I AM

Exodus 3:13-14 “Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” 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 is the brightness of God’s glory and the express image of His person. (Hebrews 1:3) In Exodus God revealed to Moses His sacred name, “I AM”, by which He was to be known, YAHWE. When Jesus Christ, the Eternal God in the flesh, used “I AM”, referring to Himself, it was with complete authority. During His arrest, at His simple answer identifying Himself, “I AM” (John 18:6), the soldiers “drew back and fell to the ground.” As Christ Jesus revealed the nature of God throughout the gospel of John He made seven explicit, “I AM” statements.
I AM the bread of life… (John 6:35)
I AM the light of the world… (John 8:12)
…before Abraham was, I AM… (John 8:58)
I AM the good shepherd… (John 10:11)
I AM the resurrection and the life… (John 11:25)
I AM the way, the truth, and the life… (John 14:6)
I AM the true vine… (John 15:1)
Jesus Christ, the great “I AM.” He is the brightness of God’s glory, the express image of His person. All praise and glory to Him!