I have long wondered why God would call Himself by such a name, but slowly I am learning its significance. A sentence needs only two things to be complete: a subject and a verb. So when God says His name is "I AM," it conveys the concept that He is complete in Himself. He is subject and verb. He is everything we could possibly need. Jesus put flesh on God's bare-boned answer to Moses' question, "Who are You?" Jesus left heaven to show us what it means to bear His Father's name. He told His disciples, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). He also said, "I am the bread of life" (6:48), "the light of the world" (8:12), "the good shepherd" (10:11), and "the resurrection and the life" (11:25). In Revelation, Jesus declared, "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last" (22:13). And He said, "Before Abraham was, I AM" (John 8:58). If you're questioning who God is, take some time to get to know Jesus in the pages of His Word. —Julie Ackerman Link To
Moses at the burning bush Jesus is the image of the invisible God. —Colossians 1:15
Bacaan: Keluaran 3:13-22 Sudah lama saya bertanya-tanya mengapa Allah menyebut diri-Nya dengan nama demikian, tetapi perlahan-lahan saya memahami maksudnya. Sebuah kalimat hanya memerlukan dua hal supaya lengkap, yaitu sebuah subjek dan sebuah kata kerja. Jadi, ketika Allah mengatakan nama-Nya “Akulah Aku,” hal ini mengandung konsep bahwa Dia lengkap dalam diri-Nya. Dia adalah subjek sekaligus kata kerja. Dia dapat memenuhi segala yang kita butuhkan. Jawaban Allah yang mendasar terhadap pertanyaan Musa, “Siapakah Engkau?” akhirnya menjadi sosok yang nyata dalam diri Yesus. Yesus meninggalkan surga untuk menunjukkan kepada kita apa artinya menyandang nama Bapa-Nya. Dia berkata kepada murid-murid-Nya, “Akulah jalan dan kebenaran dan hidup” (Yohanes 14:6). Dia juga mengatakan, “Akulah roti hidup” (6:48), “terang dunia” (8:12), “gembala yang baik” (10:11), dan “kebangkitan dan hidup” (11:25). Dalam Wahyu, Yesus menyatakan, “Aku adalah Alfa dan Omega, Yang Pertama dan Yang Terkemudian, Yang Awal dan Yang Akhir” (22:13). Dan Dia mengatakan, “Sebelum Abraham jadi, Aku telah ada” (Yohanes 8:58). Jika Anda mempertanyakan siapakah Allah itu, luangkan waktu sejenak untuk mengenal Yesus lewat halaman-halaman firman-Nya —JAL YESUS ADALAH GAMBAR ALLAH YANG TIDAK KELIHATAN–Kolose 1:15
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