I AM WHO I AM

The Lord wants us to encourage us today with His name ‘I AM WHO I AM’. The Israelites were oppressed by the Egyptians for about 400 years. So the Lord wanted to send Moses to rescue the Israelites and lead them to Canaan. When the Lord was talking to Moses from the burning bush, Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and if they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

 Some of the representations of
‘I AM’ from the Bible I AM’ --- The present tense. This always shows His presence.
'I AM’ --- The Living God. ‘ I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever!’ Revelation 1:18
‘I AM’ ---The Almighty God. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8
‘I AM’ --- The Everlasting God. ‘I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.’ Revelation 22:13 I AM’ --- The Truthful and Eternal God. ‘Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.”’ John 14:6
‘I AM’ ---The Holy God. “Be holy, because I am holy.” 1 Peter 1:16
‘I AM’ --- The Never Changing God. ‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.’ Hebrews 13:8 `

The Character of our Lord who promises us ‘I AM WHO I AM’

        Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” Exodus 34:6 

Some examples from the Bible to whom the Lord encouraged with the word ‘I AM’

   The word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” Genesis 15:1

 The Lord appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land where I tell you to live. Stay in this land for a while, and I will be with you and will bless you. For to you and your descendants I will give all these lands and will confirm the oath I swore to your father Abraham..” Genesis 26:2,3 

 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the Lord and said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth... All people on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:10-15.

The Lord was with Joseph so that he prospered. Genesis 39:2 ·

Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue.” Then the Lord said to him, “Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the Lord? Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.” ·

 The Lord spoke to Joshua,” Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you…” ·

 David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him. 1 Samuel 18:14 ·

 In Isaiah 41:10, ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’ 

We are able to understand through these examples about the power of His name, “I AM”. His presence with us will bring glory to the Lord and He will bless us. We may suffer in physical body, financial problem, family issues and anxiety about our future, job, children.. Remember ‘small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life’ ‘In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.‘ The Lord who says, “I AM “ is our light and makes us shine in all our ways. Our Lord is still great and mighty; full of compassion, slow to anger, faithful, merciful and gracious. He will not change. Surely He will bless us according to his promises and reveal His glory through us.

 Let us just trust our Lord; sit at His presence and listen to His voice and obey as in Joshua 1:5-8, ‘.. I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. ..Only be strong and very courageous..This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.’ And the Lord will be pleased with us.

May our Lord encourage, comfort and bless us with his word!

Thursday Message -May 1

Shared by Jeba John

Date 05/01/2014