The Self-Existence of God
God is the creator, not created, and has always existed. This concept is hard for us to grasp because we see that everything comes from something. God is a being that has always been. Moses wanted to know His name, and He called Himself "I Am." Consider this: we sometimes say to ourselves, and possibly others, I am: for example, strong, competent, pretty, handsome, etcetera, you get the picture. We look at it as confidence; however, could we be taking the place of God when we say those words? Are we replacing God with ourselves? I wonder if we should remove those words from our vocabulary. Should we pay attention to how we refer to ourselves and, for example, rather than say, I am a writer, and sin by calling ourselves by God's name, say something like, " My profession is a writer, or " My job is a writer. Do we profess to be God when we say "I Am" and make ourselves a "little g" god? What might be hard is catching those words before they come out of our mouths, because I must admit, they have always been a part of my vocabulary. Is changing our wording necessary? I can't be sure, but maybe when we conclude, acknowledge that we are created and not The Creator, and submit to His authority, we might refrain from calling ourselves God by using His name as a description. You must decide for yourself what you should do.
“A moral being, created to worship before the throne of God, sits on the throne of his own selfhood and from that elevated position declares, ”I AM.” That is sin in its concentrated essence; yet because it is natural it appears to be good. It is only when in the gospel the soul is brought before the face of the Most Holy One without the protective shield of ignorance that the frightful moral incongruity is brought home to the conscience.” A.W. Tozer
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. Exodus 3:14
If you want to dig a little deeper, look at what the words "I Am" mean!
H1961 (Strong)
הָיָה
hâyâh
haw-yaw'
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary): - beacon, X altogether, be (-come, accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), continue, do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, X use.
H1933 (Strong)
הָוָה הָוָא
hâvâ' hâvâh
haw-vaw', haw-vaw'
A primitive root (compare H183, H1961) supposed to mean properly to breathe; to be (in the sense of existence): - be, X have.
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