God does not choose names for himself at random, say for the sound or for an ancestor or to avoid embarrassing nicknames. God will say to millions of people, “Now it is my understanding that you said often during your life that you believed in me. and he answers, I AM WHO I AM? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? So it’s time to tell you who I am. His personality is radiant with infinite energy. Tell them I AM hath sent me unto you.--I AM, assumed as a name, implies (1) an existence different from all other existence. VisualDNA is the world's leading provider of psychographic audience data. I am not beating my wife and so I cannot stop. There’s absolutely no reason for me to say anything like that. Easy 1-10. leads to a series of self searches . I think it would be safe to say that God’s purpose in this meeting with Moses is to reveal, as he never had before (Exodus 6:2), the meaning of his personal name, Yahweh. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. The most important text in all the Bible for understanding the meaning of the name Yahweh is Exodus 3:13–15. I don't know what's going to happen, but I'm sure it's going to be fun! So we sought out a German name related to the name, Christian, and put our prayer in his name, Karsten, in the confidence that God would bring him to faith in Christ. He is power. In him we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). Hard 1-10. It is our only hope for our prayers coming to pass. We’re on a mission to change that. It occurs 6,828 times in the Old Testament. Whenever you see the word LORD in all capital letters, you know that this name is behind it. What this fact shows is that God aims to be known not as a generic deity, but as a specific person with a name that carries his unique character and mission. “Yahweh . The aim of all my ministry is the advancement and joy of your faith to the glory of God (Philippians 1:20, 25). So two facts persuade me that this text provides an interpretation of the name Yahweh. The most common and the most important name for God in the Old Testament is a name that in our English versions never even gets translated. That the eyes that see our sin Would look on me with love And watch me rise again Who am I? Ex). Verse 14. When Jesus said, “Before Abraham was, I AM,” he took up all the majestic truth of the name of God, wrapped it in the humility of servanthood, offered himself to atone for all our rebellion, and made a way for us to see the glory of God without fear. . Sure, I may stick my foot in it by saying the wrong things; bang off the wall sometimes and I'm not the quietest one around. He has no place in the affections of your heart. Go right ahead,” Green replied, with beeps from medical equipment and suction noises audible. Given these themes, I am personally pessimistic that the mind can be used to figure out the answer to "Who am I?" Psalm 68:4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. - I AM THAT I AM.No better translation can be given of the Hebrew words. His gifts, not himself, are the center of your attention. When we think of heaven, we may imagine the best of what we have seen and enjoyed on earth. In Malachi 3:6 God says, “I Yahweh do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.” Within the name Yahweh is the affirmation I AM WHO I AM. Then came Abraham and we put the hope of Romans 4:20 in his name — that someday he might grow strong in his faith like Abraham of old and give glory to God. You learned once in school that it is in the air you breathe, but after that, your belief in it has made no difference in your life. I’m an adult, a grown man. Even our good works will ultimately be ascribed to the glory of God. "I am who I am" – an evasion of Moses's question; "I am who am" or "I am he who is" – a statement of the nature of Israel's God ['Elohiym]; " 'I Am' is who I am", or "I am because I am" – this version has not played a major part in scholarly discussion of the phrase, but the … A third implication of the name I AM WHO I AM is that God does not change. God orchestrates all things together, which means what we do now will effect what happens thousands of years from now and in the age to come. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. Oh, how few of God’s creatures follow this path of reasonableness. The vast majority of people who say they believe in God treat him this way. Why did you treat me as though I were like hydrogen?”. God is the only One who can accurately describe Himself as “I AM.” Jesus claimed the title I AM for Himself in John 8:58. The utterly self-determined character of an everlasting God is the endpoint of all our questions. Everything in the universe plugs into him. On February 10, 2021 2:42 pm In Entertainment, News by Nwafor. The key is in the phrase, I AM, and especially in the phrase, I AM WHO I AM. Push back with me before there was any earth or any solar system or galaxies or universe at all. or Who I am ? What is the world going to answer? Read critic reviews. Or as Francis Schaffer never tired of saying, God is there. It seemed to me therefore that the Lord would strengthen our confidence in him for the future of our life together if I could help you know the name of God better. But if God simply is who he is and not who we make him out to be, then it is we who must conform to God and not he to us. I’m Aubrey Gordon, I’m 37 years old, and I weigh 350 pounds. He says, “Your father Abraham rejoiced that he was to see my day; he saw it and was glad.” The Jews then said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly! Preaching is one means to that end, and therefore when I ponder what to preach, I look for things that will stir you up to trust God with all your heart. It’s not who I am. 'Who You Say I Am' from the album "There Is More", recorded live at ‪the Hillsong Worship & Creative Conference in Sydney, Australia. Yes, I’m in an operating room right now. Suppose the president of the United States invited you and a few of your friends to the White House for a reception. The first was born in Germany. The one who remains in me--and I in him--bears much fruit, because apart from me you can accomplish nothing (John 15:1, 5). Any words that you think might be are important only because these words are true. When God says I AM WHO I AM, he summons us to humble objectivity. But when we ask God how he got to be who he is, he answers, I AM WHO I AM. And when they think of God, they picture him arbitrarily in images of their own making, to suit their own desires. At first, this may seem so obvious and so basic that we wouldn’t need to mention it. Why didn’t you feel more admiration for me and seek my wisdom more often and spend time in fellowship with me and strive to know the way I wanted you to make all your everyday decisions? In Jesus Christ, we who are born of God have the unspeakable privilege of knowing Yahweh as our Father — I AM WHO I AM — the God. BRIDGE He is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). I’m 100% myself on ‘I am Laycon’, says Laycon. God changes Abram’s name to Abraham to show that he had made him the father of many nations (Genesis 17:5). The vast majority of God’s creatures go their own way with little or no thought of conforming their lives to the daily will and character of an absolute God. and to whom all creation should conform its life. And when he names himself, we may be sure the name is packed with who he is and what he intends to do.    He rides on Yahweh’s shoulder. Contained in the name Yahweh is the first and most important truth about God: he exists. What does it mean when you ask your God, Who are you? So my prayer is that these seven messages will open our eyes to God’s glory, and enlarge our acquaintance with his magnificent character, and fan the flames of our love, and strengthen the fiber of our faith. This truth must mean that he is energy. Preaching is one means to that end, and therefore when I ponder what to preach, I look for things that will stir you up to trust God with all your heart. And may those who know the name of God put their trust in him. His absolute name is the granite foundation of our confidence in his ongoing faithfulness. Therefore, our calling as his creatures is to strive to know him for who he is, not for who we would like him to be. I’m like, “Just say the word ‘disabled’. The Jews came to regard this word with such reverence that they would never take it upon their lips, lest they inadvertently take the name in vain. Adam names his wife Eve, because she is mother of all the living (Genesis 3:20). I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener. You ignore him. And when the Son of God came into the world, his name was not left to chance: “You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). “Those who know your name put their trust in you.” So for seven weeks, leading to a climax during our missions conference, I hope to unfold a different name of God each week. He chooses names for the sake of revealing things about himself that will deepen our love for him and enlarge our admiration and strengthen our faith. The fifth implication of the name I AM WHO I AM is that objectivity is crucial. I'm just who I am and I offer no apologies or regrets. I’m extremely embarrassed. The more you ponder them, the more awesome they become. “I am not who you think I am; I am not who I think I am; I am who I think you think I am ” ― Cooley, Inscriptions: Prairie Poetry Both are Metaphysical questions relating oneself to know the purpose of Life and purpose of Living “Who” and “What” have different routes to search oneself .That oneself is known as “I” Who am I? Exodus 6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them. I am utterly absolute. God changed Sarai’s name to Sarah (Genesis 17:15). How did he get to be the way he is? And so there is no force or influence upon my character and power except what comes from me and is controlled by me.