14 Jul God is “I AM”

Exodus 3:1-14

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. ² And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. ³ And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” ⁴ When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” ⁵ Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” ⁶ And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. ⁷ Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings,

⁸ and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. ⁹ And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. ¹⁰ Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” ¹¹ But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” ¹² He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” ¹³ Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” ¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

Today we are starting a new series, “God is”. What we are going to do in this series is look at the different attributes of God and what it means to us. And I really can’t overestimate the importance of this series because everything we do in life is determined by who we think God is. All our spiritual problems in life are rooted in the wrong understanding of God. Let me give you a few examples. If we think God is untrustworthy, we will feel anxious about our lives. If we think God is a judgmental tyrant, we will live in fear. If we think God is distant, we will feel insignificant. If we think God is powerless, we will be insecure. Do you see? What we think about God determines everything else in our lives. The problem is that many of us operate with a God of our own making and that God is useless. That God cannot do anything for us because that God does not exist in the first place. That’s why there is nothing more practical in life than knowing who God truly is. So, let me give you the premise of this series. When we know who God is, we know who we are. When we know who we are, we know how to live rightly. So, we will look at one attribute of God each week, and how that attribute shapes who we are and what we do. To begin this series, we are looking at Exodus 3, where Moses says to God, “What is your name?” and God replies, “I am who I am.” This is the passage where God reveals his name in the Bible. And God’s name tells us a lot about God. But before we go there, let me give you the context first.

Moses was special. Out of thousands of babies who died when Pharaoh commanded newborn babies to be killed, he survived. Not only did he survive, but he was also adopted into a royal family. Moses was educated as a prince of the greatest kingdom of his era. He lived in the luxury of Egypt. Yet Moses knew he did not belong to Egypt. He knew he was a Hebrew. One day, Moses saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, and he decided to take matters into his own hands. He killed the Egyptian. But the very next day, he saw two Hebrews fighting and he tried to be their peacemaker, only to find out that they knew he had killed an Egyptian. The news broke out and Pharaoh heard of it and sought to kill Moses. So, Moses ran for his life and settled in the land of Midian, where he married his wife. In just a single day, Moses lost everything. The prince of Egypt who was destined for greatness had become the shepherd of his father-in-law’s flock. A man who had everything now owns nothing.

In our text today, 40 years have passed since that life-altering moment that Moses experienced. Moses is now a nobody. But then he meets Somebody. And that Somebody changes Moses’s life forever. And here is what I believe. It doesn’t matter who you are and what you have done. Just like Moses, you might think you are a nobody. But if you meet this Somebody, it will change your life forever. Let’s get into the text.

I have three points for this sermon: the call of God; the purpose of God; the name of God.

The call of God

Exodus 3:1-6 – Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. ² And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. ³ And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” ⁴ When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” ⁵ Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” ⁶ And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

I don’t think life could get much worse for Moses. He was once a prince and now he is a shepherd. From one of the highest positions to one of the lowest. From having everything to having nothing. Moses is now just an ordinary 80-year-old man who has lost everything. The best part of his life is in the past. The glory days are long gone. It is just another ordinary day in the life of Moses the shepherd. He is tending the flock in Mount Horeb. Then suddenly he sees a burning bush. There is nothing strange about a burning bush in the wilderness; it is a common experience. But something is different about this burning bush. The bush is on fire, but the fire does not burn the bush. That’s strange. And not only that, but we also know that every fire is dependent on fuel. When there is no more fuel, the fire goes out. But this fire keeps on burning without fuel. So, the bush is on fire, but the fire does not burn the bush. And the fire does not need any fuel. What a mystery. Moses is intrigued.

When Moses sees the burning bush, he says, “This is strange. Let me check it out.” And when God sees that he has Moses’ attention, he calls out Moses’ name out of the bush. Moses might feel forgotten after all those years, but God knows his name and God calls his name. God then commands Moses to not draw near and take off his sandals because he is standing on holy ground. Removing sandals is a sign of reverence in many Eastern cultures. It is a sign of respect for the person who owns the place. It’s like when you are visiting my house today. You will see a sign that says, “Please take off your shoes or sandals.” If you want to be a welcome guest in my house, you had better respect that rule. Otherwise, you will face strong opposition from the ladies in my house. That’s what happens here. Moses is in the presence of God where God is the host and Moses is the guest. Moses is standing on holy ground. But listen. The land is holy not because the land is sacred, the land is holy because the holy God is there. The holiness of God overwhelms Moses to the point that he is afraid to look at God. The presence of the Holy God always terrifies people.

So, what’s the lesson here? We need to understand that God is the God of wilderness. Why? Because God cannot use anyone full of himself. God only works with useless people. Let me repeat that. God only works with useless people. Until we come to the end of ourselves, we are no good for God. And this is the reason why God led Moses to the wilderness. As long as Moses is still in Egypt, as long as Moses still thinks that he is somebody, God cannot use him. It is only when Moses finds himself in the middle of nowhere, it is only when everything works against him, that Moses encounters God. Do you know what it means? It means everything that happened in his life for the past 80 years, every loss he experienced, every pain he suffered, every detour he made, it is all for this very purpose – for him to encounter the burning bush.

For some of you, you might find yourself in the wilderness today. You had a plan. You had a dream. You had a vision. But none of them worked out as you expected. You thought you would be somebody by now but instead, you find yourself in the middle of nowhere being a nobody. The story of Moses teaches us that God is the God of wilderness. Do not despise wilderness. You might think you are in a detour while you are actually on God’s highway. Moses thinks he is at the end of his life while he is actually at the beginning of something amazing with God. Wilderness seems like a detour to human eyes, but wilderness is always God’s plan for Moses. Because it is only when Moses finds himself in the middle of nowhere, he sees the burning bush. Listen. You do not encounter God when everything works according to your plan. You tend to encounter God when nothing works according to your plan. So, if you are on a long detour right now, you are not where you are by accident. God has you exactly where he wants you to be. And at his time, he will reveal himself to you and call out your name. God always knows your name, but it is in the wilderness that you get to know God’s name. God’s detours are not necessarily God’s denials. God’s timings are rarely your timings.

The purpose of God

Exodus 3:7-9 – ⁷ Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, ⁸ and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. ⁹ And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

The Israelites were under the oppression of Egypt for 400 years. That’s a long time. And for all those years, they were beaten up, treated unjustly, and removed from their rights. They were treated as slaves. They cried out to God for 400 years and there was no answer. It seemed like God was not listening. It seemed like God did not care. It seemed like God was not present. But then God shows up to Moses and says, “I have always been present. I have seen their afflictions. I have heard their cry. I know their sufferings. And I am going to do something about it.” The God of the Bible is not a God who is distant; He is the God who is near. He sees. He hears. He knows. But that’s not all. He is also the God who is on the move. He does not remain silent about the suffering of his people. So, God says to Moses, “I know about the suffering of my people, and I have come to do something about it. I will deliver them out of Egypt. Do you think Pharaoh is powerful? I’ll show you who is the powerful one. I will set my people free. I will bring them to the Promised Land. I will bring Israel to the land of the ‘ites’ and I will give their land to Israel. I will do all this Moses. I will not fail.” The God who sees, hears, and knows the suffering of his people is also the God who saves his people. You can almost hear a drum roll playing in the background. The God of heaven and earth, the God of Israel is coming to save his people. God is on the move. It’s the feeling you get when you watch the Chronicles of Narnia and hear the whisper, “Aslan is coming. Aslan is on the move. The great and mighty lion is on his way to save Narnia.” There is a feeling of excitement, joy, and anticipation of what God will do. The Egyptians and the Israelites are finally about to see the omnipotent power of God.

But look at what happens next. Exodus 3:10 – Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” Wait. What? That’s very anticlimactic. God disturbs the drumroll and says, “Moses, I want you to go for me.” To which Moses must have thought to himself, “Who is he talking to? Is there any other person in here? Wait. God, you mean, me? The 80-year-old Moses who is a nobody? You want me to go to Pharaoh to bring Israel out of Egypt? Is this a joke?” Can you see what is happening? This is the way God always works. First, God uses all the first-person pronouns to let Moses know that God is the one who will do it. Not Moses, but God. He keeps saying, “I, I, I, I….” But then he turns around and says to Moses, “Now, you go.” Why? Is it because God can’t do it on his own? No. God can do it on his own. He is the all-powerful God. He does not need anyone. He is unstoppable. Yet he chooses to invite Moses to join his story. Moses probably thinks that he is at the end of his life. There is nothing else ahead of him but a coffin. The somebody has become a nobody. But it is only when the somebody has become a nobody, that he receives an invitation to play a part in the greatest story. Do you see? Every pain that Moses experienced, every detour he went through, all for this very purpose. Moses has to become a nobody so the Great Somebody can invite him to play a part in the greatest story. And listen to Moses’ reply to God’s invitation. It is classic.

Exodus 3:11-12 – ¹¹ But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” ¹² He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

Moses replies, “God, who am I?” This is not Moses having an identity crisis. Moses knows exactly who he is. He is a prince of Egypt who became a shepherd of his father-in-law’s flock. And because he knows exactly who he is, he realizes he is not qualified for the job. He probably thinks, “Well God, if only you had asked me 40 years ago… if only I am still the prince of Egypt… if only I still had all the resources… but now, it is too late. I am an old man who has nothing. Who am I that I should go? God, you come to the wrong person at the wrong time. I am no longer qualified for the job.” And do you what God says to him? God says something contradictive to what our culture would say. Our culture would say, “Moses, you need to think more highly of yourself. You are better than you think you are. You were once a prince of Egypt. You had all the education. You know how the Egyptians think. I can use people like you on my team. Besides Moses, one day people will talk about you. They will make movies about you. Your name will be known throughout the entire world. You have what it takes. I believe in you, Moses. You can do it. So, repeat after me, ‘I am good. I am capable. I am awesome…’” That’s our culture. But the God of the Bible is radically different. God knows that Moses does not have what it takes to do it. In fact, God waited till Moses was fully aware that he could not do it. God does not need Moses to have high self-esteem. The whole wilderness experience is designed by God to destroy Moses’ self-esteem so that Moses would have to trust in God alone. By this time, Moses is insecure, uncertain, unprepared, and unqualified. And it is then that God says to Moses, “Now you are ready.”

So, how did God reply to Moses’ objection? “But I will be with you.” Don’t miss this. I want you to get it. I want these words to be embedded in your heart, brain, mind, and everything in you. God is saying to Moses, “I know you are a nobody, Moses. I know you are not qualified. I know you cannot do it. But that’s okay because I will be with you. You cannot, but I can. I will be the one who does it. I don’t need you to be powerful, because I am powerful.” In other words, God is saying to Moses, “It does not matter who you are. What matters is who I am. So, stop looking at yourself and start looking at me.” And then God continues, “I will give you a sign. You will know that I am with you because you will certainly return to this mountain with Israel, and you will worship me.” Do you notice anything strange about the sign? Usually, you want a sign to have the assurance to do what you are told to do, right? “God, let me see a sign and then I will go.” But God says otherwise. God says to Moses, “Go and you will see.” This means that Moses has to step out in faith and trust God first before he will see the sign that God is with him. Instead of “see then trust”, God wants Moses to “trust then see.” God is teaching Moses to live by faith and not by sight.

Friends, hear me. Oftentimes our vision of our lives is too small. Yes, God loves us. Yes, he cares for us. Yes, he knows us by name. Yes, he saves us. But that’s not the end of our story. That is only the beginning of a greater story. God wants us to play a part in his salvation story. The Israelites lived under the slavery of Egypt. But today, we live in a world under the slavery of sin. The cry of the people has come to God and God said he will do something about it. He will take care of it. He will set people free from the bondage of sin. He will do all the heavy lifting. And he did. The cross of Christ is God’s answer to the cry of the people. But then he wants us to go for him. He wants us to be his mouthpiece to the world. God wants to use us for his purpose. Do you see? Every time God calls someone, he always sends them out. Always. Listen. God does not call us simply to save us; He calls us for his purpose. We are called by God to go for God.

The number one objection whenever I talk about this is, “I am not sure if I have what it takes.” Well, isn’t that what Moses tried to tell God? “God, I don’t have what it takes to do what you wanted me to do.” And God replied, “I know you don’t, but it’s not about you because I will be with you.” That’s the point. We cannot do it, but God can, and he is with us. God is not looking for qualified people. He is looking for unqualified people who know that God is with them. Phillip Ryken puts it beautifully. “Exodus did not depend on the competence of Moses but on the presence of God.” One of the lies we hear every day is that if we want to do something significant, we have to be extraordinary. Let me be frank with you. We are not extraordinary. We are not better than others. We are just average. Breathe. We are not special, and we don’t have to be one. We don’t have to get HD to play a part in God’s story. God is an expert in using those who get an F. God is specialized in using unqualified people. Who we are is not nearly as important as who he is. It’s never about us having what it takes to accomplish God’s purpose. It is about God accomplishing his purpose through us. It is not our story; it is God’s story. And God gets the glory for using weak vessels like us. Let me say it differently. God uses us not because we have what it takes but because he gets the glory for using broken weak people like us. That’s why God does not look at our resumes; He looks at our willingness to play a part in his story. We are not sufficient for the task, but God is. All we need to know is that God is with us.

Another question I get is, “How can I be sure that God is with me?” Great question. The answer is that we won’t know until we go. We will not experience the presence of God with us until we step out in faith and go for God. The sign that God gives Moses that he is with Moses is that he will return to Mount Horeb with the people of Israel to serve God. Which means Moses won’t know until he goes. “It’s too risky.” Of course, it is. What’s not risky about telling the most powerful man of the most powerful kingdom at the time, “Thus says the LORD, let my people go!”? Moses could be killed on the spot. But until we go, until we take that step of faith, until we take that risk, we will not experience the presence of the all-powerful God with us. It is in those moments of uncertainty that God proves himself faithful to us. And I understand how uncomfortable this is, but that’s how God works. I remember before we started our English service in March 2018, I was on my knees and I said to God, “I can’t do it. I don’t have what it takes. God, I think you come to the wrong person.” I was extremely scared. I was frightened. I was Moses. And God strengthened me through this passage. I sensed God was saying to me, “Yosi, will you dance with me? I know you cannot, but I can. I know you don’t have what it takes, but that’s okay. I want you to dance with me. You just need to take my hand and I’ll take the lead. I’ll be with you every step of the way.” And here we are today. Even now in this current season, there are things I said to God, “I can’t do it. It’s too much. It’s too risky. It’s too painful. It’s too costly.” And God in his sweet providence once again brought me back to this passage. He is telling me, “I’ve got this. Don’t be afraid. I will lead this dance just like I did in the past. You just need to take my hand.” And I believe God is saying the same thing to many of you today. “I’ve got this. Don’t be afraid. I’ll be with you. You just need to take my hand.”

The name of God

Exodus 3:13-14 – ¹³ Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” ¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’”

These verses are the most awe-inspiring verses in all of the Bible. Moses says, “The people of Israel will want to know who sent me. I need to know your name. I can’t tell them, “I was in Midian, and I was talking to a burning bush. And the burning bush sent me to you.” That sounds like a joke. God, I am going to need a name. What is your name?” And to know someone’s name in that culture is not simply to know what to call someone. A name represents one’s entire character and reputation. And God replies majestically, “I am who I am.” In Hebrew, it is “ehyeh aser ehyeh.” These are the most discussed Hebrew words. “Ehyeh” comes from the verb “hayah”, which means to be. Another translation for God’s name is, “I will be what I will be.” In Hebrew, it is written as YHWH, Yahweh. It is the sacred name of God. In our English Bible, every time we see the word Lord in small caps, it is the direct translation of YHWH.

What does it mean when God says his name is “I am who I am”? The text gives us hints of the meaning of the name through the burning bush. How can a fire keep burning without any fuel? Let me give you four meanings behind the name “I am who I am”.

First, God is eternal. If you have a child, you will eventually be asked, “Who made God?” The answer is, “No one.” God has no beginning and no end. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, God is always “I am.” He does not live within time. Time is his creation.

Second, God is self-existent. He does not need anyone or anything else besides himself. He is cool on his own. He is the uncaused cause of all things. Everything depends on him. Galaxies exist because of him. There is no reality before him.

Third, God is self-sufficient. God has no need. He is the inexhaustible fountain that will never run dry. Like the burning bush that can keep burning without fuel, God is always sufficient in himself in all situations. He will never go weary. His flame will never burn out.

Fourth, God is immutable. It means God never changes. God is absolute perfection and cannot be improved. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He does not change for the worse or better. There is no progression in God. He was God, he is God, and he forever will be God. Nothing can change him, and nothing can move him.

This is what it means when God says, “I am who I am.” Everything depends on God and God depends on nothing but himself. And this God says to Moses, “I will be with you.” The “I am who I am” is with Moses. That’s settle it.

If we get this, if we embrace the truth that God is “I am”, it is very humbling and liberating at the same time. The reason it is very humbling is that we have no reason to boast at all. It doesn’t matter how up we go, we can’t say, “The reason I am here is because I worked hard. It’s because I got into the right school. It’s because I am brilliant etc.” Because if God is “I am”, it means that everything we have was given to us. God gave us the talents. God gave us the opportunities. God gave us the abilities. If God had not given them to us, we would not have anything. Everything we have is originated from God. He is the source of all things. If God’s name is “I am”, do you know what our name is? “I am not.” I am not the centre of everything. I am not in control. I am not the solution. I am not calling the shots. I am not the owner of anything. It’s very humbling and ego-destroying. It is painful. But if we embrace the pain, it is very liberating. Why? Because it means it does not depend on us. We are not holding everything together. It is not us who keep the world running. We don’t have to worry all the time thinking that it all depends on us. We can relax. Nothing depends on us. Everything depends on God. We are not the point; God is. And this awesome God who has everything and needs nothing is with us. So, why should we worry?

But here is the ultimate question of the text. How can this great God be with us? Here is the reality of our condition. We can’t live without God, but we can’t live with God at the same time. We can’t live without God because we are created for him, and we are dependent on him. But at the same time, we can’t live with God because we have rebelled against him, and we are sinful. We do not want God at the centre of our lives. We want everything to orbit around us. And when we get into contact with God, we are going to crash. So, how can God the “I am who I am” be with us? Let me tell you how. This passage is often known as the burning bush passage. But the big question of the text is not, “How is the bush burning but not consumed?” The big question is, “How can Moses get close to God and not be consumed?” Because Moses was standing on holy ground. When God said to Moses, “Take off your shoes. You are on holy ground,” God was saying, “Moses, you are already standing in the fatal zone. You are in my holy presence.” How can a sinful person stand in the presence of the Holy God?

Here is how. There is another character in this encounter. He only appeared for a little while, then he seemed to disappear. Exodus 3:2 – And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. There was the angel of the Lord in the story. And the flame of the burning bush was his appearance. And when the burning bush caught Moses’ attention, a voice called Moses out of the bush. But Exodus tells us that it was not the voice of the angel that called Moses, but it was the Lord who spoke. Somehow, the angel of the Lord became the Lord. So, who was “the angel of the Lord”? I was listening to Keller’s sermon on this passage, and he said that usually when he gets this part of the sermon, he is going to say, “This points to somebody.” But he can’t do that because this does not point to somebody; this is the somebody.

Thousands of years later there was an argument between a young rabbi and groups of scribes and Pharisees. The Pharisees and the scribes were saying, “Who are you to tell us that we are wrong? We are children of Abraham. Are you telling us that you are greater than Abraham? You are not even 50 years old, and you said you have seen Abraham? You are out of your mind.” So, this young rabbi looked at all the scribes and the Pharisees and said the most shocking thing. John 8:58 – Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” Now, this is madness, and it is grammatically wrong at the same time. Our English teacher tells us the right grammar is, “Before Abraham was, I was,” which made Jesus a very old man. But this is not what Jesus was saying. If Jesus said “I was” then the Pharisees and scribes would have left him alone. But the Pharisees and scribes were furious at Jesus. They immediately tried to kill Jesus. Why? Because they knew exactly what Jesus meant. Jesus was saying, “The name of God that you adore, the name of God that has no beginning and no end, the self-sufficient eternal God, “I am who I am”, that’s me. I am he.”

This is the reason why Moses can encounter the holy presence of God and live. The angel of the Lord which is also the Lord himself was the mediator between God and Moses. God is absolutely holy. No sinner can be in his presence and live. He is a consuming fire. Yet the fire of God did not consume the bush and Moses. Because the angel of the Lord was none other than the pre-incarnate Christ. Jesus is the reason the fire of God did not kill Moses. God is so holy that he cannot withstand the sight of sin, but God is so loving that he made a way for him to be with his people. God sent his one and only Son to take the wrath of God against sin so that God can be with us. At the cross, Jesus was consumed with the fire of God’s wrath. He who knew no sin became sin so that we who put our faith in Jesus won’t be consumed by God’s wrath. And not only that but when we put our faith in Jesus, “I am who I am” is living in us. We have the Holy Spirit. And if this eternal, self-existent, self-sufficient, immutable God is for us and he is with us, do we realize what he can do through us? Friends, I don’t know what it is that God is calling you to do but my prayer is that you stop living your own little story and start living God’s grand story. It is risky, yes. It is costly, yes. It is painful, yes. But you will not do it on your own. God will be with you every step of the way. All you need to do is to take his hand and let him lead the dance. So, will you take his hand and dance with him? Let’s pray.

Discussion questions:

1. What struck you the most from the sermon?
2. Why should you not despise seasons of wilderness?
3. God said to Moses, “But I’ll be with you.” What does it say about God and his purpose for your life?
4. Why is the truth that God is “I am who I am” both humbling and liberating?
5. How does the gospel compel you to dance with God?