When Moses asked God who should he say was sending him to Pharaoh’s court, God answered, “I AM WHO I AM” (Exodus 3:14) identifying Himself as the fully existent, eternal One. So when the Jewish skeptics asked Jesus to identify Himself and He declared, “Before Abraham was, I am,” they knew precisely Who He was claiming to be, and picked up stones to kill Him.

Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”

John 8:58

Jesus also said of Himself, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35), “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12), “I am the door” (John 10:9), “I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11), “I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25), “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” (John 14:6), and “I am the true vine” (John 15:1).

As Americans reject belief systems of any kind – and often seem to be engaged in an all-out war on Christianity – do you hold fast, as the old hymn says, to the “faith of our fathers, living still?” If you have never examined God’s claims on your life through Jesus Christ, won’t you consider that today? And for all who have, intercede for America’s leaders to find the “I AM” during this Easter season.

Recommended Reading: John 8:47-59