WATCHWORD:
God said to Moses, “I am who I am – This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ Exodus 3:14
And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. Exodus 34:6
I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. Revelation 19:11
God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Corinthians 1:9
Meditation:
Help Me, Again, Holy Spirit!
So, God is speaking to Moses from a burning bush and giving him a mighty assignment of saving the people of God from Egypt. Moses knows the names of lots of gods. He knows the Egyptian gods Ra, Anubis and Hathor, and after herding sheep in Midian for years, he knows the names of Canaanite gods, Baal and Asherah. He fears these people will not believe him so he wants to know God’s name. The response was surprising and confusing; I AM WHO I AM…This is my name forever!
If Moses had some confusion it’s understandable. When God passed in front of Moses, later in Exodus, he identified himself as Abounding in Love and Faithfulness. I don’t know if any of us, in our prayer life with God, use any of those names. We have our own; Abba, Heavenly Father, God Almighty, and so many others, all in reverence to our Creator God.
We will run into the same name game when it comes to Jesus the Christ. In Revelation, Jesus is referred to as Faithful and True. We call him Lord and Savior, because that is what he is to us.
Now in times of need, crisis, threat, we rarely pause to figure out which name to use, we simply say, Help me, Holy spirit, and it is sufficient. Or perhaps, Help me Jesus! Or, maybe, in desperate times it is simply God, I need You!
Moses did his job, with lots and lots of help. That is exactly like us. We can do all things through Him, who gives us the strength. In that statement of truth, the “Him” refers to Jesus the Christ. So, does that make the “Him” another name for our Lord? Whatever is on your heart, dear Christian.
John MacDuff wrote, “Others may have proved faithless – all other help may have failed you – all may have been but as the footsteps in the sand – but has Christ ever failed you?”
As we walk with Christ, we’ll be able to look back and say with confidence that Jesus has been absolutely faithful. So be it.
Bulletin Board:
Be assured, if you walk with Jesus and look to him and expect help from him, he will never fail you. – George Muller.
Two Prayers:
Help me, Holy Spirit. Amen.
Help me, Jesus. Amen.
