5月5日
标 题：我是
经 节：神对摩西说：“我是自有永有的”；又说：“你要对以色列人这样说：‘那自有的打发我到你们这里来。’”（出埃及记三章14节）
当摩西在燃烧的荆棘前面遇见神的时候，他还有许多地方需要更认识主。他眼前的神迹令他惊叹不已（出埃及记三：3）。然而，带领以色列人挣脱当代最强盛的国家──埃及──的俘虏，其困难度可是比行燃烧荆棘的神迹要困难得多。那位使荆棘燃烧却不烧毁的神，是否有足够的能力拯救这么一大批群众呢？
神的答案是：“我是。”也就是：“摩西，我能提供你所有的需要，好完成我给你的任务。倘若你需要神迹使法老王信服，我就会以神迹来彰显我自己。倘若你要我中断大自然的规律，分开红海，我就如此行，来证明我自己。倘若你需要食物与水，我就是你的供应者。倘若你害怕，我就是你的力量。”
在摩西与神同行之初，摩西对自己需要神做什么，一点也没有概念。但每回摩西有需要，他对神就有新的认识。摩西渐渐地了解，神的能力比起行荆棘燃烧却不烧毁神迹的能力，要强得多。要是当初摩西被燃烧荆棘的神迹给迷住，在那个地方创建圣殿，叫“燃烧荆棘教会”，他将失去许多经历神的机会！回想第一次与神同行时对祂的认识，如今你的经历是否扩展你对祂的认识？
I AM
And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”
And He said, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel, ‘I AM has sent
me to you.’ ” (Exodus 3:14)
When Moses encountered God in the burning bush, he
still had much to learn about his Lord. Moses was impressed with the miracle
before him (Exod. 3:3). However, it would take much more than a burning bush to
lead Israel out of captivity from the most powerful nation of Moses’ day. Would
the same God who could cause a bush to burn without being consumed also be able
to do what was necessary to deliver a multitude?
God’s answer was, “I AM!” That is, “Moses, I’ll be
whatever you need Me to be as you carry out my assignment. If you need
miraculous signs in order to convince Pharaoh, then that is how I will express
Myself. If you need Me to interrupt nature and part the waters of the Red Sea,
then I will demonstrate Myself in that way. If you require food and water, then
I will be your provider. If you are afraid, I’ll be your strength.”
At the beginning of Moses’ walk with the Lord,
Moses had no idea all that he would need God to do for him. Yet each time Moses
faced a need, He learned something new about God. Moses came to realize that
there was much more to God than a burning bush. What if Moses was so enamored
with his experience at the bush that he built a tabernacle on the spot and
established “The Church of the Burning Bush”? He would have missed out on so
much more that God wanted to reveal to him! Think back to your understanding of
God when you first began walking with Him. How have your experiences expanded
your knowledge of Him?
