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Thursday, April 2, 2020

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Old Testament: Genesis 17:1-8
Gospel: John 8: 51-59
Psalm 105


“...The fact is, before Abraham was born, I AM.”  John 8:58

I AM who I am, with no beginning and no end. It is I (God). I AM that I am (God). I AM is God, the Great I AM.

I AM is a subject and a verb. A linking verb, it links “I am” to (fill in the blank).

I am that I am. I am who I am. I am God. So who are we, you and I? We should recognize who we are at our beginning and our end with the great I AM.

We are chosen. We are God’s children. We are loved. We are forgiven. We are born of the great I AM. We are given much, and all he asks is that we obey his commandments.

I will give you this land forever, and I will be your God. Genesis 17:8.

How is it possible to obey his commandments when life is so very hard? It is possible because we were born of the great I AM. We need only? to

Depend on the Lord for strength (and to) always go to him for help.  Psalm 105:4.

He is ours at our beginning and our end. He is I AM.

Faye Knopf
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