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b'I like to give the things in my life names. I name my car, my plants\\u2014and I even brainstorm future pet names. Names can carry a lot of weight and significance, so what does it mean that God calls Himself \\u201cI AM\\u201d?\\nIn Exodus 3, God speaks to Moses through a burning bush that\\u2014miraculously\\u2014does not burn up. When Moses asks God what His name is, God replies, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: \\xe2\\u20ac\\u02dcI AM has sent me to you\\u2026The Lord, the God of your fathers\\u2014the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob\\u2014has sent me to you.\\u2019 This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (verse 14-15).\\nWhen God uses the name \\u201cI AM,\\u201d He sets Himself apart from any other god the Israelites may have been worshipping. This is not a god of fertility or the sun,this is the God who rules over everything. This is the God who existed before the Israelites were even a people, and He will continue to exist after they rebel against Him and are sent into exile generations later.\\nGod presents His unchanging nature in His name. The Hebrew name for God, Yahweh, sounds like \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I am\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d in Hebrew. This name was so sacred to the ancient Israelites that they would often substitute God\\u2019s name for \\u201cLord,\\u201d or \\u201cAdonai,\\u201d in Scripture texts. This is why you see the name \\u201cLORD\\u201d in all caps in the Bible.\\nGod has lived up to His name. He showed His unchanging love and grace inthe sacrifice of sending Jesus to die on the cross and rise again for us. And God continues to show us His unchanging love by sanctifying and transforming us each day. So, whenever the future is uncertain, we can know that our God remains unchanging in His love and grace. \\u2022 Naomi Zylstra\\n\\u2022 Why is it important that God is unchanging? \\n\\u2022 Besides His name, how else does God set Himself apart from other gods? \\n\\u2022 One of the ways Jesus revealed His identity was by saying, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Before Abraham was born, I am!\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d (John 8:58). Why do you think Jesus said this? \\nSome trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. Psalm 20:7 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nIsa.54.10|Jer.31.3|Heb.7.22|Heb.13.5'