Who Am I - Bro. Elijah Boomer

Devotional

Day 1: Burning Bush, Unshaken Call

Moses stood barefoot before flames that didn’t consume. A shepherd’s staff in hand, desert sand beneath his feet. God spoke from the fire: “I will send you to Pharaoh.” Moses trembled. “Who am I?” he asked. But God didn’t list Moses’ qualifications. He promised presence: “Certainly I will be with you.” The same fire that burned in the bush now burns in you. [12:45]

God doesn’t call experts. He calls available hearts. Moses’ forty years tending sheep weren’t wasted—they prepared him to lead stubborn Israel. Your hidden seasons aren’t accidents. The I AM shapes warriors in obscurity.

You’ve asked Moses’ question. You’ve counted your flaws louder than God’s “go.” But your adequacy comes from His “I AM,” not your résumé. Where have you let perceived inadequacy silence God’s commission?

“Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt. And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.”
(Exodus 3:10-12, KJV)

Prayer: Ask God to replace “Who am I?” with “You are I AM” in your deepest doubts.
Challenge: Write one insecurity holding you back. Burn the paper while declaring Exodus 3:12 aloud.

Day 2: I AM in Your Storm

The disciples gripped oars as waves swamped their boat. Then they saw Him—Jesus walking on churning water. “It is I,” He said. The Greek echoes Exodus: “I AM.” Storm-tossed fishermen heard the same name Moses did at the burning bush. Terror turned to awe as I AM stepped into their chaos. [17:59]

Jesus didn’t calm the storm first. He revealed Himself in it. Your crisis isn’t a barrier to God’s presence—it’s a canvas for His “I AM.” The same voice that split seas whispers peace to your overwhelmed soul.

You’re measuring God’s power against the wave’s height. But I AM walks on what drowns you. What storm have you been begging God to stop instead of seeking His presence within it?

“But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.”
(John 6:20, KJV)

Prayer: Thank Jesus for being I AM in your current struggle—name it specifically.
Challenge: Text “Matthew 14:27” to three others facing storms. Add “He says ‘I AM here.’”

Day 3: Chosen in the Furnace

Four hundred years. Israel’s backs bent under whips, their cries rising from brick kilns. Then God spoke: “I have seen.” The deliverer He sent wasn’t a prince but a fugitive shepherd. Moses’ Midian exile became training ground for liberation. Chains break when I AM remembers His covenant. [09:16]

God’s timing confounds human logic. Four centuries of slavery felt like abandonment. But He was positioning a murderer-turned-shepherd to confront empires. Your wait isn’t rejection—it’s incubation.

You’ve questioned if God sees your Egypt—the addiction, loneliness, or failure. But I AM works in furnace seasons. What captivity have you resigned to that God is preparing to shatter?

“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.”
(1 Peter 2:9, KJV)

Prayer: Confess one area where you’ve doubted God’s faithfulness. Declare 1 Peter 2:9 over it.
Challenge: Light a candle tonight. As it burns, pray for someone still in “Egypt.”

Day 4: From Regret to Reliance

Moses hid a corpse in desert sand, fleeing Pharaoh’s wrath. For forty years, shame whispered, “Murderer.” But at the burning bush, God didn’t say “Atone.” He said “Go.” I AM transformed a killer’s guilt into a liberator’s boldness. Your past doesn’t disqualify—it proves His grace. [13:05]

Regret lies. It claims your failures define you. But Moses’ story shows God uses broken vessels to carry holy fire. The man who once hid a body would later command plagues and part seas.

You’ve allowed old wounds to label you. But I AM renames the scarred. What shame have you let silence your calling?

“What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?”
(Psalm 8:4, KJV)

Prayer: Ask God to repurpose one regret into a testimony.
Challenge: Write “Exodus 3:10” on your mirror. Read it while brushing teeth morning/night.

Day 5: Altar of Unseen Hands

Peter’s boat pitched violently until he fixed his eyes on I AM. You’ve been balancing between two worlds—Egypt’s comfort and God’s call. But Moses proved you can’t tend sheep and carry a staff of miracles. Surrender isn’t loss—it’s trading sandals for holy ground. [26:20]

God demands all because He gives all. The bush burned completely yet remained intact. Full surrender lets His fire consume without destroying. Your identity merges with His when you stop clutching Egypt’s trinkets.

You’ve been negotiating—“I’ll follow if…” But I AM requires empty hands. What Pharaoh still holds a piece of your heart?

“No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
(Matthew 6:24, KJV)

Prayer: Kneel (physically) and open your hands. Pray “Take all” three times.
Challenge: Delete one app/media account that feeds “Egyptian” thinking.

Sermon Summary

Exodus 3 sets Israel’s long ache on the table. Four hundred years of bitter bondage. No mercy. Then a Hebrew boy, raised in Pharaoh’s house, carries two worlds in his chest and grows into a man asking, Who am I. Egypt pulls one way. Compassion for God’s people pulls the other. Matthew 6 lands like a gavel. No one can serve two masters. The text pushes Moses out of double-life and into decision.

A bush burns and will not burn out. Holy ground pulls shoes off. God calls a name twice, Moses, Moses, and then gives a mission. Go to Pharaoh. Bring my people out. Moses answers with the line so many carry in secret, Who am I. Shame speaks. Regret speaks. Forty hidden years in Midian speak. But God does not argue Moses up. God gives a promise down. Certainly I will be with you. God even calls it a token, a miraculous sign.

That sign runs forward into the church age. The Holy Ghost, poured out with the evidence of speaking in tongues, marks presence, not pedigree. God does not call the qualified. He qualifies the called. The text tightens its claim when Moses asks for the Name. I AM THAT I AM. The Great I AM stands up and answers the fear beneath Who am I. I am your peace in the storm. I am your confidence. I am the author and the finisher of your faith.

The Name steps into Galilee. On rough water a voice says, It is I, be not afraid. Ego eimi. I AM. First Timothy 3:16 keeps the mystery and makes it plain. God was manifest in the flesh. The One who burned in the bush walked past the boat and then walked up Calvary, bearing sins, scorn, death, because He sees people differently than they see themselves. That is agape. Unconditional. Selfless. Sacrificial.

David’s question still cuts: What is man that you are mindful of him. The answer stands in Jesus’ wounds and the Spirit’s wind. Those who felt like sheep gone astray get gathered to the Shepherd and Bishop of souls. Those called out of darkness step into marvelous light, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood. So when Who am I rises again, the text lifts a louder truth. The I AM is for you, and He is with you.

Key Takeaways

1. The I AM answers identity fears The Name does not stroke ego; it shatters it and builds trust. When Who am I starts looping, I AM interrupts with presence, not flattery. Identity gets anchored when God becomes the subject and center. Security grows where God’s self-revelation silences self-condemnation. [14:40]
2. God qualifies the called Calling rarely lands on the clean resume. It finds the hiding shepherd, the regretful fighter, the one talking disqualification in his head. Grace trains the summoned until the work fits the vessel and the vessel fits the work. Faith answers by stepping while still unfinished. [15:24]
3. The Holy Ghost marks His nearness A miraculous sign is not theory but participation. The Spirit fills, and speech breaks past natural limits as a pledge that God indwells. That seal turns deliverance from a story into a present-tense life. Presence defeats the lie of abandonment from the inside out. [13:40]
4. Jesus is the I AM revealed The voice over the waves is the fire in the bush, now in flesh and within reach. Oneness is not a chart; it is the crucified and risen Lord making God known. The mystery holds, but the face is clear enough to love and obey. Doctrine becomes doxology when Jesus is seen. [18:44]
5. Serve one Master, leave Egypt Double allegiance rots the soul. Egypt offers comfort that costs calling; the Kingdom offers a cross that yields freedom. Choosing one Master simplifies the heart and clarifies the road. Compassion for God’s people grows when the grip of Pharaoh is broken. [11:09]

Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[05:28] - Call to Praise and Thanksgiving
[06:53] - Commission to Confront Pharaoh
[07:57] - Four Hundred Years in Bondage
[08:55] - Moses Preserved for a Purpose
[10:03] - Flight to Midian and Hidden Years
[11:09] - You Cannot Serve Two Masters
[12:08] - The Burning Bush and Holy Ground
[12:45] - Who Am I before Pharaoh
[13:40] - The Sign: Spirit Outpoured
[14:40] - I AM That I AM
[17:59] - It Is I, Do Not Be Afraid
[23:21] - Testimony: From Suicide to Spirit
[26:20] - Step of Faith to the Altar

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading
Exodus 3:10-12 (ESV)
“Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.”

Observation Questions

In Exodus 3:11, Moses responds to God’s call with, “Who am I?” What specific reasons might Moses have had for doubting his ability to confront Pharaoh? (Consider his background in Exodus 2:11-15.)
What does God emphasize as His answer to Moses’ doubt in Exodus 3:12? How does this contrast with Moses’ focus on himself?
The sermon mentions that the Holy Spirit’s presence is a “miraculous sign” of God’s nearness. What example does the sermon give to illustrate this sign? [13:40]
How does Jesus’ declaration “It is I” (John 6:20) connect to God’s name “I AM” in Exodus 3?

Interpretation Questions

Why do you think Moses’ question “Who am I?” (Exodus 3:11) resonates with people today, even those who haven’t faced a literal Pharaoh?
The sermon states, “God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called.” How does this idea challenge common cultural views about success or leadership? [15:24]
What does it mean practically to “serve one Master” (Matthew 6:24) in a world that often pressures believers to compromise their values?
How does the Holy Spirit’s role as a “token” (Exodus 3:12) redefine what it means to feel equipped for God’s work? [13:40]

Application Questions

When doubts like “Who am I?” arise in your life, what practical step could you take to shift your focus to God’s “I AM” instead of your limitations?
Share a time when you felt unqualified for a task or role. How might trusting God’s promise, “I will be with you,” change your approach to similar situations in the future?
The sermon warns against “double allegiance” between worldly comfort and God’s calling. What is one area of your life where you need to simplify your loyalty to Christ? [11:09]
How can you actively rely on the Holy Spirit’s presence this week as a reminder that God is with you, even in mundane or challenging moments?
The sermon shares a testimony of someone finding purpose through the Holy Spirit. Who in your life needs to hear that their worth is rooted in God’s love, not their achievements? How will you share this truth? [23:21]
What “Egypt” (a habit, relationship, or mindset) do you need to leave behind to fully embrace your identity as “chosen” and “called out of darkness” (1 Peter 2:9)?

Sermon Clips

32s

“Hear me today. Hear may be struggling with self worth. You may not have any self confidence. Maybe you struggle with regrets. Maybe you struggle with shame. Maybe you struggle with depression, anxiety. But you serve the I am. Let me tell you about that name for just a second. That I that I am. That I am the peace in your storm. I am your confidence. I am the beginning and the end. I am the author and the finisher of your faith. I am your deliverer.”

31s

“In other words, he's saying, who am I that you think about me? Can I tell you someone that god loves you? Yeah. And not just human love but agape love. That agape love meaning it is unconditional. It's selfless. It's never ending. And most importantly, it's sacrificial. That same I am that you read about in Exodus chapter three is the same you find in the New Testament.”

30s

“See, Moses had some self esteem issues. Moses had no self confidence. Moses did not think of himself qualified for the job. I know I'm talking to someone today. Verse 12, and he said, certainly, I will be with you. And this shall be a token unto you that I have sent thee. That word token, that word token can be translated to a sign but not just an ordinary sign but a miraculous sign.”

35s

“In my opinion, Moses was dealing with the question, who am I way before he said it to god? A boy who was a Hebrew but raised in pharaoh's house. Someone who saw the affliction of his people but had the riches at the grasp of his hand. A man who had compassion but lived with a family who was cruel. But Moses knew he could only live one life. He could only have one identity. Can I tell someone there are some of you in this place who ask that same question? Who am I?”

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Who Am I - Bro. Elijah Boomer

Devotional

Day 1: Burning Bush, Unshaken Call

Day 2: I AM in Your Storm

Day 3: Chosen in the Furnace

Day 4: From Regret to Reliance

Day 5: Altar of Unseen Hands

Sermon Summary

Key Takeaways

Youtube Chapters

Bible Study Guide

Sermon Clips

Who Am I - Bro. Elijah Boomer

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