Exodus 3 – What does God’s name, “I AM,” tell you about the Divine nature?
Moses had established a good life for himself and his family. But then he encountered God and received a life-altering call: to return to the very place he had fled, to the people he had left behind. Everything in Moses’ life was about to change, and it would never return to the same rhythm or comfort he had known.
Understandably, Moses was hesitant. He didn’t ask God “when” he should go; he asked “if.” In that moment, God understood what Moses needed more than Moses did himself. Moses needed assurance—something stable, unchanging, and dependable. He was about to be uprooted again, and God knew how hard that would be.
So God offered Moses Good News: “I Am Who I Am” or “I Will Be Who I Will Be.” The same God who had walked with Moses’ ancestors, the founders of faith whose lives were marked by both hardships and divine encounters, was now calling Moses.
Moses wasn’t joining this journey by his own will, deep faith, or bold courage. He was called. And the only assurance God gave him was the only assurance Moses needed: the dependable, trustworthy, and good God who had been with his ancestors would now be with him. God promised to walk alongside Moses and actively participate in the mission he was being sent to fulfill.
That’s all God revealed about the divine nature—and it’s all we truly need.
Life is full of changes—some expected, others disruptive. But in the midst of uncertainty, the Good News is this: God’s unchanging presence is with us, always, wherever we are called to follow.
Great I Am, let me lean tonight into the safety and stability I find in you. With each deep breath, remind me of our unbreakable bond, the one that holds me together in a changing world. Amen.
