Day 101: "I AM The I AM"
Read: Exodus 3:1 - 15
This morning my alarm failed to go off so I am waking up later rather
than sooner. It is good though because I find myself more relaxed and
more at ease believing that as I am writing this devotional from
"Listening To God" by Brian Bickel, I am wholly comforted and assured
that there is a greater I AM watching over me and my wife.
Hear these words as though God, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, the One who was, is, and ever shall be the Great I AM, is speaking directly to you:
"I have many names, but there is one that stands out - the name most
commonly used in the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures). Let me explain
what it means when you see my name in capital letters like this - LORD.
There is a name behind "LORD": THE Hebrew YHWH, which you may know as Yahweh.
To understand the meaning of Yahweh, go to the Old Testament where I
spoke to Moses from the burning bush. At that dramatic moment - as I
gave Moses an assignment that scared the daylights out of him - he asked
for my name. I told him, "I AM WHO I AM," or simply "I AM." At first
that may not sound like much - but the implications of my name are
enormous. "I AM" means that I exist independently of anything else.
Nothing made me; there is nothing behind me. I simply AM: I always have
been and I always will be.
"I AM" also means I will never
change. I will always be your Provider, your Shield, your Rock, and your
Lord. Most importantly for you, My Son - your Lord and Savior - is also
I AM. Everything that I AM, Jesus is."
Let Us Pray: Psalm 46
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Read: Exodus 3:1 - 15
This morning my alarm failed to go off so I am waking up later rather than sooner. It is good though because I find myself more relaxed and more at ease believing that as I am writing this devotional from "Listening To God" by Brian Bickel, I am wholly comforted and assured that there is a greater I AM watching over me and my wife.
Hear these words as though God, Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, the One who was, is, and ever shall be the Great I AM, is speaking directly to you:
"I have many names, but there is one that stands out - the name most commonly used in the Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures). Let me explain what it means when you see my name in capital letters like this - LORD.
There is a name behind "LORD": THE Hebrew YHWH, which you may know as Yahweh.
To understand the meaning of Yahweh, go to the Old Testament where I spoke to Moses from the burning bush. At that dramatic moment - as I gave Moses an assignment that scared the daylights out of him - he asked for my name. I told him, "I AM WHO I AM," or simply "I AM." At first that may not sound like much - but the implications of my name are enormous. "I AM" means that I exist independently of anything else. Nothing made me; there is nothing behind me. I simply AM: I always have been and I always will be.
"I AM" also means I will never change. I will always be your Provider, your Shield, your Rock, and your Lord. Most importantly for you, My Son - your Lord and Savior - is also I AM. Everything that I AM, Jesus is."
Let Us Pray: Psalm 46
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