I AM Has Sent Me: Praising the God Who Sees
Month 3: The Great Rescue · Family Worship
Today's Scripture
Read together: Exodus 3:13-15
13 Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.
Memory Verse
“Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.”— Exodus 6:6 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Numbers 31–32
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Around Day 67 of 365 — the tribes settle east of the Jordan.)The Heart of It
When Moses asked God what name to give the people, God answered with the most awesome name in all of Scripture. "I AM WHO I AM," He said. "Tell them, 'I AM has sent me to you'" (). It means God simply is. He never began. He never ends. He depends on nothing and no one. God made everything else. But God Himself always was and always will be. This is the LORD, His covenant name, the God who keeps His promise from one family to the next. The Rescuer is not a small, local god. He is the eternal I AM, and He holds all of history in His hand.
And here's the wonder worth worshiping over. This great I AM came down to rescue a crowd of slaves. The God who needs nothing chose to tie Himself to a struggling people in love. Centuries later, a carpenter from Nazareth stood in the temple and said, "Before Abraham was, I AM" (). Jesus was taking the burning-bush name for Himself. The great I AM became one of us. He saw our slavery to sin. And He rescued us at the cross. So today is for worship. Let's not just learn about this God. Let's lift our voices to the One who sees us, knows our name, and saves.
Around the Table
God's special name is "I AM" — it means He's always been here and always will be! Let's sing to Him.
Let's do it: Sing a favorite praise song together, clapping, and shout at the end, "Thank You, great I AM!"
"I AM" means God never started and never stops. The biggest God of all came to rescue people who needed Him.
Let's talk: Name three things about God you want to thank Him for right now.
Jesus called Himself "I AM," claiming to be the very God of the burning bush (). That's why people picked up stones — they knew exactly what He meant.
Let's go deeper: How does it change worship to know the eternal I AM personally came to rescue you?
💬 Conversation Starter
Imagine describing God to a friend who'd never heard of Him, using just three words. Which three would you pick? And why?
🛡️ Defending the Faith
Why does anything exist at all? The only answer is a Being who has to exist, One who cannot not exist. "I AM" is exactly that. He is the First Cause behind the whole universe, and nothing caused Him. Atheism still owes us an answer for why there's something instead of nothing. The great I AM is the answer Scripture gives.
For Dad · Go Deeper
Family worship rises or falls on who you think God is. "I AM WHO I AM" guards us against shrinking God down to a divine helper who exists to make our lives easier. That's the very lie at the root of prosperity teaching. The God of the bush is not our cosmic servant. We are His. And yet, staggeringly, this God who needs nothing stoops down to rescue. Tony Evans calls this the joining of God's vast greatness and His nearness. Worship lives right at that meeting point. It holds awe and closeness together. Lead your kids tonight to be both small before His majesty and warmed by His love. Don't rush the singing. Let praise, not just facts, fill your home.
Draws on: Tony Evans, The Power of God's Names.
Let's Pray Together
"Great I AM, You are eternal, holy, and good. And yet You came all the way down to rescue us. We worship You. Thank You for seeing us, for knowing our names, and for saving us in Jesus. In Jesus' name, amen."
The eternal I AM, who needs nothing, came down to rescue me. So I will praise Him.