I AM WHO I AM - "Draw near"

“Draw near” 

You are never an orphan. You are a child of the Most High God (1 John 3.1). Like a multi-faceted diamond, enjoy the beauty and comfort of God’s love. Although Father’s love is beyond our human understanding, it is real. 

You have a Father in Heaven you can call “Abba” (Papa, Dad, or another endearing name). He loves you with an everlasting love. Our Heavenly Papa wants you to draw close and get to know Him better. He talks about Himself throughout the Bible. He desires that we hear His voice and feel the comfort of His presence, even in times of turmoil and battle. Allow Papa’s love to embrace you, His special child.  

Fully committed and submitted, our hearts will beat with His. Our Father’s everlasting lovingkindness, faithfulness, and mercy will draw us in and excite us to learn more from Him. He is all we need when we need it. 

Surrendered to His love, our God becomes the center of our focus throughout our day. We walk and talk with Him. He is worthy of all our praise. We trust Him and united, live from a place of rest (Deuteronomy 6.4-6; Matthew 22.37-38). Having learned to trust our Heavenly Papa and Jesus, our identity is in our God.  

In Exodus 3.14, YHWH (Yahweh) declares Himself as I AM WHO I AM. We can embrace who He declares Himself “to be.” Years ago, I spent months studying the names and character of our Heavenly Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and New Testament. Finishing my study on the names and character of God, I began to take phrases from the Bible and include them in my worship time.  

The “I AM” list below is only a fraction of what we find as we read the Living Word with Holy Spirit. Our Father loves our worship, and our trust increases as we saturate our lives with the Truth of Who He is.  

In your worship time and throughout your day, practice changing I AM to “You are ….” 

I AM … the Creator of Heaven and Earth (Genesis 1.1). 

I AM … Who I AM (Exodus 3.14). 

I AM … your Strength (Exodus 15.2). 

I AM … your song (Exodus 15.2). 

I Am … a warrior (Exodus 15.3). 

I AM … your Healer (Exodus 15.26). 

I AM … compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness, full of love and truth (Exodus 34.6; Nehemiah 9).  

I AM … jealous (Exodus 34.14; Deuteronomy 4.24). 

I AM … not a man (Numbers 23.19; Hosea 11.9) 

I AM … a consuming fire (Deuteronomy 4.24; Hebrews 12.29). 

I AM … Merciful (Deuteronomy 4.31; Romans 12.1). 

I AM … God alone (Deuteronomy 4.32, 35; 1 Kings 8.60).17.21; 1 Corinthians 14.25). 

I AM … One (Deuteronomy 6.4; Mark 12.29; Galatians 3.20; 1 Timothy 2.5; James 2.19). 

I AM … among you in your midst (Deuteronomy 6.15; Joel 2.27).  

I AM … God of gods and Lord of lords (Deuteronomy 10.17). 

I AM … Great, Mighty, and Awesome (Deuteronomy 10.17). 

I AM … not partial (Deuteronomy 10.17). 

I AM … your praise (Deuteronomy 10.21). 

I AM … with you in battle (Deuteronomy 20.4). 

I AM … He who goes before you. I AM with you, and will never leave you, or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31.8; Hebrews 13.5). 

I AM … your dwelling place (Deuteronomy 33.27). 

I AM … the Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Power, Relational Intimacy, and Fear of the Lord (Isaiah 11.1-3). 

I AM … your Rock and Refuge (2 Samuel 22.32-33). 

I AM … Everlasting Love (Jeremiah 31.3). 

I AM … from everlasting to everlasting (1 Chronicles 16.36). 

I AM … the Victory (Proverbs 21.31; 1 Corinthians 15.57). 

I AM … slow to anger (Joel 2.13; Nahum 1.3). 

I AM … able (Matthew 3.9). 

I AM … Good (Mark 10.18; Luke 18.19; 1 Timothy 4.4) 

I AM … Truth and True (John 3.33). 

I AM … Spirit (John 4.24). 

I AM … the Word, Life and Light (John 1.1-4; 8.12; 9.5).; 1 John 1.5). 

I AM … flowing in you as a River of Living Waters (John 4.14; 7.38-39). 

I AM … the Bread from Heaven, Bread of God, Bread of Life, Living Bread (John 6). 

I AM … the Father (John 6.46; John 14.7-11). 

I AM … the Good Shepherd (John 10). 

I AM … the Door (John 10.7-9). 

I AM … the Resurrection and the Life (John 11.25). 

I AM … glorified in the Son (John 13.31). 

I AM … the Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14,6). 

I AM … the True Vine (John 15.1, 5). 

I AM … your Friend (John 15.15). 

I AM … He (John 18.5). 

I AM … your Witness (Romans 1.9; 1 Thessalonians 2.5). 

I AM … revealed (Romans 1.17). 

I AM … for you (Romans 8.31). 

I AM … over all (Romans 9.5; Ephesians 4.6). 

I AM … Faithful (1 Corinthians 1.9, 10.13; 2 Corinthians 1.18). 

I AM … wiser than men (1 Corinthians 1.25). 

I AM … not the author of confusion (1 Corinthians 1.33). 

I AM … Author of Peace (1 Corinthians 14.33). 

I AM … your sufficiency (2 Corinthians 3.5). 

I AM … highly exalted (Philippians 2.9). 

I AM … working in you (Philippians 2.13). 

I AM … invisible (Colossians 1.15). 

I AM … the God who is coming (Colossians 3.6). 

I AM … the Righteous Judge (2 Thessalonians 1.5). 

I AM … Savior of all people (1 Timothy 2.3; 4.10). 

I AM … the Builder of all things (Hebrews 3.4). 

I AM … just (Hebrews 6.10). 

I AM … alive (Hebrews 10.31). 

I AM … the author and finisher of your faith (Hebrews 12.2). 

I AM … greater than your hearts (1 John 3.20). 

I AM … Love (1 John 4.7-8, 16). 

I AM … the Alpha and the Omega (Revelation 1.8; 21.6; 22.13). 

I AM …the One who is, and was, and is to come (Revelation 1.8). 

I AM …Holy (Revelation 4.8). 

I AM … Almighty (Revelation 11.17). 

And much more!