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 our last devotional we began looking at some things from Exodus Chapter Three which hopefully will help us to KNOW God more deeply not just KNOW ABOUT Him.  We covered two of the truths revealed.  He “IS”.  The existence and reality of God must be a cornerstone of our approach to spiritual life and life in general.  He “Sees”.  The reality that God SEES EVERYTHING must also be a foundational principle in our lives.  There is no place we can hide and nothing is done that is not observed by our creator.  Those can be troubling but should be comforting if the desire and pursuit of our life are Him first and foremost.  Now let’s consider a few more things that will help found in Exodus 3 and 4.

• He HEARS – [v. 7] – – He is not an inanimate object nor an absentee landlord creating us and leaving us to flounder in our own messes.

Psalm 34:4 – “I sought the LORD, and He heard me…”

Psalm 34:15 – “… His ears are open to their (righteous) cry…”

Jeremiah 33:3 – “Call to Me, and I will answer you…”

John 14:3-14 – “…Ask anything in My Name, I will do it.”

1 John 5:14-15 – A powerful promise regarding prayer and God hearing our prayers.

He is the HEARING GOD!

• He KNOWS – [v. 7] – – Your Plight has not escaped His notice.

Matthew 6:8 – He knows what you have need of BEFORE you even ask.

Psalm 139:4 – Even before there was a word on our tongues He KNOWS.

Psalm 139:1 – He has searched and know us at all times.

He KNOWS!  We can trust Him!  We must also realize that He acts in His perfect timing, not our determination of when something is required.

• He Comes to DELIVER – [V. 8] – – This is a Covenant Promise. When we KNOW Him we know he never goes back on His Word or His Covenant.  He is the God who Delivers and does not have a Plan B.  He knows, sees, hears and delivers!

• He SENDS FORTH – [v.10] – – Consider Moses: Before he received the call and God sent Him forth as the deliverer he spent 40 years training in Egypt and another 40 in the Wilderness.  God engineered the situation to get Moses out of Egypt and then the wilderness to get Egypt out of Moses.  In Acts 13:12 we see an example of God’s sending forth.  “Separate Me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them…”   Before the call came the preparation and then the Sending Forth.  God calls, develops, and then sends forth.

• He is WITH those He send forth – [v. 12] – – He will never leave us nor forsake us.
• He Desires WORSHIP – [v. 12]
• He is ALL WE NEED when we NEED IT – [v. 14] – – “I AM Who I Am.”
• He INSTRUCTS – [v. 15] – – As we learn the particulars of the Covenants we see a revelation of God and His character that should inspire, encourage, and embolden us in our walk and warfare.
• He is ORDERLY – [v. 16] – – In the New Testament we see Jesus feeding the multitude at the end of the day. Someone suggested that had He performed this miracle earlier before He had taught them they would have been a mob and sat where they pleased but at the end of the day, He had them arranged in companies where orderly progression could transpire.  In His order, He unleashes and releases His Power.  I am totally convinced that following God’s Plan is a catalyst to releasing His Power and Provisions.
• He PROSPERS – [v. 21] – – Jesus said in the Gospel of Luke, “It is My Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.” We learn that God is laying up the wealth of the wicked for the just and John prayed that we “prosper and be in health, even as our soul prospers.”  Prosperity begins on the inside.
• He Uses WHAT WE HAVE – [4:2] – – God is able to do mighty things through that which we have providing we do not reach a place that we think we have it and cease our total dependence upon Him.
• He is the God of MIRACLES – [4:6-9]

As we develop a relationship with God where we KNOW Him we find something interesting in those God chooses to use and it reveals the heart of the Father.

Moses – Empty of Self.  He kept making excuses why he was not qualified.  David – Was not looking for the Job or assignment as King but was a hardworking humble shepherd.  Joshua – Willingly followed the lead of Moses as a faithful servant providing service, assistance and aide.

It is when we lose our “self-sufficiency” that we move into His sufficiency.  It is when we decrease He increases.  It is when we empty out of self we find room to be filled with Him.  God is not seeking those who are “self-seeking” but for those who will “seek first Him and His Kingdom.”

Who is He?  He is the Covenant making and Covenant keeping Creator of All Things!  This God is the God who CAN, who DOES, and who WILL.    May he empower and encourage you as you venture into His wonderful world this day!  Blessings!

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!