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A Path of 16 Words

Who He Is

Before the problem has a name, He has one

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When a difficulty fills the whole view, the answer is not to look harder at it but to look at Him. These Words are direct statements of who God is: His name, His power, His character, and His nearness. Meditate on them until He is larger than what you face.

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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.’”

Exodus 3:14BSB

The Words, in order

    How big He is
  1. Exodus 3:14His own name. Before any cause, He is.
  2. Revelation 1:8First and last, in every tense, the Almighty.
  3. Psalm 90:2Older than the mountains.
  4. Isaiah 40:28The Creator who does not tire and cannot be puzzled.
  5. Jeremiah 32:17The sentence to say over the problem itself.
  6. What He is like
  7. Exodus 34:6His own description of His character.
  8. Psalm 103:8David sings the same name back to Him.
  9. Numbers 23:19He does not lie and does not waver.
  10. Hebrews 13:8The same yesterday, today and forever.
  11. 1 John 4:8Love is not His mood. It is His nature.
  12. Deuteronomy 4:24A consuming fire. Holy, and wholly yours.
  13. Where He is, for you
  14. Psalm 18:2Rock, fortress, shield, stronghold.
  15. Psalm 46:1Refuge and strength, present now.
  16. Isaiah 9:6Four names. Choose the one you need today.
  17. John 8:12Light itself, moving with you through the night.
  18. John 10:11The shepherd whose care cost Him everything.