I AM WHO I AM

I AM WHO I AM

When Jehovah (Yahweh) revealed Himself to Moses, dispatching him to liberate the Israelites from four centuries of Egyptian bondage, Moses had an intriguing conversation with God.

Exodus 3:13-14

Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?”   And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

Did you know that the ancient Israelites had such high regard and reverence for the name of God that they refused to pronounce it when reading the sacred scriptures?  Instead, they substituted the name “Adonai.”

Under the New Covenant, the dispensation of grace and truth, Jesus Christ becomes the incarnation or manifestation of Jehovah, i.e. “the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” (Colossians 2:9)  The gospel writer, John, correctly identifies Jesus as the great I AM.  In the words of Jesus, The Christ…:

I AM the Bread of Life. (John 6:35)

I AM the Light of the World. (John 8:12)

I AM the Door. (John 10:9)

I AM the Good Shepherd. (John 10:11)

I AM the Resurrection and the Life. (John 11:25)

I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. (John 14:6)

I AM the True Vine. (John 15:1,5)

I AM…I AM. (John 4:26; 8:58; 18:5,6,8)

In other words, JESUS CHRIST is ALL we will ever need, “for in Him we live, and move, and have our being.” (Acts 17:28)  Indeed, HE is the great I AM.  

Sisters and brothers, be continually blessed, and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO MEET OUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!