Friday
I AM WHO I AM

Exodus 3:13-14 ESV
“Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?”  God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Rightfully, Moses sensed he needed credentials before the Elders of Israel. 40 years of tending sheep hiding in the back of the desert took away his sense of self-reliance. If Moses were to come to Israel as a representative of God, it would be logical for them to wonder,

“By what name did He reveal Himself to you?” “I AM WHO I AM,” reveals something important about God – that He has no equal. This name I AM WHO I AM is connected with the name Yahweh. Yahweh was not to be spoken or written, it was too holy.

God told Moses His name was I AM because God simply is; there was never a time when He did not exist, or a time when He will cease to exist. The name I AM has within it the idea that God is completely independent; that He relies on nothing for life or existence. So why could Israel trust Him? Because there is no one greater to be with them and supply their needs.

That message holds true for you and me, God is I AM! He is everything we need and want. He is all powerful, all wonderful, He is our All in All.

Prayer:
Father, You are all I need, You filled me with Your Spirit so all I need to do is follow Your Spirit within me. All I have to do is ask, seek, knock knowing You are always there and You will never leave me and will never forsake me. You are Everything to me.