The Name of God- I Am

 Name of God- I Am

December 3, 2025

Exodus 3:13-16

13 Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’What shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “ I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God, furthermore, said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is My memorial-name to all generations. 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “ I am indeed concerned about you and what has been done to you in Egypt.

If your going to talk about the name of God, then it seems logical to start with the name that he told Moses to call Him, “I am who I am (h1961. הָיָה hayah)”, and “The LORD (h3068. יהוה Yhvh), the God of your fathers.” Both expressions imply an eternal being or living, and the eternal present tense that was, that is, and is to come; the Alpha and Omega as expressed in Revelation 1:

Revelation 1:8

8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

We’ve been discussing spiritual warfare. The I Am name of God was revealed to Moses when he was called to confront Pharaoh. Invoking the I Am name of God overcame the multitude of Egyptians gods. It is the name above every name, the God above every other god. Moses overcame the Egyptian gods and the angel of death with the name of the LORD and the blood of the Passover lamb.

Jesus infuriated the Jews when He identified himself in like manner.

John 8:58-59

58Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.” 59 Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.

Therefore, when we pray in the Name of Jesus, we are invoking the same one who is above every other name and the God that is above every other god. He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and can vanquish whatever force of evil comes against us. The Name of Jesus is a very powerful weapon in our arsenal for spiritual warfare, so take heart, and go forth to confront and overcome the false gods that threaten us in the modern world.