| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “I Am Who I Am” Exodus 3:14 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Just fill in the blank” This morning I want to share with you our lesson from the Bible study, “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God” that our study group had for today. It was all about coming to know God through personal experience and it was based on Moses’ encounter with God at the burning bush in Genesis 3:1-22. In that encounter God instructed Moses to go to the Israelites in Egypt and tell them that God had sent Moses to lead them out of captivity to freedom. But Moses was afraid and doubtful. Not doubtful of God, but doubtful of his own abilities and afraid that the people wouldn’t believe the message he was bringing to them. In verse 13 Moses asked God, “If I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, “What is his name?’ what should I tell them?” To that God answered Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” As Henry Blackaby explained in our lesson, “He meant ‘I am the eternal One. I will be what I will be.” God was essentially saying to Moses, “I am everything you will need in any situation you will face. Just fill in the blank for whatever your need is in any situation.” Moses was unsure of himself and he needed to know that God was able to help him and that God would be there for him. God reassured him that He could and He would. The same is true for you and me. God is always here; He is always able; and He is always willing. He is everything you will ever need in any situation you will ever face. “I AM WHO I AM. I am everything you need. Just fill in the blank for your particular situation.” In the lesson today, Henry Blackaby notes, “You come to know God through experience as He reveals Himself to you and you respond to what He says.” That was true for Moses, he came to know God as a result of the encounter at the burning bush – but even more so by then walking forward in obedience and doing the thing God had instructed Him to do. It was only when Moses obeyed that he actually got to experience the presence, power, protection, and provision of God. It required faith and obedience. Then, in retrospect, Moses was able to look back and see just how real and just how present God was. The same is true for us. We come to know God by experiencing Him when we are faithful and we obey Him. Then we can look back and realize just how present and powerful and active He was in our situation. That then should increase our faith for today and for the future, and we end up knowing God better. God is the great “I AM.” He is everything you will ever need in every situation you will ever face. Just fill in the blank. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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