Who is God to God? Who does He declare Himself to be? to us?
I AM HE
Isaiah 46:4
“And even to your old age I am He; and even to hoar (gray/white) hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.”
Isaiah 43:13, 25
-“Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?"
-“I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.”
Isaiah 48:12
“Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.”
Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand.
Revelation 1:18
I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
John 8:18
I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.
Revelation 2:23
And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am He which searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
John 18:6, 8
As soon then as He had said unto them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to the ground.
Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore you seek Me, let these go their way.
Jeremiah 29:23
“Because they have acted foolishly in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and in My Name have spoken false and concocted words, which I did not command them. I am He who knows and I am a witness,” says the LORD.’”
Isaiah 51:12
“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?”
Isaiah 41:4
Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”
John 4:26
“I am He,” Jesus told her, “the One speaking to you.”
Hagar called Him, THE GOD WHO SEES. Genesis 16:13 So she called the LORD who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me?”
This example of Hagar is but one, there are so many more names of God and Christ Jesus scattered throughout the Bible, the Scriptures, waiting for us to dig in and dig deep the nuggets of riches which God has prepared for us to find.
But for today, it is enough to know that God Is I AM HE. Creator. Caller. Speaker. Comforter. Testifier. Searcher. Burden Bearer. Justice Giver. Knowledge Bearer. The One Who Is Alive Evermore. Witness. The Only God.
Which of His names have you discovered as you have searched out the Words of The Scriptures? Which, if any, have impacted you the most? And why?
For me, from this list of I AM HE verses, I would have to say that Revelation 1:8 speaks to me the most. "I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." He, Jesus Christ, son of the Living God, is ALIVE FOR EVERMORE. He, Jesus Christ, holds the keys of hell and death. You know what that means? I have nothing to fear. For I am in Christ, and Christ is n me, therefore, I am alive with Christ! What a comforting, strengthening thought.
Ephesians 2:4-10
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus.
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
I am alive in Christ and He is alive in me.
