Christian Living
“I AM”
All he heard was a voice, there was no one in sight…
“Moses!, Moses!!, Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:4-5).
How did He know his name? Surely they’ve never met. And what is this place, why has He called a normal looking piece of land holy? Was this not the same desert place his father-in-law’s flock were tended?
All this is not making sense,….
First, a man walked out from the midst of a burning bush, a bush burning with fire yet not consumed. Then someone, no, a voice, called out his name in a desert! “Moses’!
And then, he hears…. ‘Moses, go set ‘My people” free”.
Hmm, what a project!…
Go to Pharoah, King of Egypt!!
Ask Pharoah to release slaves to an unknown God?
Ha! He needed more proof and clarity…
Moses got a Sign–
His own rod turned to a snake as he obeyed to drop it to the floor as commanded.
Wow!!
Now Moses must engage his faith and pick up his snake-rod as instructed. As he reached out in faith to pick up his rod(which was now a snake), the snake turned back to a rod. (Exodus 4:2-9).
SIGNS…..(Interesting).
Bu God wasn’t yet done with Moses, so he gave Moses another Sign…
-Moses’ healthy hand suddenly turned leprous as he followed God’s command to put it in his bosom.
Ah!
Leprosy? Just like that?
Then to restore his hand back to normal, Moses must follow God’s command to put his hand back into his bosom for a healing (Exodus 4:2-9).
Who has ever gotten healed of leprosy this way, Moses may have thought? Yet he followed God’s directive, and yes, his hand was healed.
‘Who are You please?’ Moses asked.
“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 NKJV
God intentionally volunteered SIGNS to Moses to encourage believe in an UNSEEN God… Both Moses and the people he was going to liberate needed the Signs to help their believe……
“that they may Believe that the Lord God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you.”
Exodus 4:5 NKJV
Even today some people still sincerely wonder: ‘Who is this God?‘ And Your response remains;
“I AM”
For even though, we cannot still see Him, yet we “see Him” all around us…
The Heavens tell of His glory, Creation showcases the works of His hands. The dawn of a new day and its embrace of night reveals His power. The sun, the moon, the stars tell of His glory.
All these though ‘silent’ yet communicate louder than words, transmitting their message throughout the world to all mankind (Psalm 19:1-5), to all who care to think, listen, and see.
Yea, we can “see Him” all around us. His invisible attributes are displayed throughout creation- beautiful, loving, merciful, good, generous, peaceful, and more. And all these help us “see” His eternal power and glory (Romans 1:20).
Yes, we “see Him” WORKING in our lives and we EXPERIENCE His mighty works in us.
We have TESTIMONIES of the displays of His might and power in and through us.
We experience the EVIDENCE of His outstretched and never failing arm. We feel His warm EMBRACE and comfort; we feel safe in His hands.
The “I AM”.
He never sleeps nor slumbers and He never stops working good works for our good (Psalm 121:4, Acts 10:38, Jeremiah 29:11).
Only a few recognized Him in His Son whom He sent to Earth- Jesus!
When you “see” Jesus, you see the Father. For in Jesus, God came to reveal Himself to mankind- that they may KNOW Him and through this knowing, BELIEVE (John 10:25, John 5:36, John 14:9).
Jesus performed many Signs and Miracles, He even gave life back to the dead in order to restore hope, and also to help man’s believe.
Alas, only few recognized Him. But as many as BELIEVE in their hearts and confess Him as Lord with their mouth, He makes sons- sons of God. Halleluyah!!!
“I AM”, my “I AM”; the Heavens declare Your glory, Creation tells of Your greatness. The Works of Your hands attest to Your goodness.
Lord I Believe that You ARE.
