I AM WHO/ WHAT  "THE  I AM" SAYS I AM!!!!!!!!!

Exodus 3:14
"Then Moses said to God, 'Indeed, when I come to the children of Israel
and say to them, The GOD of your fathers has sent me to you, and they
say to me, What is HIS name?

And "GOD said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM.  Thus you shall
say to the children of Israel, ' I AM has sent me to you.' "

"Then Abram fell on his face, and GOD talked with him, saying,
'As for ME, behold, MY covenant is with you, and you shall be
a father of MANY NATIONS.

" 'No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be
ABRAHAM, for I have made you a FATHER OF MANY NATIONS."

One of the explicit teachingsof the BIBLE is the IMPORTANCE OF THE
WORDS WE SPEAK.  In this text GOD changes Abram's Name to
ABRAHAM,  AND PROMISES ABRAHAM that HE will become the FATHER
of many nations.. 'Abram means  "High Father" or "Patriarch."

ABRAHAM means "Father of a MULTITUDE".  Thus GOD was arranging
that EVERY TIME Abraham HEARD or SPOKE HIS OWN NAME. He would be
reminded of GOD'S PROMISE!!!

"... YOU, AND I MUST LET GOD'S WORDS, HIS WILL AND PROMISE
...FOR YOUR LIFE AND MINE,  BECOME AS (FIXED IN OUR MIND) AND
AS   GOVERNING OF  OUR SPEECH    as GOD'S changing Abraham's name was
in SHAPING   HIS CONCEPT OF HIMSELF.
DO NOT "NAME"  OR CALL YOURSELF, (OR ANYONE)   ANYTHING LESS THAN
GOD DOES!!!!!!!!!
Living examples:
**DO NOT SAY- "old, ancient "            
***Do say-I/they have eternal life!                      

--Do not say "stupid"
***DO say-I have the mind of Christ(1 Cor.2:16)
--Don't say "I have no future"
***Do say" I have abundant life here, eternal life here after.(John 3:16, John 10:10.
--Do not say  "I can't".
***Do say "GOD by His power that is at work within us, is able to do far over all that we dare ask or think, beyond our highest dreams..." (Ephesians 3:20)
--Do not say "God can't use someone like me"
***Do say "GOD spoke through a donkey (Numb. 22:28), through Pilate-who sentenced Jesus to be whipped, through the Roman soldier who guarded Jesus on the cross (See Matthew 27:54).........So
GOD, by His strength in me CAN and WILL speak through me!!!!!!!!!

JESUS IS THE WORD, HE IS THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!! (See Rev.19:13/
John 14:6)                                                                                                     
                                                                          
ALL PRAISE TO JESUS CHRIST!!!!!!!!!                                                                               
                                                                           
 SDG   SOLI   DEO  GLORIA         " FOR THE GLORY OF GOD ALONE"!!!                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    

"ROUGH DAY?   ROUGH NIGHT?       ARE YOU GOING THROUGH A "DRY PATCH"?

Of course we (ALL) have some difficult times, "bad day", "bad night", or we go through times in our
lives in which we feel like we are in a "dry Patch".

In times like these--------- HOW can OUR LORD instruct/command us to:

"Rejoice IN THE LORD always.  Again I will say "REJOICE"!!!" (Philippians 4:4-7)


HOW?????

Well, because in MATTHEW 26:17-30 IT IS WRITTEN---
(Please, please, NOW before you read this any further, read Matthew 26:17-30 (It is only 14
verses).    
" JESUS celebrates Passover with HIS disciples.

MATTHEW 26:30 "And when they had "sung a Hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives".

Next, they go to the Garden of Gethsemane---where JESUS PRAYS, IS BETRAYED,
and HE IS ARRESTED. (Matthew 26:36-56)

For a moment,  let's go back to (Matt. 26-30)---Where they "sung a hymn".

Study notes in the Bible verify that it was "it was customary to conclude the Passover,
by singing the "Hallel" (a part of Psalm 115---118)."   This occurred just before
JESUS is Accused, spat upon, and Beaten.

Now then, let's make a closer examination of WHAT exactly JESUS SANG:
It is indeed Psalm 115 - Psalm 118 (the "Hallel"); we will not print out the complete
text, but ...you should read it for yourself!!!

We will look more closely at a few "crucial verses":
[By the way..."crucial" is from the Latin word  "crux"  meaning "cross"].

Psalm 118:23-24--- "This was the LORD'S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes:
"This is the day the LORD has made; We will  REJOICE and be glad in it."

***So, on that most stressful (crucial) day---JESUS REOICED !!!!!!!!****

Our LORD  KNOWS  that we all have "Rough days", "dry patches" in our lives.

When we do have them - Let us be reminded that JESUS has made a way
by HIS BLOOD, and by the "living water" that  HE gives to us so that we can
go "HIS WAY"...and by the HOLY SPIRIT we can "REJOICE IN THE LORD"!!!
We can REJOICE     IN  THE  LORD!!!!!!!!  HE went before us, HE is "with us
always" (JESUS DECLARES THAT IN (Mathew 28:20).  We can REJOICE IN
THE LORD ("the LORD...the fountain of living waters" /Jeremiah 17:13); also,
we can REJOICE IN THE LORD because HE REJOICES OVER US!!!!!!!!! (Zephaniah 3:17).

Let us continue to pray for each other, and help each other through each day (good days and
rough days.

"Rejoice in the LORD always. Again  I will say Rejoice." (Philippians 4:4-7)

By GOD'S GRACE-----I have myself done this (Rejoiced IN  THE  LORD on some difficult
days/situations and THE HOLY SPIRIT guided and enabled me...
HE  did  indeed make me able to rejoice IN THE LORD, and enabled me to triumph!!!!!!!!!

REJOICES Definition: sus ("soos") Strong's #7797:
To rejoice, be glad,, be greatly happy.

Rejoicing can include singing, spinning around/dancing.
Rejoicing is a pervasive, irresistible joy.

" REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS.  AGAIN I WILL SAY REJOICE"  (Philippians 4:4-7)


SDG  -  Soli Deo Gloria  -  "For the GLORY of GOD alone"