Saturday Reading: Exodus 3:14
Key Verse: Exodus 3:14
14 And God said to Moses, I AM THAT I AM. And He said, So you shall say to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you.
Devotion:
This one verse signifies, to me, the being of our Almighty God. It is impossible to try and sum up God without writing a whole book – even then we would not have enough words to explain, describe and identify God. When Moses asked God for some help to tell the people who had sent him he was looking for a way of identifying God in a manner in which we cannot identify anyone else – something unique. The words God used were simple and yet so full of meaning: “I AM”.
Each one of us has a beginning and we will have an end. Each one of us has a lifespan through which we live on earth. What happens to our souls is another thing because they cannot come to an end, but we did have a beginning when God gave us life. On the other hand, God has always been, He has always existed, and He does always exist. That concept is hard for us to get our heads round because we always think of things in terms of having a beginning and an end because of time. Some people describe God as living outside of time; but it’s more than that because He always is.
Those two words continue to describe God’s unchanging nature and His eternal consistency and faithfulness over our constantly changing lives. They describe Him as the same today as yesterday and as tomorrow because He already is. Scholars have always tried to expand on these two words to try and help us to understand just what it involved in God’s self-existence but whatever words we choose, they are not enough. God has made sure that we do have enough information about Him through our bibles. He has made sure we have enough people to tell us about Him through churches and ministers of His Word around the world. He continues to make sure that this is true now and will be true right up until He comes to take us home to be with Him forever more. What an Awesome God we have!
Points to Ponder:
What two words would you describe yourself with?
Do you know God?
