I was in personal study into the name of God, "I AM" and what all that means to me in my personal relationship with Him. I even thought of what that looked like when I even doubted God's existence, and where He has been throughout my life. I wanted to share a little of what I learned, in order to maybe encourage and give hope to someone because it really brought perspective to me.
There is a high reverence owed to the name of God. In fact, the Hebrew scribes would not even wright the name of God on a scroll without cleansing themselves first, and making a new quill to wright it with. The name of God in Hebrew tradition would only be mentioned on Holy days only after purification had been done. Today, we say God's name and often take for granted the respect and awe owed to God even when saying His name. The name of God, "I AM" mentioned in Exodus 3:14-15 to Moses, in Hebrew is "Yhvh".
God is before anything He ever does in our lives. Acts 17: 27b-28 says, "Yet He is actually not far from each one of us, for 'In Him we live and have our being'; as eve some of your own poets have said, 'For we are indeed His offspring." God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one in the same, I AM as John 8:57-58 indicates. "So the Jews said to him, 'You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?' Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." In the beginning and to the end of ages on earth, God will be present in all of our lives, no matter the relationship we have entered in with Him, we will all face Him on judgment day, and bow before His Majesty in awe at His Glory.
I looked up that God supplies all our needs, according to His will. (Philippians 4:19) Consider Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and where God is in its perspective. Since God is above all you could ever need or desire to become in life, that means He is around you continuously, even when you lack the sight to see Him there. Wait for it and I can say with certainty, today, your eyes will be opened to seeing the truth of God's realness in your life. He indicated that there were needs that we have as human beings, ranked in importance from: Physiological needs: air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, reproduction; Safety needs: Personal security, employment, resources, health, prosperity, education; Love and Belonging: friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection; Esteem: respect, self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom; and Self-actualization: The desire to become the most that one can be in life. Would you believe, God's word reveals that the Great I AM supplies every one of these things to everyone, and everything He has created the most basic of needs.
Instead of typing out all the verses I have found, I will link them under each category in the Hierarchy of Needs listed above.
Physiological Needs: Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 12:22-32; Colossians 1:16
Safety Needs: Jeremiah 33:6, Job 11:18,Psalm 90:17, Psalm 91: 1-12, Psalm 40:2
Love and Belonging: 1 John 4:7-8,18, Proverbs 17:17, John 13:34-35, Ephesians 1:3-12
Esteem Needs: Ephesians 3:12, Jeremiah 17:7, Nehemiah 6:16, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 4:13, 2 Corinthians 3:1-4
Self-actualization: Proverbs 16:9 (This verse sums up all the rest perfectly.)
Jonathan Cahn, in his book and The I AM Mysteries as he explained it further on YouTube, said this about God, the "I AM" in our lives, "Living with God, we have to be able to cut through the complexity and live with the simplicity of God." We try to over complicate who God is in our lives, but the reality is God is always present even when we don't see Him there in our circumstances. I realized that even when I am sick battling my Multiple Sclerosis, sad, happy, grieving, feeling lonely, feeling unwanted, upset, and even when life is good; God being the I AM is before everything I face in life. Cahn explains it this way, "You live in victory before you even see the victory; because God is victorious." God is the most basic of our needs before we even recognize our need for His grace.
Without God, we are dead in the trespasses of our sin (Ephesians 2:1-10), and we need a savior because without Jesus, there is no hope (Ephesians 2:11-13). So, look at this from the perspective of introducing yourself saying, "I am Susan." Notice before I even said my name there was "I am." God is there before me. God is present in everything I face in life. Even more so, because I have accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, and have surrendered my life to doing His will, I have the Holy Spirit as my helper living inside my heart to help me always in life's path. How do I get through the tough times, remain strong in my faith during tragedies, and rejoice with the good times? It is because, I AM is there always.
In conclusion, I want to encourage you to think about your relationship with God in this perspective as God being before everything you encounter in life good or bad and remember when we even say these phrases below that describe things we go through, God is there before, during, and sticks around after them all.
I am a sinner. (Jesus is my salvation.)
I am broken. (Jesus was broken first for me on the cross.)
I am redeemed. (Jesus is my redeemer.)
I am alone. (God is with me always.)
I am happy. (God rejoices with me.)
I am sad. (God comforts me.)
I am depressed. (God lifts me up , for He is with me.)
I am victorious. (Jesus is the victory over my circumstances.)
I am (you fill in the blank).
We cannot exist without Him. We cannot live life in Him without Him doing it before us. His I AM became my I am on the cross. He says for us to walk in His I AM. Colossians 2:6-7 says, "Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving."
There is a high reverence owed to the name of God. In fact, the Hebrew scribes would not even wright the name of God on a scroll without cleansing themselves first, and making a new quill to wright it with. The name of God in Hebrew tradition would only be mentioned on Holy days only after purification had been done. Today, we say God's name and often take for granted the respect and awe owed to God even when saying His name. The name of God, "I AM" mentioned in Exodus 3:14-15 to Moses, in Hebrew is "Yhvh".
God is before anything He ever does in our lives. Acts 17: 27b-28 says, "Yet He is actually not far from each one of us, for 'In Him we live and have our being'; as eve some of your own poets have said, 'For we are indeed His offspring." God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are one in the same, I AM as John 8:57-58 indicates. "So the Jews said to him, 'You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?' Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM." In the beginning and to the end of ages on earth, God will be present in all of our lives, no matter the relationship we have entered in with Him, we will all face Him on judgment day, and bow before His Majesty in awe at His Glory.
I looked up that God supplies all our needs, according to His will. (Philippians 4:19) Consider Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and where God is in its perspective. Since God is above all you could ever need or desire to become in life, that means He is around you continuously, even when you lack the sight to see Him there. Wait for it and I can say with certainty, today, your eyes will be opened to seeing the truth of God's realness in your life. He indicated that there were needs that we have as human beings, ranked in importance from: Physiological needs: air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, reproduction; Safety needs: Personal security, employment, resources, health, prosperity, education; Love and Belonging: friendship, intimacy, family, sense of connection; Esteem: respect, self-esteem, status, recognition, strength, freedom; and Self-actualization: The desire to become the most that one can be in life. Would you believe, God's word reveals that the Great I AM supplies every one of these things to everyone, and everything He has created the most basic of needs.
Instead of typing out all the verses I have found, I will link them under each category in the Hierarchy of Needs listed above.
Physiological Needs: Matthew 6:25-34, Luke 12:22-32; Colossians 1:16
Safety Needs: Jeremiah 33:6, Job 11:18,Psalm 90:17, Psalm 91: 1-12, Psalm 40:2
Love and Belonging: 1 John 4:7-8,18, Proverbs 17:17, John 13:34-35, Ephesians 1:3-12
Esteem Needs: Ephesians 3:12, Jeremiah 17:7, Nehemiah 6:16, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 4:13, 2 Corinthians 3:1-4
Self-actualization: Proverbs 16:9 (This verse sums up all the rest perfectly.)
Jonathan Cahn, in his book and The I AM Mysteries as he explained it further on YouTube, said this about God, the "I AM" in our lives, "Living with God, we have to be able to cut through the complexity and live with the simplicity of God." We try to over complicate who God is in our lives, but the reality is God is always present even when we don't see Him there in our circumstances. I realized that even when I am sick battling my Multiple Sclerosis, sad, happy, grieving, feeling lonely, feeling unwanted, upset, and even when life is good; God being the I AM is before everything I face in life. Cahn explains it this way, "You live in victory before you even see the victory; because God is victorious." God is the most basic of our needs before we even recognize our need for His grace.
Without God, we are dead in the trespasses of our sin (Ephesians 2:1-10), and we need a savior because without Jesus, there is no hope (Ephesians 2:11-13). So, look at this from the perspective of introducing yourself saying, "I am Susan." Notice before I even said my name there was "I am." God is there before me. God is present in everything I face in life. Even more so, because I have accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, and have surrendered my life to doing His will, I have the Holy Spirit as my helper living inside my heart to help me always in life's path. How do I get through the tough times, remain strong in my faith during tragedies, and rejoice with the good times? It is because, I AM is there always.
In conclusion, I want to encourage you to think about your relationship with God in this perspective as God being before everything you encounter in life good or bad and remember when we even say these phrases below that describe things we go through, God is there before, during, and sticks around after them all.
I am a sinner. (Jesus is my salvation.)
I am broken. (Jesus was broken first for me on the cross.)
I am redeemed. (Jesus is my redeemer.)
I am alone. (God is with me always.)
I am happy. (God rejoices with me.)
I am sad. (God comforts me.)
I am depressed. (God lifts me up , for He is with me.)
I am victorious. (Jesus is the victory over my circumstances.)
I am (you fill in the blank).
We cannot exist without Him. We cannot live life in Him without Him doing it before us. His I AM became my I am on the cross. He says for us to walk in His I AM. Colossians 2:6-7 says, "Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving."
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