Here is a thought on 'I am', found in the Old Testament--the Hebrew word/name 'Ani'-- means that that Jesus is life--and greeting others that "Jesus is life' like we greet each other on Resurrection Sunday that 'He is Risen' could encourage others--and knowing that Jesus is life, gives us all the more reason to pray.
On Resurrection Sunday (Easter) we often greet each other saying—‘He is Risen’ and others respond saying ‘He is Risen, Indeed’.
That’s only once a year we do that—I would like to suggest another way to greet and encourage people—would be to ask them to meditate on and thank the Lord that He is the deed of Life. Yes, Jesus is life!
How did I learn that it means the deed of life? Recently I made a study of the meaning of the name ‘I AM’ derived from the meanings of the Hebrew letters. Those meanings show that it means ‘the deed of life of the strong leader (Jesus)’.
It is found over 300+ times in the Old Testament. Jesus was making it clear that He is life!
This meaning of Ani is confirmed in John 1:4 “In him was life; and the life was the light of men.” (KJV)
In John 10:10 Christ tells us that “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”
Greeting people and letting them know that Jesus is Life—may really encourage other and may encourage them to pray!
The above is just a thought that came from taking time to study God’s Word. The resource for this devotional thought can be found at:
http://wheatlandministries.blogspot.com/2015/06/i-am-ani.html
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©2015 Lewis Turner
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