What does God mean by HIS ” I AM WHO I AM ” statement ? He is saying, I am the eternal, self-existent one who does not change, (Mal. 3:6, James 1:17).

After the Jews accuse Jesus of having a demon and asking Him if He is greater than father Abraham and the prophets in John 8: 48-53, they ask Him, “Who do You make Yourself out to be?” In verse 58- Jesus identifies Himself as the Great ” I AM ” most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

Jesus further identifies Himself in His 7 ” I AM ” statements, ” 7 ” meaning (completion, perfection, all, finished, rest) :

1) John 6:35- ” I Am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.”

2) John 8:12- ” I AM the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of the world.”

3) John 10:9- ” I AM the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.”

4) John 10:11- ” I AM the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

5) John 11:25-26- ” I AM the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

6) John 14:6- ” I AM the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”

7) John 15:1- ” I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.”

Revelation 1:8- ” I Am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Father I thank You, that in You I have everything I need for life, in You I find my completeness. In this I rest.
I believe it was Corrie Ten Boom who said, ” Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”

He is the Great ” I AM “, the same yesterday, today and forever!

Fellow worker of the Kingdom of God