Aren’t those comforting words? Whatever our heart problem is, He is the answer! He doesn’t say that He knows the answer… rather that He is the answer! In Matthew 11:28 He urges, “Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, And I will give you rest.” In John He tells us that He is the bread of life (6:35); the light of the world (8:12); the gate (10:9); the Good Shepherd (10:11); the resurrection and the life (11:25); the way and the truth and the life (14:6); and in 15:5 He says, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.”
Are you tired? Weary? Hungry? Worn down? Broken? Confused? Do you feel like you’re surrounded by darkness? By doubt? Are you looking for truth? Answers? He is! He doesn’t say “I was,” or “I will be.” He doesn’t say, “Look to me after you’ve tried everything else.” What do you need? Fill in the blank with “I am.” And rest in that. It’s sweet!
#1 by Sandy Bedrossian on January 11, 2011 - 9:32 am
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I have this pocket card ….. “I was regretting the past and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking:
“‘ My name is I Am’”
He paused. I waited. He continued, “‘ When you live in the past with its mistake and regrets, it is hard. I am not there My name is not I WAS.
When you live in the future, with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I WILL BE.
When you live in this moment, it is not hard. I am here.
MY NAME IS I AM.