I am

     This is the last post for the Names of God series.  So for the last one I decided to do my favorite name for God, which are the "I Am's"  God is so many things, He is the vine and we are the branch, He is the way the truth and the life, He is the light of the world, He is the sacrifice for our sin, and SO much more.  He is everything that we need, "I am what I am" that's what He told Moses.  He is everything that we need, if you need a comforter He's there, if you need a friend He's there.  You need a strong foundation He's there.  You need a redeemer He's there.  You need a savior, life,or a miracle, He's there.  He will always be there for you and He will never leave you. Never ever, ever, ever, leave you.  He loves you,and He is everything that we need, and more.

Savior

  This might be the most obvious name for God.  He is our Savior.  He saved us from Hell.  If He did not die on the cross then we would not have hope for a better life.  Life would be pointless and no use for living.  BUT, He did die on the cross and He did raise again on the third day.  And now that He has done that, we can be forgiven of our sins.  Now some people think that they have sinned to much, or they did a really bad sin that can never be forgiven.  But that's NOT the case.  When God bled and died on the cross, He was able to forgive EVERYONE of EVERY sin.  No matter what you have done.  Weather you do drugs, have sex with multiple people, kill someone.  Anything, God CAN and WILL forgive you of your sins.  John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
     If you confess with our mouth our sins, God will forgive you of your sins.  All you have to do is believe in Him.  If you have any questions then e-mail us.  We love to get e-mails from you guys.  Our e-mail is in the top right hand corner.  If you think you sinned to much read this verse.  Romans 5:20  "The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.  But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,"  So no matter what you have done, God will be your savior and forgive you of all of your sins. 

Deliverer

     1 John 1:9 says,  "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness"  So what does that have to do with God and being a deliverer?  He delivered us from sin.  So what does deliver mean?  In this case deliver means, to help or save someone.  God saved or delivered us from sin.
     Have you ever read the book of Judges?  It's all about the Israelites not following God's commands, then they have a consequence, and then they need help.  God then delivers them from their trouble.  But they do it AGAIN!!!  (My teacher gave me that example, thank you Mrs. Carmen!!!)
     That's how we are.  We sin and then we repent, but then we sin again, and then we repent again.  Over and over and over  again.  But as the verse said when we confess our sins, "He is faithful and just to forgive us or sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."  We had a problem.  That problem was sin.  Sin was what separated us from God.  But then God became our deliverer and now we can be with God.

Redeemer

     God is our redeemer.  To understand what a a redeemer is you have to know what redeem means.  Dictionary.com says, "to buy or pay off; clear by payment:"  So how is God our redeemer?  Well Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."  We have a debt in sin.  From the time we were born till the time we are saved that debt keeps piling up, higher, and higher.  And we can do nothing about it.  There is no payment you can pay, no labor or work you can do, or ANYTHING.  You cannot pay of this debt.  The ONLY way you can, is by being redeemed by Jesus Christ.  He redeemed us from ALL of our sins when He was nailed on the cross.  And now and FOREVER more you can be forgiven for your sins.  No matter what you do or did.  God can and will forgive you of your sins.  That is how God is our Redeemer. 

Everlasting Father

     We all have a Father on earth.  But we also have a Father in heaven.  God is our Everlasting Father.  He will never leave us, nor forsake us, Hebrews 13:5b "...Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you."  God will never leave us, nor forsake us.  So what does forsake mean?  It means to forget or leave.  But God will NEVER do that.  He is ALWAYS here for us.  He is our Everlasting Father because His love never ends.

The Rock

     No, I am not talking about the actor. Psalm 95:1 says, "Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
   let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation."  God is our rock and salvation.  Now when you are planning on building a house where would you put it?  On a foundation that is on loose ground like sand, or on a solid ground?  You would put it on solid ground of course!  Because if you didn't then when the ground shifts so will your house, and it will be ruined.  Have you ever tried to run on dry sand at the beach?  It's really hard isn't it?  Because the sand is always shifting.  So when the world is your rock, it's going to shift and change.  What might be true today, may not be true in a year.  But with God, His word is ALWAYS true.  It never changes or shifts.  It is always solid.  What He said 2,000 years ago has been the same today, and it ALWAYS will.  So who is your rock?  Is it the Lord or the world?

The Names of God

     There are MANY names for God.  God can be so many things.  He is the Prince of Peace, Mighty Counselor, The Great I AM.  And so much more!  We tend to forget sometimes how amazing God can be, how He is whatever you need.  If you need a strong foundation, He's a strong foundation.  If you need someone to comfort you, He is the mighty counselor.  God can be anything you need, and SO MUCH MORE!!! 
     That's why we made this series, to remind us all of the names.  So the next time you are looking through our blog, check out "Names of God"  It will be under labels.