Exodus 3:14 – “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.”
Jesus Christ claimed to be the “I AM.” It is the personal name of the God of the Old Testament. On several occasions it is recorded that Jesus used the “I AM” formula in attesting to His deity. He claimed to be the LORD God, Jehovah, Yahweh. Even more clearly when He said, “before Abraham was born, I am” (John 8:58). The greatest of all the names for the Lord Jesus Christ is the “I AM.”
This is why the apostle Paul wrote: “God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:9-11). Jesus is Lord. The name that is above all other names is “Lord,” and it is equivalent to “Jehovah” or Yahweh.
This is the exact equivalent to the words, “I AM.” Jesus said on seven occasions; I am the living water; I am the Bread of Life; I am the light of the world; I am the good shepherd; I am the door, I am the true vine and lastly Jesus said I am the resurrection and life”. Not only did He say, “but He rose from the dead to prove it. In fact, this is the great evidence that Jesus Christ is the great I AM THAT I AM.
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Pastor Josh Laryea