What's in a Name? - 22

EGO EIMI (e-GO ay-MEE) - “I AM”

This final name that I will share with you relates to both God the Father & God the Son or Jesus.

 

When Moses encountered Almighty God thru the burning bush for the first time on Mt. Sinai, he asked God to tell him His name. Moses wanted to know what to tell his people who had sent him to them with the stone tablets bearing the Ten Commandments.  All God would tell him was, “This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” This did not answer Moses’ question, but perhaps did reveal exactly what God wished to reveal at that time; that He has always existed and that He is always present with His people.

In the gospel of John Jesus was confronted by the Pharisees who began to ask him questions, in an effort to trip him up. Jesus spoke of Abraham and the prophets of the Old Testament as if he had seen him and in fact, being the 2^nd person of the Trinity and one with God the Father, he had seen them and we was intimately involved in their lives as part of that Trinity. Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, before Abraham was born, I AM!” This upset the Pharisees so much so that they wished to stone him for speaking what they considered to be blasphemy, but Jesus quietly slipped away from the temple grounds where they had been. (John 8:59)

This name for God is a powerful name that sums up all he is and ever shall be. I AM. Although I can’t say I understand what I’m about to write but, God was and is and always will be. He has no beginning and no end. I know that boggles the mind, but we are to either accept that as fact or not. It changes nothing if we don’t believe it. What will take place by God’s hand in the present or the future will transpire whether we accept it as fact or not. Don’t think too hard about it. Simply believe in God for who He says He is in scripture and trust that all things will turn out the way He has ordained them to. I hope you’ve enjoyed my series on “The Names of God”. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.

In His Name & for His glory,

Richard Keller

Bread of Life Ministries

Resource: The Names of God, Ann Spangler, Zondervan, 2009.