I AM the I AM

By Rick Mathes

Matthew 16:15 He •said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”

How can anyone be mistaken to who Jesus is? From Genesis to Revelation is the autobiography of God, our triune God and God incarnate Jesus Christ. However, we do have sensual limitations. My dog can hear better that I can and an eagle can see as I wish I could. Our human senses are a puddle of ignorance compared to the limitless ocean of who He really is as He is. So, bless his heart, John did the best he could to quote Jesus’ Words that bring the real deal into focus. He said:

• I am the Bread of Life: I know from personal experience that I leak the Holy Spirit and weaken more for each day I am not in the Word feeding on the truth.
• I am the Light of the World: I have read all the books in the Great Books Library and they collectively do not enlighten my understanding anywhere near the Holy Bible.
• I am the Gate: The gates of hell cannot prevail against me, the narrow road leads to glory and that gate has a turn-style. We can only go through it one at a time.
• I am the Good Shepherd: Boy do I know the bad shepherds! They can only lead you to death, insanity or prison. Now I follow Him to peace, love and contentment.
• I am the Way, Truth and Life: I just can’t get my mind around how the person of Christ can be a concept. So I consider that he has the way, the truth and the life.
• I am the True Vine: Where you stand is where you will fall. Where you are planted is where you will grow. We are attached to the life-blood of Israel.

The study discipline that will clearly take you through the 66 books is called Chrsitology. I strongly recommend these three books:

1. “The words and works of Jesus Christ” By Dwight Pentecost
2. “Evidence Demands a Verdict” By Josh McDowell
3. “The Gospel According to Jesus Christ” By John MacArthur Jr

Just like any sport to know Jesus you will need all the energies and attention of the rest of your life just to dip your toe into the infinite ocean of Living Waters.

Now is the time to get with it because while you are fast asleep at night, the devil is doing push-ups and is conditioning himself to take you down. You have been warned!