I Am He

Three words to make the point

But only two were spoken,

The “he” is italicized

It was not initially written.

If you use a red-letter Bible

For the words that Jesus spoke,

The “I Am” is written in red

This is important to note.

Now that I have your attention,

Now that your curiosity is aroused,

Turn to John Chapter 18

And see where these words are housed.

It’s verse number 5 to be exact

But we must also note the context

Which tells of the betrayal of Jesus

Then the arrest that comes next.

In verse 4 Jesus asked the question

“Whom seek ye?”

They answered, “Jesus of Nazareth.”

To which Jesus replied, “I Am he.”

It is interesting to note

His captors fell backwards to the ground,

There is something about the “I Am”  

That forcefully knocked them down.

In verse 7 the question is repeated

The answer is the same,

It appears for all intents and purposes

The “I Am” is his name.

The “he” is who they wanted

But they don't know whom they seek,

Jesus Christ was of course the “I Am”,

And he still is as we speak.

  

“I am the light,” he said,

And “I am the living bread.”

“I am the way, the truth and life,”

“I am he that was dead.”

Before Abraham was, I Am

Are the words of Christ Jesus,

“I am the door,” he also said,

And that should comfort us.

“I am the resurrection,” you’d recall

Is what he said to Martha,

“I am the true vine,” he also declared,

In John the 15^th chapter.

I AM that I AM

That is Jesus Christ,

I AM that I AM

The Father’s sacrifice.

The All Powerful, the Omnipotent

The Omniscient and All Wise,

God manifested in the flesh

Yet by his own despised.

The Lamb of God

Yet the Lion of the tribe of Judah,

The I Am that will come again

For every born-again believer.

Stewart Russell © April 2020