to save and to keep from sin can they expect the full experience of His abiding presence and will they have power to demonstrate to others the life of obedience that He asks.
Yes, it is Jesus Christ who saves His people from their sin, who rules over a people who volunteer themselves in the day of His power (see Psalms 110:3), who proves in them that He enables them to say, “I delight to do thy will, O my God” (Psalm 40:8), and who says, “Lo, I am with you alway[s]” (Matthew 28:20). The abiding presence of the Savior is promised to all who have accepted Him in the fullness of His redeeming power from sin and who preach by their lives as well as by their words what a wonderful Savior He is.