“God replied to Moses, ‘I Am Who I Am. Say this to the people of Israel: I Am has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14 NLT)
Live life in the present tense. When we spend our time dwelling on mistakes we have made in the past (which we can’t change) or anticipating problems in the future (which can’t be foreseen), we are prone to stress. And we are robbed of the joy of the present moment. It is interesting that in the Old Testament the most holy name for God is translated “I Am.” And throughout the Gospel of John Jesus refers to Himself as “I Am.”
The following piece by Helen Mallicoat reminds us of the significance of that truth in our lives:
I was regretting the past
and fearing the future. Suddenly my Lord was speaking to me. “My name is I Am.”
He paused. I waited. He continued. “When you live in the past, with its
mistakes and regrets, it is hard. I am not there. My name is not I Was. When
you live in the future, with its problems and fears, it is hard. I am not
there. My name is not I Will Be. When you live in this moment, it is not hard.
I am here, My name is I Am.”
-- Robert Jeffress in “Choose Your Attitude Change Your Life: How to Make Life’s Circumstances Work for You, Not Against You”
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