Exodus 3:13-16 – “Then Moses said to God, “Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they say to me, ‘What is His name?’ what shall I say to them?” 

14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.'” 15 Moreover God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.'”  NKJV

 

In 1989, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart that my message to the Church and the World was, “Tell Them Who I Am.”  That echoed in my head and heart for weeks and has now echoed for years.  When I first heard this I thought, but that’s what I’ve been doing but felt the urging of the Holy Spirit that I was to consider and reconsider what I had and was saying.  I knew, after prayer, that He was telling me that the desire of the Father was that we KNOW Him not just KNOW ABOUT Him.  He was not interested in our knowledge but our hearts.  He was desirous of a continuing relationship based on both head and heart.  I sensed the LORD saying to me, “When My people KNOW ME, fear will be banished.  When My people KNOW ME they will be able to Trust My Provision, Love, and Timing.  When My people KNOW ME they will be able to exercise the Victory of Calvary, establish My Covenant, set the captives free and walk in the Abundant Life I gave and give.”

             It was then, in a much deeper way, that I realized that God’s motivation was LOVE!  I could see that demonstrated throughout His Covenant(s).  I saw, in an expanded way, the Lovingkindness (HESED) of God.  I saw His faithful love in action.  I saw his Unconditional Love (AGAPE) in a more powerful manner.  Tragically, we think in human terms and when God seeks to elevate us above the natural into the eternal (spiritual) we frequently fail to make the leap.  As I prayed and mused on what I was sensing in my heart I saw the “Binding Love” of God in His Covenant(s).  God has bound Himself in Love to us so that we can become ONE with Him.  It is through His LOVE demonstrated in His Covenant(s) that we see the TOTAL COMMITMENT of God to us.  That turned my world and thinking upside down.  Some will say, “But I’ve always seen that.”  I thought I had too, but it did something inside that I find difficult to explain and created a longing for more and more of Him than I had ever experienced.

In Exodus Chapter Three we find a number of things about God in His dealing with Moses that can and hopefully will help us to KNOW HIM and more deeply relate to Him on a personal level.

• HE IS – [v. 6] – – He is not “A” god but “THE” God. The Bible offers crystal clarity that we MUST believe that He is.  If we do not believe He is we have no basis of faith and no common ground for developing a meaningful relationship.  Everything begins with God and from that beginning we find His Covenant, through which comes His Provisions and we are transformed.

• HE SEES – [v.7] – – EVERYTHING. The Bible reveals that His eyes run to and from through the entire Earth to show Himself strong.

Psalm 34:15 – “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous…”

Psalm 33:18 – “Behold, the eye of the LORD is on those who fear Him…”

Job 36:7 – “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous…”

Psalm 139:12 – “…darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.

 NOTHING escapes His notice!  He is the ALL SEEING GOD!  He is Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresent Creator of all living!

I apologize that I only touched on the surface and have much more I’d like to share prayerfully and will continue in the next post on “Tell Them Who I Am.”   Until then, may the LORD bless and keep you, make His face to shine upon you, be gracious unto you, and give you peace.   Have a fantastic day in Him!  Blessings Abundantly!