Who Am I?

And God said unto Moses, I AM
THAT I AM: and He said, Thus
shalt thou say unto the children of
Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Exodus 3:14

We don't think much about who we are in the whole scheme of life. We all wear unseen tags that defines who we are. If introducing ourselves, we could easily begin a sentence with “I am...” We all wear invisible badges of various sorts that identifies us to people. For instance, I am Glendarae Lanoue and I am a: Christian, wife, mom, grandma, sister, daughter, teacher, church pianist, etc. I am not all of those things to everyone who knows me, but they suffice for whoever does know me. There are “I am's” that I know about myself that no one else knows, things I keep to myself. There is one name, however, God told Moses that was a name that could not be disputed. What can be said to One who says, “I AM THAT I AM.” There's just not much that can be said in reply to to that.

Moses was facing a huge assignment from God. He told God what most of us would or even do when facing an assignment from God. We, like Moses, try to give God all the reasons as to why we aren't able or talented enough to complete His desire It's then we come up with the “BUT, I am not...” or “I can't...” much like Moses did. But the great I AM extended to Moses His full support and backing in leading His people out of Egypt back to their homeland. It was all done with God giving His credentials for success to Moses...simply put...Moses was to tell Pharaoh that I AM THAT I AM had sent him.

Fast forward many centuries to Jesus, the Son of God. Jesus and His Father have more names and titles in Scripture than we could ever put to memory. Most of those names are expressed by those worshiping God...Almighty, Savior, King of Kings, Help, Refuge and many more. As I've been reading in the book of John, I have noticed that Jesus gives some “I am” statements about Himself. He wasn't bragging about Himself, but was just being honest as to who He was. Let me put these in verse order from this precious book:

I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never
hunger; and he that believeth on
me shall never thirst.
John 6:35

I am the light of the world:
he that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have
the light of life.
John 8:12

Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I am the door of the sheep.
I am the door: by me if any
man enter in, he shall be
saved, and shall go in and out,
and find pasture.
John 10: 11,14

I am the resurrection, and the
life: he that believeth in me, though
he were dead, yet shall he live.
John 11:25

I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father,
but by me.
John 14:6

I am the true vine, and my Father
is the husbandman.
I am the vine, ye are the branches:
He that abideth in me, and I in him,
the same bringeth forth much fruit:
for without me ye can do nothing.
John 15:1,5

With every “I am” Jesus spoke of Himself, He was also saying down through the years to you and me right now that He is those things for us. Every statement He spoke is a part of a huge letter of encouragement to us that has been signed, sealed and delivered with Jesus' precious blood. With every “I am” He declared, I can respond with great enthusiasm that if I know nothing else in this world, I do know that “I am His!” All other I am's in my life fade in comparison to that fact of belonging to the great I AM.

Dear Father, I know You are the great I AM but I'm grateful that you are my Abba...Father...and that I can rest in Your strong arms. It is in Your arms that I feel loved and secure. Thank You...Thank You. In Jesus' precious name. Amen