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