Exodus 3

v. 11 “But Moses said to God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”

Who am I? How often do you consider who you really are, and when you do what do you think about? For me I used to think along the lines of Christian, athletic, smart, and sarcastic. But is that really how we should be thinking. We’ll take a look at what Moses thinks of this question in a minute, but first I would like you to look at something. I’m not really sure what to call it, but I first saw it on my brother’s facebook page. Take a minute to look aver it, and see what the Bible has to say about who YOU are. . .

I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord(1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price(1 Cor. 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt.5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ(1 Cor 12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation ( Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil.3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31-34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God(2 Cor.5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God(Rom.8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God (2 Cor.1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good (Rom. 8: 28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3: 12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3: 16).
I am complete in Christ (Col. 2: 10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3).
I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor 6:1).
I am God's workmanship(Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected (Phil 1: 5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col. 1:14).
I have been adopted as God's child(Eph 1:5)
I belong to God (1 peter 2:9)

So now what do you think? Do you know who you are? I know that after reading this I certainly look at the question in an entirely different way. Sure I am Christian, and athletic, and sarcastic, but that isn’t what is important. What is important is that I am one of God’s children, and am united with Him! We are so blessed, look at all the various Bible passages to help show us who we really are, and what God has given us.

Moses on the other hand didn’t have the whole Bible to reference when he asked this question. Exodus 3 begins with the story of the burning bush. Here is a quick recap of the story. Moses sees a bush that continues to burn, but never burns up. He approaches it and the angel of the Lord appeared within the flames and spoke to him. Can you imagine that? You are up on a mountain and you see a bush on fire, and as you take a closer look, not only is it not burning up, but an angel of the Lord speaks to you with direction. Moses was called to lead God’s people out of Egypt. This is where he asks the question in verse 11, “Who am I. . .that I should lead the people out of Egypt?” God answers Moses with a very simple answer that we all need to keep in mind. God says, “I will be with you.” Yet again we bring up trust. This can be real difficult to trust anyone if that is all they tell us, and it seems as though Moses feels the same way. He was still skeptical of how this was all going to work out. But at the same time, he begins to see who he really is, and what he is called to do. Look back to that list of Bible verses. Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” This is where Moses needs to start to believe that with God anything is possible. And yet he is still doubtful.

Let’s look on. He asks God what he should tell the people if they ask what his (speaking about God) name is. God replies with “I AM WHO I AM.” He is the God of your fathers. This goes right back to the list above again. 1 Peter 2:9 “I belong to God” we are all descendant of God, we belong to Him. Since we belong to Him he desires our full trust because we are His people. So what are we to do, but to be His co-worker?

I will bring the people to a “land flowing with milk and honey.” To the Egyptians who had been in slavery, this must have sounded like paradise. Exodus 4 gets into the signs that God gives Moses to help him become even more confident with his trust in the Lord and who he really is. But that is for another discussion, I want to leave with one more note from that list at the beginning. Philippians 3:20 says,” I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant.” No matter what anyone tells you, you are significant. You are a child of God, you are His workmanship. He made you for a reason. Don’t ever forget that. No matter what the challenges you are facing, just remember who you are. And we owe everything that we are to HIM!