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348. I AM


Exodus 3:14-15, John 1:1-3, & 8:58, 1 John 1:1-5 & Revelation 1:8 & 17-19
Key Verse:  "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
Revelation 1:8

Note that except for the passage in Exodus, all of the passages mentioned above were penned by the Apostle John, who always referred to himself as, "the one Jesus loved."  All of us should say the same.  It was of the utmost importance to John to establish the divinity of Jesus.  Jesus was not merely a man, empowered by the Holy Spirit with special powers and abilities.  He was not merely God appearing in human form.  Jesus was fully God and fully man.  "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us."  (John 1:2)

It may seem that we are staying too long on this point, but that is because this is the main point of the entire gospel.  Jesus was and is and who is to come.  It wasn't a super human who died for us, it was our creator Himself who hung on the cross for our, (the created), sins.  The crucifixion wasn't just a point, long ago in history, it was done by God, who stepped out of His eternal existence into our finite one, to bring us across the line, back into eternity.  You will forever know Him as your crucified Lord, and eternal savior and King.

  • "I Am," the One who saves from the slavery of sin and the consequences of death.
  • "I Am," the beginning and the end.
  • "I Am," creator!
  • "I Am," all that I claim to be!
  • "I Am," all knowing!
  • "I Am," all powerful!
  • "I Am" everywhere!
  • "I Am," your Lord and King.
  • "I Am," the image of the invisible God, made visible for you.

"I tell you the truth," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I Am!"  (John 8:58)  Let's take some time to remember how Jesus revealed Himself to the Israelites in the wilderness, how those revelations relate to the claims that He made about Himself in the New Testament, and gain understanding of what that means about how we can rely on Him today. Let's also think about how Jesus still reveals himself to us today. He is alive! And he loves each and everyone of us personally. Let's color in the portrait to see clearly who Christ is for us today. Let's make the first bright color red:  red for His blood and red for His Holy fire.


Hymn: "All People that on Earth do Dwell"

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