I can face tomorrow...

"Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, because He lives, all fear is gone, because I know He holds my future, life is worth the living, just because He lives". Happy Easter! Because He lives my life was radically changed 39 years ago. There's no telling where I would be today, this beautiful resurrection morning...were it not for the Lord Jesus Christ coming for me on my driveway, as a searching 15 year old, looking to her daddy for answers...answers he was too busy to give. Or maybe the questions were just to scary to delve into...after all, it was eternity I was seeking. It was meaning. It was fulfillment. It was love. It was life. And those things, he wasn't able to give me. Oh how grateful I am that he wasn't...because He was! And He still is. He is I Am. 

 ^{Mark 14:61-62}  
But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?” ⁶² And Jesus said, “I AM; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

Can you just imagine with me for a moment what it looked like when Jesus spoke those words, I AM? I picture time standing still for a moment. The sounds of nature hushed in rare reverence, acutely aware of the Creator's voice. Hearts on fire in recognition of the holiness before them...face to the ground...in the presence of love itself. Hostility, hate and darkness swirling about, feasting on the moments about to follow...thinking they will win...only to writhe and scream 3 days later when I AM walked out of the grave...and led those saints in waiting right into the throne room of God...the great cloud of witnesses, cheering us on...and here we are today...in the presence of  I AM. I for one want my heart ablaze in recognition of all that He is, all that He purchased, redeemed, restored and imparted to me, His bride, on that beautiful resurrection morning. 
He is I AM:

• I AM a very present help in time of trouble. Psalm 46:1
• I AM the one who carries you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11
• I AM the one who sets you free, brings joy for mourning, gladness for despair, brings beauty out of your ashes. Isaiah 61
• I AM the voice behind you saying, 'this is the way, walk in it". Isaiah 30:21
• I AM your shepherd, the one who restores your soul, the one who leads you, the one who is present in darkness, the one who comforts you, the one who calms your fears. Psalm 23
• I AM your strong shelter, your rock, your hiding place. Proverbs 18:10, Psalm 32:7, 2 Sam. 22:2
• I AM the one who strengthens you. psalm 147:13
• I AM the one who rejoices over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
• I AM the one who instructs you in the night. Psalm 16:7
• I AM the one who died for you. John 3:16
• I AM the one who redeemed you and calls you by name. Isaiah 43:1
• I AM the one who has engraved your name in the palm of my hand. Isaiah 49:16
• I AM the one who loves you eternally. Jeremiah 31:3
• I AM your creator. Psalm 139
• I AM the one who knows every hair on your head. Mathew 10:30
• I AM the one who is behind you, in front of you, and my very hand is upon you. Psalm 139
• I AM the king of kings, the Lord of Lords. 1 Timothy 6:15
• I AM the resurrection and the life. John 11:25
• I AM the way, the truth and the life. John 14:6
• I AM patient, merciful and loving. Duet 4:31, Psalm 36:5
• I AM the same yesterday, today and forever. Hebrews 13:8
• I AM the Alpha, the Omega, the beginning and the end. Rev 21:6
• I AM the one who is near to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18
• I AM the one who heals your diseases, and took away your shame. Isaiah 53:5
• I AM faithful and true. Revelation 19:11
• I AM good. Mark 10:8
• I AM creator of all and because of me YOU exist. Rev. 4:11
• I AM the one who gives ONLY good gifts. James 1:17
• I AM your safety. Psalm 4:8, Proverbs 18:10 
• I AM your Father. Mathew 6:26, 32, Luke 11:13
• I AM your Savior. 1 John 4:14, Jude 1:25
• I AM eternal life. John 17:3
• I AM the one who offers you grace, without condemnation...because I took your place. Romans 5:17, Romans 8:1
• I AM the one who sets you free. Romans 8:11
• I AM the one who washes you, sanctifies you, justifies you. 1 Cor 6:11
• I AM Father of mercies and God of all comfort. 2 Cor 2:13
• I AM the one who blesses you with EVERY spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Eph. 1:3