" I AM WHO I AM"

But Moses said to God, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors 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" He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations. Go and assemble the elders of Israel, and say to them, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying: I have given heed to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt. I declare that I will bring you up out of the misery of Egypt, to the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, a land flowing with milk and honey.' They will listen to your voice; and you and the elders of Israel shall go to the king of Egypt and say to him, 'The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us; let us now go a three days' journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.' I know, however, that the king of Egypt will not let you go unless compelled by a mighty hand. So I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders that I will perform in it; and after that he will let you go. I will bring this people into such favor with the Egyptians that, when you go, you will not go empty handed; each woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman living in the neighbor's house for jewelry of silver and of gold, and clothing, and you shall put them on your sons and on your daughters; and so you shall plunder the Egyptians."

Exodus 3:13-22

Why does God call himself what he does? A sentence needs only two things to be complete: a subject and a verb. When God says His name is "I AM" it conveys the concept that He is complete in Himself. He is subject and verb. He is everything we could possibly need.

Through His Son Jesus, we know that He is the way, the truth, and the life.

If you are questioning who God is,

take some time to get to know Jesus

in the pages of His Word.

Jesus is the image of the invisible God.

Our Daily Bread - October 24, 2005