Day 2 - The Great I AM
- Pastor b.Side
- Jan 2
- 2 min read
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.’” - Exodus 3:14
The Bible teaches us that God is eternally self-existing and self-sustaining. Only the God of the Bible has this attribute. He is eternal. He always has been and exists by the power of His essence. He isn’t dependent on anything to survive. He doesn’t depend on anything or anyone to be sufficient, perfect, and whole.
This means that God is the source of all things and is unaffected by the things He created. There are rippling effects when something happens to someone in our sphere of influence. One person’s circumstances can affect our circumstances. Think about how a traffic accident affects more than just the people involved. Our situation, attitude, worldview, and so forth are shaped by things that happen around us, whether we like it or not. It doesn’t work this way for God.
“And God said to Moses…”
When Moses spoke to the burning bush and asked God what He should be called, God responded, “I AM.” In other words, God’s identity isn’t affected by what we call Him, what we know of Him, or what we think of Him. God is who He is, regardless of who we are and our relationship to Him. He is “the Existing One.” He was eternally self-existing, self-sustaining, and wholly sufficient long before He created people. Thankfully, God leverages His independence from all things for our benefit.
“Thus you shall say to the children of Israel…”
God is who He is, despite us, not because of us. However, He can also be everything we need Him to be so that we can escape the eternal consequences of our sins. Neither the confused condition of Moses nor the pitiful condition of Israel kept God from revealing Himself as “I AM” to deliver them from the bondage of Egypt. Our pitiful condition and inability to understand God don’t keep Him from revealing His glory to deliver us from the bondage of sin, death, and hell! That’s just who He is…
Prayer for today
Our Father in heaven, we thank You for the privilege of knowing You. Thank You for Your Word, which makes these things known to us. God, we acknowledge that You are the great “I AM,” and no one else is like You. Help us appreciate what can be known of You, and like Moses, receive the commission to make Your name known while You set out to deliver people from the bondage of sin, death, and hell through the revelation of Your glory: Jesus Christ. LORD, we’re thankful that You still call people to Your eternal and holy purposes like You did with Moses, despite our past, lack of qualifications, fears, ignorance, and inability. Thank You, LORD, for who You are, despite who we are. We pray these things in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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