Exodus 3:14 - God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM.
I have often heard the adage "it is what it is." This is usually expressed when something is not as it should be. The expression in itself might seem to be a statement of praticality. If we can't change something then we should just work with what we have and not "cry over spilt milk" to borrow another expression. Leave the past in the past and go forward. I'm sure there are times when the expression fits.
However, there are times when we shouldn't just accept things as they are. There are situations in our life that need to be changed. Maybe it is a recurring ailment that keeps one feeling both spiritually and physically drained. Perhaps it is a battle with depression that one can't seem to conquer. It might be a spiritual bondage from which you have give up hope of ever being free. Whatever the problem, "it is what it is" is not the answer.
In the Old Testament God introduced himself to Moses as "I am who I am." Moses wanted to know God's name because he wanted some assurance that God could do what he said he was going to do. God's only answer was, "I am." God's Old Testament name, "JEHOVAH", actually is a form of the verb "to be". Whatever Moses needed, God was the answer.
In the same way, God wants to be your answer today. Maybe you don't see how your situation can ever be any different; perhaps you have given up hope that you can change. If you are dealing with things in your life that aren't as they should be, they don't have to stay that way. Because God "IS WHO HE IS" things can be different.
Faith is expressing belief that because "GOD IS" my situations don't "have to be". If I give them to Jesus he can work them out. I am not talking about doing away with practicality and reason. I am suggesting that we don't let "reason" deprive us of a blessing. If God promised it I can have it, because HE IS.
In Faith,
Sullivan Jones
