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<h2>197. "I AM"</h2>
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<p>When Moses wishes to know the name of the person who has sent him, that he may tell the children of Israel, he is told to say, "I Am hath sent me unto you" (<a id="fem197-si1" onclick="return mV('Exd',3,14);">Exd 3:14</a>). When we have the "I Am" as our Commissioner, we have all He <i>is</i>, all He <i>has</i>, and all He can <i>do</i> at our back. It seems as if the Lord said, "Whatever you need, I, the great I Am, will supply it." The Jesus of the New Testament is the Jehovah of the Old Testament. Therefore the "I Am's" of the Gospel of John will illustrate this point. No less than eight times does Christ use the very words we have in relation to Himself.</p>
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<p><b>Christ's word to the woman of Samaria.</b> "<i>I</i> that speak unto thee <i>Am</i>" (<a id="fem197-si2" onclick="return mV('Jhn',4,26);">Jhn 4:26</a>). (The <i>He</i> is in italics in Revised Version, and should be left out).</p>
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<p><b>Christ's word to the Jews.</b> "Except ye believe that <i>I Am</i> (margin) ye shall die in your sins" (<a id="fem197-si3" onclick="return mV('Jhn',8,24);">Jhn 8:24</a>, R.V.) "Ye shall know that <i>I Am</i>" (<a id="fem197-si4" onclick="return mV('Jhn',8,28);">Jhn 8:28</a>, R.V., <font size=1>M</font>.) "Before Abraham was <i>I Am</i>" (<a id="fem197-si5" onclick="return mV('Jhn',8,58);">Jhn 8:58</a>).</p>
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<p><b>Christ's word to the disciples respecting His betrayal.</b> "I tell you before it come to pass, that ye may believe that <i>I Am</i>" (<a id="fem197-si6" onclick="return mV('Jhn',13,19);">Jhn 13:19</a>, R.V., <font size=1>M</font>.)</p>
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<p><b>Christ's word to Judas and the soldiers in response to their admission that they were seeking Him.</b> "Jesus saith unto them, <i>I Am</i>." No wonder they went back and tell to the ground when He said, "<i>I Am</i>." Again, Christ asks them as to the One they are seeking, and in reply, "Jesus answered, I told you I Am" (<a id="fem197-si7" onclick="return mV('Jhn',18,5,6,8);">Jhn 18:5, 6, 8</a>, R.V.) Leave out the "He" in each of the above verses. As in the former case, it is given in italics in R.V., and should be omitted. Thus the Great I Am is discovered in the lowly Jesus. What force and fulness this gives to Christ's titles!</p>
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<p>1. Are we hungry? He says, "I Am the Bread of Life" (<a id="fem197-si8" onclick="return mV('Jhn',6,35,41,48,51);">Jhn 6:35, 41, 48, 51</A>).</p>
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<p>2. Are we dark? He says, "I Am the Light of the world" (<a id="fem197-si9" onclick="return mV('Jhn',8,12);">Jhn 8:12</a>).</p>
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<p>3. Do we need an open way to God? He says, "I Am the Way" (<a id="fem197-si10" onclick="return mV('Jhn',14,6);">Jhn 14:6</a>).</p>
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<p>4. Do we want an entrance into blessing? He says, "I Am the Door" (<a id="fem197-si11" onclick="return mV('Jhn',10,7,9);">Jhn 10:7, 9</a>).</p>
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<p>5. Do we need a substitute? He says, "I Am the Good Shepherd, who giveth His life for the sheep" (<a id="fem197-si12" onclick="return mV('Jhn',10,11,14);">Jhn 10:11, 14</a>).</p>
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<p>6. Do we need life? Christ says, "I Am the Life" (<a id="fem197-si13" onclick="return mV('Jhn',14,6);">Jhn 14:6</a>).</p>
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<p>7. Do we need truth? Christ says, "I am the Truth" (<a id="fem197-si14" onclick="return mV('Jhn',14,6);">Jhn 14:6</a>).</p>
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<p>8. Do we need fruitfulness? He says, "I Am the True Vine" (<a id="fem197-si15" onclick="return mV('Jhn',15,1,5);">Jhn 15:1, 5</a>).</p>
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<p>9. Is it a question of raising our loved ones? He says, "I Am the Resurrection" (<a id="fem197-si16" onclick="return mV('Jhn',11,25);">Jhn 11:25</a>).</p>
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