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What does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God . . . .” Romans 4:3 (NIV)

We’re constantly in complex negotiations with God:

— “God, what if you’re not on the other side of this leap?”

— “Are you sure you’re strong enough to catch me?”

— “I think I can handle this one a little better than you, God.”

— “If you show me what, I’ll decide if . . .”

The apostle Paul, who received his sight when he became blind, suggests this negotiation disorder is common among believers. But he also says the cure for our unbelief is to believe God, summing it up with one simple phrase: “Abraham believed God . . .” (Romans 4:3 NIV).

— Abraham believed God to be a loving Father.

— Abraham believed God wanted fellowship with him.

— Abraham believed God would speak with him.

— Abraham believed God would listen to him.

— Abraham believed God wanted to use him in a great mission.

— Abraham believed God knew more than he did when the childless patriarch was called to birth a great nation.

— Abraham believed God was telling him to go, even if it was to a land he did not know.

— Abraham believed God would guide and provide step-by-step.

— Abraham “obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going” (Hebrews 11:8 NIV).

Abraham leaned hard into his belief because he maintained an intimate friendship with the Father above. By staying close to God, Abraham could see the Almighty could be trusted to do the things he said he would do and to fulfill the commitments he promised to complete.

Abraham believed God. Paul believed God.

Tell God, “I believe; help me overcome my unbelief.”

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by Sylvia Gunter

My seminary course in Trinitarianism included several class lectures on “I AM” in the Bible. I wrote the following piece to fulfill the assignment of a creative project having to do with the Trinity.

I have wondered if Jesus had come at a different time how he would have communicated with His children. The following is a result of two greats in my life coming together: God, the ultimate lover of my soul, and Dr. Seuss, who had a love of the simple things of life. If Dr. Seuss had written theology books, instead of classics such as Green Eggs and Ham, I think it would have gone a little something like this.

Green Eggs And I AM

My name?
I AM.

I am I AM,
I AM I am.

I AM here,
I AM there,
I am I AM everywhere.

Father, Son, and Spirit are we.
We are one, but we are three.

I AM here,
I AM there,
I am I AM everywhere.

One in Three and Three in One,
Jesus is God, Jesus is Son.

Spirit’s Power, Father’s Plan,
Nail scars in the Son’s pierced hands.

“What,” you exclaim, “How can that be?”
Shhhh, my child, just rest in me.

I will not be put in a box.
I will not let you worship an ox.

I created it all-the family, the mountain, the tree-
We created it all, so you could grasp the “we.”

I will call you here and there,
And I will go with you everywhere.

I AM here,
I AM there.
I am I AM everywhere.

Confused, uncertain, and having doubt?
Give up now, you won’t figure it out.

Father, Son, and Spirit are we.
We are one, but we are three.

Adonai, Yahweh, Savior, Friend-
The aspects of me never end.

I will not be defined by just one name,
But I will love you just the same

So what should you do?
How should you react?
Learn enough truth to guard against attack.

Then let go of questions like “Why?”
And raise your voice in praise toward the sky.

Never to leave is my promise to you.
Stay focused, listen to me, and follow through.

Wherever I lead, wherever you go,
I’ll be there, too, just continue to grow.

I am I AM,
I AM I am

On a train
In the rain
In a box
With a fox
On a boat
With a goat

Anywhere, everywhere you may go,
I am I AM is all you need to know.

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