Ever met someone who thought they were humble because they
believed they were inferior? Enter Moses, stammering, stumbling, and so like us
in so many ways. Some people rely on their own merit, and we know they are
proud. Others think they are worthless, helpless, inept, inferior, and we think
maybe they are not proud. They think they are not proud. But really, there's no difference between the two. Neither are relying on God. To be humble is to be completely
and utterly reliant on God.
The first thing Moses says when the bush
speaks is "Here am I." The second thing he says is "Who am
I."
God has just spelled out his plan, and
Moses is nervous. Honestly, who wouldn't be? But He gives him verse 12, and
that changes everything. "Certainly, I will be with thee."
And then God identifies himself.
"I Am that I Am"
If there were one characteristic of God
that showed him most powerful--one thing that could rise above the rest and
answer every question that has ever been asked about him, It's found in Exodus
3.
I Am that I Am
It answers the question: Is there a God?
It shows his existence spanning both directions
through eternity.
It answers the question: Where is God?
It shows his presence in every place and
every time simultaneously.
It answers the question: Why God?
Why did you allow this. Why do you allow
pain and heartache and injustice? Because He is God. He owes no explanation.
It answers the question: Is God able?
It shows God's magnitude. He is a God as
omnipotent and omniscient as he is omnipresent. He is a God as great as he is
eternal. He cannot be contained by my perceptions or limited in his
Godness.
He is God.
He Is that He Is.
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