You are, I Am.

Jesus... He is I AM !!!! I won’t question who He is.  He's shown me and tells me in His word, that’s enough for me.  "[T]hough [if] you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father."  (John 10:38). 

John 14: 9-10 -

“Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, show us the Father... 

Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? 

The words I say to you I do not speak on my own initiative, 

but the Father abiding in Me does His work.” 

John 1:18 - “No one has ever seen God, but the ONE AND ONLY SON...”

John 14: 20 - “In that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you.”

That's just one of the things in God's word my daughter pointed out, that we just take on faith. It's not an easy thing to do, but it's even harder to make sense of.  I just believe.  It's a way of thinking with your heart, not your mind. (Selah).  Here are some of the more well known things to take on faith...

Genesis 2:7 - “God formed man from the dust... and breathed life into his nostrils.”

Genesis 2: 22 - “Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib He had taken out of man...”

Matthew 1: 23 - “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a Son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means God with us.”

 In John 8: 58, Jesus says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I AM!” This means Jesus existed before human life on Earth. Can you explain that?  I can’t, and I won’t keep searching for answers that aren’t here to find. 

God said these things and we need to believe by faith, like a child.  He tells us to, "Trust in Him with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding."  (Prov. 3:5).  And then he says, "[You'll] find Me when you seek Me with all your Heart.”  (Jer. 29:13).  I pray we all rest our little minds, and place every part of our inner self on: He is, He was, and always will be, “I AM.”

Things go on in front of us every day that we don't see happening.  Because we see the after-effects, we just believe they happen.  You plant under the dirt that grows into a beautiful tree, or watch as a baby is formed inside a mother's womb.  How about the sun shining somewhere else in the world throughout our night time?  Jesus says in John 20: 29, “blessed are those who have NOT SEEN and yet believed.” It's a great thing to just believe by faith. You have a peace that surpasses all understanding and it, “will guard our hearts and minds.” (Phil 4:7).  Again you read, “hearts and minds.” Do you think God is trying to tell us something about making sense of all that He's done? You can’t do it, and won’t. He is God, and we’re not!

I know children ask a lot of questions, but when you give them an answer, they trust what you told them. They don’t search into it, they just believe because their faith in us as parents. That is what our Father in heaven wants us to do with who He says His Son is, and why He came to us. He came to show us the Father's unconditional love, and to die for our sins so we can have everlasting life with Him. His word is eternal, and He stands firm on it, as we should. His faithfulness continues through all the earth, I’ve seen it, and I hang on to His EVERY word.

2 Corinthians 5:7 - “We live by faith, not by sight.”

2 Corinthians 4: 18 - “For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”

Hebrews 11: 1 - “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”

Don’t drive yourself crazy, just believe the Creator of the universe. Believe John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only begotten Son, that WHOEVER believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” Also believe Verse 18, which says, “whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.”

I pray you search His word and find the peace He wants you to have through His Son.

 “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."  (John 14:6). 

Kim

***This is a response I got from my sister regarding my last post. It's almost a devotional all on it's own.***

I want to say Happy Birthday to my sweet sister Kim and let everyone know how much i love her.... She is a devoted Christen women as you all know and she has helped many of us through "OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST" learn the truth... God has given her a gift and i know it has and still is giving her peace in her own life as well... There was a time in my life where i felt so lonely and empty inside, i was going through a very hard time...I felt like my whole world turned upside down...YES, i believe in Jesus and i love him with all my heart, mind and soul, BUT, that doesn't mean life is going to be easy... The first person i called was my sister Kim, at 2:00 am in the morning, crying like a baby... Needless to say she took my call, and talked to me until i calmed down, she explained to me, i was just going through a season and she spent some time with me on the phone explaining to me how God takes things that happen to us that are beyond our control and makes good out of it... She told me you just have to be patient and trust the Lord, in his time, not ours....of course i was very anxious, but i learned to accept what happened and at that time i had spent more of my time reading Gods word, but there were times i didn't know where to go in the Bible for answers.... Kim gave me devotional after devotional with scriptures to read, not only that but she lent me stacks of Christen music to listen to at night with my head set on....I prayed and continued to cry allot at night but i honestly felt God's presence when i poured my heart out to him, i knew he was listening, i  knew i had to just be still, be patient and wait on him...That is when i felt stronger and more confident about things to come... I excepted where i was, with my life, and i thanked him every night before i'd close my eyes, but God knew my heart, needless to say, he answered my prayers, which is a testimony in it's self...  He truly is an awesome God, he's there for us if we want him bad enough and he never gives up on us, i know i will alway's be grateful that he stayed with me in that lonely dark place and gave me peace, love, understanding, compassion, etc... He gave me my heart's desire, which must have been his desire for me as well.. I thank my sister for the time she has given me and i thank her for the time she gives everyone else out there.... I pray her devotionals draws everyone closer to OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, AMEN!!!       HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, AND LOVE WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR JESUS    YOUR SISTER, DENISE