And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. Exodus 3:13-14

A great revelation is being revealed to Moses, God is revealing himself as “The Great I AM” Now at first glance, the name I AM doesn’t really make sense, what kind of name is this? However as we look deeper at the Hebrew and the context of the scripture, we see that God is revealing He is Eternal,  Who Is, Who was , and Who is to come (Revelation 1:8)

Imagine Moses having to go back to the Israelites, whom He abandoned 40 years ago at the fear of Pharoah, now Moses has to come back and declare God has sent him to deliver them from slavery. Its not going to be an easy mission for Moses, however by faith Moses answered the calling

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations. Exodus 3:15

Now God The Father reveals his real name , Yahweh. Remember anytime you see the word LORD in the Old Testament, its usually the translation of Yahweh. So why did God reveal himself as The I AM earlier?  Because this is a title, it means He created the Heavens and The Earth, He breathed his breath into our bodies, The Great I AM

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. John 8:58-59

Fast forward to Jesus Christ, what did Jesus just say? Before Abraham was I AM? Jesus couldnt be implying what we think he is implying, right? Well the religious leaders thought so as they picked up stones to kill him. Yeah they believed Jesus was declaring he is The Great I AM

You might say “Well that was a fluke or a mistake” well Jesus declared himself The Great I AM seven times in the gospel of John. Notice the symbolic number of seven which means completion. 

If you dont know what to call God, call Him The Great I AM, Who Is, Who Was, and Who Is To Come In Jesus Name Amen!