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- 0:00 – God’s promises of provision
- 6:28 – Practical ways to seek God first
- 10:28 – Resources for seeking God
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“I AM” …. Where does this name of God come from? And how does it apply to me today?
God is described in many ways in the Bible. He is called: “the One Who was, Who is, and Who is to come.” He’s known as Jehovah, Lord, Messiah, and Savior. But in Exodus 3:13-14, God gives Himself a name. He simply calls Himself, “I Am.”
Moses is in the wilderness and sees a bush burning with fire but not being consumed. He draws close to this bush and begins to hear the voice of God speaking from this bush.
As Moses hears God instruct him to go back to Egypt, the place he had fled from 40 years prior – Moses has a lot of apprehension. He’s understandably afraid. He had been raised in Pharaoh’s palace as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, and yet he was actually born the son of a Hebrew slave. He had killed a man who was being harsh with the Hebrews and then when it was discovered, Moses ran. He ran far enough away that he thought he would be safe from Pharaoh and never be found.
But God knew where Moses was. God had a plan to use Moses to free the entire Hebrew nation from slavery. And this is the moment that God reveals His plan to Moses… and Moses honestly seems afraid and starts to question Him.
Have you ever been there? I have.
Moses questioned his own abilities. He questioned whether or not Pharaoh would let God’s people go. He even questioned whether or not the Hebrew people would listen to him. So he asked for a response if the people asked who it was that had sent him to them….
God reveals who He is to Moses by simply saying, “I AM WHO I AM.” And then God says to tell them “I AM” has sent him.
“I AM” ???? Yep. Was God there in the past and would God be there for them in the future? He was and He would be. But the truth is, the past is gone and the future isn’t promised. All we have is HERE and NOW.
Just like God revealed HImself to Moses that day. God wants us to reveal Himself to us in THIS moment. Right where you are today.
If you’re feeling alone. Scared of the future. Uncertain about what is happening in your life. It’s okay… and you don’t have to do it by yourself. The God of the Universe, your very Creator is with you in the HERE and NOW.
Scripture From This Episode
Exodus 3:13-14 NASB
13 Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”
14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
John 14:6 ESV
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 11:25 ESV
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,
John 8:12 ESV
Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 6:35 ESV
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.
John 6:47-50 ESV
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.
John 10:9 ESV
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
John 10:11 ESV
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 15:5 ESV
I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
John 8:28 ESV
So Jesus said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me.
John 8:58 ESV
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
John 13:19 ESV
I am telling you this now, before it takes place, that when it does take place you may believe that I am he.
John 18:5-6 ESV
They answered him, “Jesus of Nazareth.” Jesus said to them, “I am he.” Judas, who betrayed him, was standing with them. When Jesus said to them, “I am he,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
Revelation 1:8 ESV
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Isaiah 41:10 ESV
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 43:25 ESV
“I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.
Revelation 21:6 ESV
And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment.
Revelation 1:17-18 ESV
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand on me, saying, “Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one. I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades.
Genesis 15:1 ESV
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.”
Psalm 46:10 ESV
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
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