Through The Bible in a Year - February 18, 2026
Moses asked, “Who am I that I should go?” The Lord said, “I will be with you.” “I AM WHO I AM.” – Exodus 3:11-14
Moses asks the realistic question, the wrong question, and the right question all at once.
“Who am I that I should deliver God’s people?” It’s realistic—Pharaoh wants Moses dead, he’s guilty of murder, he’s just a runaway shepherd. Surely it’s wrong for Moses to think he could deliver anyone. So he says, “Send someone else, Lord. Anybody but me.” He’s right, of course, in his human logic—“I’m not capable. I’m not able. I’m not the one You should pick.”
Which sets up the very best question: “So Lord, who are You?” to ask such things of someone like me?
The Lord answers, “I AM WHO I AM,” meaning, “I have no origin, no end. I cannot be contained in words or definitions. My power is beyond expression. I AM. I was the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I am the God who will be remembered forever. And I am the God for now. I came down to deliver you. You confessed you are not able, but I have no limits. I have all power. I AM, and I will deliver you.”
We are the ones who say, “I’m not able. I’ve got these other things to do, these things that disqualify me.” And God says, “Am I not with you? Is this not holy ground? I AM with you, and I’m sending you.”
“I’m not capable, Lord.”
“But I AM.”
Jesus said it over and over: “I AM the light of the world. I AM the bread of life. I AM the good shepherd. I AM the way, the truth, and the life.” Here is Christ saying, “I know you’re not capable. I AM.”
Respond: What is God calling you to do that you feel unqualified for? Stop focusing on your “I am not” and start trusting His “I AM.” He doesn’t need your ability—He needs your availability.
Prayer: Great I AM, I confess I am not able. I am not qualified, not capable, not strong enough, not wise enough. But You are. You have no limits. You have all power. You are with me, and that makes this holy ground. Send me. I am in the care of the Great I Am. Help me to remember and trust you because you are I Am. In Jesus’ name, amen.