APRIL 30

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Psalm 91:1

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”

Isaiah 66:2

“For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist,” Says the Lord. “But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.”

Romans 4:17

“(as it is written, “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the presence of Him whom he believed—God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;”

Revelation 4:11

“You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”

Exodus 6:3

“I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as GOD ALMIGHTY but by My name LORD I was not known to them.”

Job 11:7

“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

YHWY

I AM

Exodus 3:14

“God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.  This is what you are to say to the Israelites:  ‘I am has sent me to you’”

For nearly four hundred years, the children of Israel thought their God was dead – or AWOL.  Not long after Abraham had been introduced to God, his descendants, the Hebrew people, found themselves slaves in a foreign land.   SLAVES!

A promise had been made —  they would be a mighty nation and possess the land of Canaan.  But the reality was that they were slaves  in the land of Egypt.  How could this be?  God had assured them that He would be their God, and that He would never leave them.  Such lavish promises seem like a cruel joke when you’re in chains and God hasn’t been heard from for centuries.

Perhaps they thought:  “God must be a myth, the story of Abraham only a legend.  Obviously we misunderstood those promises – if there ever were promises.”

Moses himself may have wrestled with such doubts.  Living in exile in Midian, he encountered a burning bush and, in that experience, met God firsthand.  God told him to go back to Egypt and lead his people to freedom.  When Moses asked, “Who should I tell them sent me?”  God answered, “I AM.”

I AM.  The meaning is powerful, even when translated into English.  To say “I Am” means “exist.”  But as a name, it also suggests timelessness, self-sufficiency, and changelessness.

The Israelites during the time of Moses may not have been familiar with God, but He still knew all about them.  He knew they would struggle to believe in a God who can’t be seen, a God who transcends time.  He knew they would be fickle and faithless, and that they would need constant rescue from the consequences of their own foolish choices.  But still He set His affection on them.

We are constantly asking God questions: 

ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE ME?

ARE YOU WANTING TO KNOW ME?

ARE YOU GOING TO HELP ME?

ARE YOU WILLING TO FORGIVE ME?

To all our questions, God answers,  “I AM!”

When have you felt forgotten by God?

PRAYER

I AM, I believe You are the one true God who is near and never changes, though I do not understand completely.  Your promises will never fail me.  Please help me to rely on Your presence, Lord, and to trust in Your constant faithfulness.  Amen

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