John 8:58

I AM

The Lord Jesus Christ gave His all that we might live eternally with Him.  It was this cause that produced a book that is still the greatest of all books today, and the half of what He did has yet to be told.  The cross is the Holy emblem of the greatest sacrifice man has ever known.  Jesus Christ our Lord suffered, died, and rose again; the most profound of all of His words are, "Before Abraham was, I Am."

"I am the Living One; I was dead, and

behold I am alive for ever and ever!

And I hold the keys of death and Hades."
(Revelation 1:18)

"I Am" can wash away our sins; He can heal our bodies, aright our minds, save our souls, mend our broken hearts, fill our spirits, lift us up, whisper sweet peace, guide our steps, bathe our wounds, and Rapture us to life evermore!  He is the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, the soon coming King, the Lily of the Valley, the bright morning star, the Joy unspeakable and full of Glory; He is "I Am!" 

"When Christ, who is your life, appears,

then you also will appear with him in glory."

(Colossians 3:4)

There is no God beside Him, the Lord Jesus Christ; He alone is the Savior for all mankind, and His promises are secured in His own blood.  Every drop of His blood had a name on it, yours, mine, and the names of every honest hearted soul on the face of the earth.  His love has a guarantee, "And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day."  (John 6:39)

"And from Jesus Christ {who is} the faithful witness, {and}

the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings

of the earth.  Unto him that loved us, and washed us from

our sins in his own blood."

(Revelation 1:5)

There is hope, for all who despair, for the weak and the diseased, the hurting and sorrowful, those who see no reason to live, for the downtrodden and poor, and even for the lonely and rich ... "I Am" came for everyone; He died for every soul in every Nation; yes, even the evil and the tormenting; He is not willing that any should be lost or perish. 

In the book of Acts, the people were so stirred in their hearts after Peter spoke that they inquired as to what they must do to be saved, and Peter said unto them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.  For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call."  (Acts 2:38, 39)  This is the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ; there is no other gospel.  Paul stated in Galatians 1:8, "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." 

People's New Testament notes says it beautifully, "The utterance (I Am) is a remarkable one.  It does not merely assert that He was before Abraham, but before Abraham was, I Am.  It identifies with the I Am of the Old Testament.  Divinity has no past tense, no future tense, but always the present."

I AM

                                                                                                                   By Sheryl Fowler

(Visit promiselandchurch.net and theexperience238.com.

                               PromiseLand Church, Austin, Texas, Pastor Kenneth Phillips)