What Is The Significance Of The I Am?

What Is the Significance of The I Am?

John 6:35

In the book of John, Jesus says “I Am” seven times. Seven is the number of completeness, of spiritual perfection.

I am the Bread of Life:

John 6:35, “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

Jesus had recently fed thousands with a few fishes and bread. Individuals have come to Jesus searching for another wonderous miracle, and for free food (John 6:26). However, Jesus says they should be looking for the “true bread from heaven” (John 6:32) to acquire everlasting life. Jesus has proactively explained that this does not mean acts of kindness, however, alludes to faith in the One that was sent by God. In Exodus 16:35, the children of Israel were given manna from heaven. As in many cultures, bread is a staple of life. Bread sustains the physical body; Jesus sustains the spiritual body.

I am the Light of the World:

John 8:12, “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

Jesus wanted followers to know that they did not have to live in darkness (bondage). He was talking in the area of the Temple known as the treasury (8:20), where candles were burned to represent the fiery pillar that the Israelites followed as they traveled through the wilderness (Exodus 13:21-22). In this circumstance, Jesus called himself the Light of the world. This pillar of fire was a depiction of the guidance, presence, and protect of God. Jesus is now bringing God’s presence, protection, and guidance.

I am the Door:

John 10:7 and 9, “Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep… I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.”

In verse seven, Jesus is the door of the sheep which are gathered in the sheepfold together at night for protection. We are his sheep. In verse nine, Jesus is the way to salvation from the dangers of this world. The Pharisees rejected the only access to God. Jesus is the door open for passage and communication with God.

I am the Good Shepherd:

John 10:11, “I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”

A man that is hired to watch over the sheep does so for money, while the shepherd does it out of adoration and love. The shepherd claims the sheep as his own and is loyal to them. Jesus is not simply doing a task, he is focused on cherishing us and in any event, giving his life for us. Misleading educators and bogus prophets do not have this type of concern for us. The sheep know the voice of the shepherd.

Psalm 23:1, “The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.”

I am the Resurrection and the Life:

John 11:25, “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”

Jesus has control over life and death as well as the ability to pardon sins. This is on the grounds that he is the Creator of life (John 14:6). He who is life can certainly reestablish life. Whoever trusts in him has a profound life that passing cannot contact or decrease in any capacity. When we understand his power and how magnificent his gift to us truly is, what might we do yet commit our lives to him? To those of us who accept and believe, what superb confirmation and assurance we have: “Because I live, ye shall live also” (14:19). Not only here, but there are other occasions where Jesus raised someone from the dead.

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life:

John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Jesus states that he is the only way to God the Father. Certain individuals might contend that this is too tight, yet truly, it is wide enough for the entire world, which is assuming that the world decides to acknowledge it. Rather than agonizing over how restricted it sounds to have just a single way, we ought to say, “Thank you God for giving a definite method for getting to you.”

As the Way, Jesus is our way to the Father. As the Truth, he is the truth of all that God guarantees. As the Life, he joins his heavenly life to our own, both now and everlastingly. In John 8:32, it states that we shall know the truth, and the truth shall make us free.