Who is God, Who is Christ and Who Are You?

Oct 04, 2026

Devotional

Day 1: When God Says “I Am,” Everything Else Isn’t

The universe hinges on two words: “I AM.” Before time began, God existed as the uncreated One who speaks worlds into being. His self-declaration as “I AM” shatters human limitations—He is past, present, and future simultaneously. This truth confronts modern attempts to reduce creation to random chance, demanding surrender to His eternal nature. To know God is to anchor in the bedrock of His self-sufficient existence, where doubt dissolves before His “I AM.” [52:51]

“God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM’; and He said, ‘This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: I AM has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14, NASB)

Reflection: Where have you tried to fit God into your human-sized explanations this week? How might embracing His “I AM” nature change your prayers about an impossible situation?

Day 2: Your Bible Isn’t Paper—It’s a Person

Leather covers and thin pages hold more than words—they pulse with the living Christ. Scripture isn’t merely God’s thoughts recorded; it’s Jesus Himself made tangible. The Word who became flesh now breathes through every prophecy, psalm, and letter. Biblical illiteracy isn’t just missing information—it’s missing intimacy with the Person who calls storms and demons to heel. To neglect Scripture is to ignore Christ knocking at the door. [01:00:27]

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [...] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us.” (John 1:1, 14, NASB)

Reflection: When you open your Bible today, pause—are you reading to check a box, or to encounter the living Word? What one verse could you carry as a conversation with Jesus today?

Day 3: Demons Shudder While Hogs Drown

Legion’s terrified confession—“Son of the Most High God!”—proves even hell recognizes Christ’s authority. The demons’ frantic bargaining exposes their dread of His power, while the drowning hogs reveal creation’s submission to His commands. Yet modern believers often approach spiritual warfare like confused bystanders, forgetting the One in them makes hell itself retreat. True authority comes not from shouting louder but knowing the Commander deeper. [01:11:07]

“What business do You have with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!” (Luke 8:28, NASB)

Reflection: What “demonized” situation in your life have you been facing in your own strength? How would praying from Christ’s victory rather than your anxiety change your approach?

Day 4: You’re God’s Masterpiece, Not His Fixer-Upper

The Greek word “poiēma” in Ephesians 2:10 doesn’t mean “project”—it means “work of art.” God doesn’t tolerate you; He displays you. Every scar, quirk, and redeemed flaw becomes brushstrokes in His gallery of grace. This truth dismantles both pride and shame: you’re neither self-made nor junk, but a signed original. The Potter isn’t frustrated by the clay—He delights in shaping His masterpiece. [01:18:59]

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10, NASB)

Reflection: What part of your story have you labeled “messy” that God might frame as “masterpiece”? How would living as art change your view of today’s challenges?

Day 5: Fine Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Funeral

The sermon’s three “fines” expose our soul-numbing small talk with God. “I’m fine” often masks a heart avoiding His scalpel. Biblical literacy begins when we trade hollow platitudes for raw honesty—like Jacob wrestling, David lamenting, or Thomas doubting. Christ didn’t resurrect polite zombies but radical truth-tellers. Until we bury “fine,” we’ll never resurrect authentic faith. [27:46]

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18, NASB)

Reflection: Where have you been saying “I’m fine” to God while dying inside? What one raw emotion or doubt will you bring to Him today without spiritual makeup?

Sermon Summary

God starts with the question that has to come first: “Who is God? Who is Christ? And who am I?” God cannot be understood by putting man at the center. The difference between “who are you?” and “who am I?” is the difference between pride and getting things right. God is God, and people are not.

Biblical illiteracy leaves the church in the dark. Scripture is not something that can be picked up for thirty minutes and then put back down until next Sunday. The Word has to be read, checked, studied, and compared, because darkness is simply the absence of light. Christ calls His people the light of the world, and darkness grows when that light is not being shined.

Genesis declares that God created the heavens and the earth. God said, and it was. God does not need permission from science, culture, education, or human opinion to be true. Job shows the gap between the infinite Creator and finite people: God laid the earth’s foundations, and no human being was there to tell Him how it happened. God names Himself “I AM,” because yesterday, today, and tomorrow are all present before Him.

Ecclesiastes calls everything apart from God meaningless. Things, success, Super Bowls, pretty little things, drugs, alcohol, and another win cannot fulfill a soul made for God. God alone fulfills. God will bring every hidden thing into judgment, and the right conclusion is to fear God and keep His commandments.

John identifies Christ as the Word who was with God, was God, and made all things. Christ is not merely part of the Bible’s story. Christ is the center of it, from Genesis to Revelation, or “Genesis to Maps.” Angels, Simeon, the Magi, John the Baptist, Samaritans, disciples, demons, and God the Father all testify that Jesus is the Son of God, the Lamb of God, the Savior, and the King.

Christ says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Christ leaves no other way to the Father, no competing truth, and no life outside of Himself. Sin leaves every person dead, condemned, and unable to earn salvation. God makes dead people alive through grace, through faith, in Christ alone.

God calls those made alive in Christ His handiwork, His masterpiece. Christ does not leave His people as they are. The Holy Spirit seals, teaches, reminds, and gives peace until the day of redemption. God’s final answer is plain: God is “I AM,” Christ is “I AM,” and the redeemed are His children and His masterpiece.

Key Takeaways

1. God is God, people are not God’s “I AM” does not need human approval, explanation, or vote. Human knowledge is finite, even when it carries degrees, titles, and confidence. Job’s question still stands: where was man when God laid the earth’s foundation? [51:18]
2. Darkness grows where light stays hidden Christ names His people the light of the world, so darkness is not merely an outside problem. Biblical illiteracy weakens the church’s ability to shine because people cannot faithfully carry what they do not know. God’s Word has to be read until it becomes more than somebody else’s opinion. [31:06]
3. Jesus is the Word of God John does not present Christ as an add-on to Scripture. Christ stands at the beginning of creation, enters flesh in grace and truth, and returns as the Word of God. Scripture comes alive because it testifies to Jesus from beginning to end. [60:09]
4. Grace makes dead people alive Sin does not leave people merely struggling or needing improvement. Sin leaves people dead, deserving wrath, and unable to save themselves by being “good enough.” God’s mercy makes people alive in Christ, and grace gives what works can never earn. [77:50]
5. God calls His children masterpieces God’s masterpiece is not a reason for pride, because God is still working on His people. God loves people as they are, yet loves them too much to leave them as they are. The Holy Spirit seals that work and carries it toward redemption.

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Youtube Chapters

[00:00] - Welcome
[25:13] - Who Is God, Christ, and Man?
[26:45] - Biblical Illiteracy and Lost Meaning
[30:50] - The Church as Light in Darkness
[33:33] - Read God’s Word for Yourself
[38:08] - God Created the Heavens and Earth
[43:08] - God Said It, That Settles It
[51:18] - The Infinite God and Finite Man
[52:19] - God’s Name: I AM
[54:03] - Everything Apart From God Is Meaningless
[57:04] - Christ Is the Word Made Flesh
[61:23] - Witnesses Testify to Christ
[70:10] - Demons and Disciples Recognize Jesus
[73:26] - Jesus Is the Only Way
[75:59] - Dead in Sin, Alive in Christ
[79:53] - The Holy Spirit Seals God’s Masterpiece

Bible Study Guide

Bible Reading

John 14:6
“Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.” [01:13:26]

Ephesians 2:10
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” [01:18:59]

Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” [38:51]

Observation questions

According to Genesis 1:1, what does God do at the beginning of the Bible, and what does that show about His place in relation to creation? [38:51]
In John 14:6, what three titles does Jesus give Himself, and what does He say about coming to the Father? [01:13:26]
In Ephesians 2:10, what are believers called, and what purpose has God prepared for them? [01:18:51]
What contrast is made between people without Christ and people who have been made alive in Christ? [01:17:50]

Interpretation questions

Why does beginning with “Who is God?” and “Who is Christ?” change the way a person understands the question, “Who am I?” [28:35]
Genesis presents God as Creator, while Job emphasizes that people were not present when God laid the earth’s foundation. How should that shape a believer’s humility when facing questions they cannot fully answer? [51:18]
Jesus says He is the only way to the Father. What does that claim mean for the idea that a person can be accepted by God simply by trying to be good? [01:13:38]
Ephesians says salvation is by grace and not by works, yet believers are created for good works. How can good works be the result of salvation without becoming an attempt to earn salvation? [01:18:18]

Application questions

Where is the question “Who am I?” most likely to become centered on pride, personal success, pain, or other people’s opinions? What would it look like to begin instead with who God is and who Christ is? [28:27]
Biblical illiteracy leaves people dependent on somebody else’s opinion of God. What is one realistic pattern for reading, checking, and studying Scripture during the week—not just on Sunday? [36:30]
Darkness grows where light is hidden. In what place—a home, workplace, school, neighborhood, or relationship—might Christ be calling a person to shine His light more clearly through words or actions? [31:30]
What “pretty little thing,” achievement, habit, pleasure, or possession is most tempting to look to for lasting fulfillment? How has it fallen short of what only God can give? [54:44]
Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. When has following Jesus’ way conflicted with what felt easier, more popular, or more acceptable? What would faithful obedience look like in that situation now? [01:14:09]
God’s grace makes dead people alive in Christ; salvation cannot be earned by being “good enough.” Is there any area where someone may still be trying to prove their worth to God? How can grace bring freedom there? [01:18:18]
God calls His people His handiwork—His masterpiece—and continues His work in them. What is one area where God may be shaping or changing a person right now, and how can the group encourage that work? [01:19:23]

Sermon Clips

52s

#GodsTransformingLove

“Do you get that? He loves you enough to work. He loves you the way you are. He loves you too much to leave you the way you are. For the scholars, I did not forget the Holy Spirit. He is the bonding agent, the catalyst, the sealant, for the Holy Spirit seals you until the day of redemption. John fourteen fifteen through 21, 25 through 27. Jesus promises the Holy Spirit.”

38s

#IAmTheEternalGod

“How awesome to describe yourself is I am. See, nobody can do that. God can do that. I am. What do you mean I am? I am. What about yesterday? I am. What about tomorrow? I am. What about now? I am. Why? Because he's everywhere all the time. He's infinite. Do you get that? See, it's hard for us to understand because everything we know has beginning and an end, but god don't.”

49s

#TrustGodsMystery

“Here's the thing. If you're smart enough to understand God, let's pray for this, let's put this right out in the beginning. If you're smart enough to understand God, then I don't really wanna serve him. Because if I'm smart as God, y'all are in trouble because we ain't got much of a god. And I don't care how many degrees you have behind you. You're still being taught by men who are fallible, who are infinite, in... Who are finite in an infinite world. So who's God?”

32s

#GodIsEnough

“A football player wins a Super Bowl. What does he say? Oh, yeah. He says he's going Disney World, but that's... Get paid to do that. What does he say? Two days later, I gotta have another one. Why? Because one wasn't fulfilling. Two's not fulfilling. Three's not fulfilling. Four's not fulfilling. Why? Because they're not god. fulfills us. Not things. Pretty little things don't fulfill us. They're a replacement.”

76s

#JesusIsTheWord

“He referenced back to John one. He referenced back to Genesis He also referenced back to what we call the word of God. What is Jesus' name? is Jesus' name? The word of God. And what do we call this? The word of God. This is not just a bible, it is Jesus Christ himself. From Genesis to Revelation or some pastors like to say and I do too, from Genesis to Maps. It's Jesus. That's why it's important to read it. That's why we say it's it's living, it's breathing, it's it's it's unreal. It's because it's Jesus himself. Everything from Genesis one to the end of Revelation either four tales about Jesus, tales about Jesus, or he's coming back. It's all about Jesus.”

28s

#FaithOverFear

“Who cares about the swine? Who cares about the man? What is this about? The demons know who he is and shudder in fear. So you can know who god is. You can know who Christ is and shudder in fear and not be saved. Because those demons weren't saved. He cast them into the swine. The swine ran off a cliff, into the water,”

54s

#BeTheLight

“The world is full of darkness and there is no light. us. We are the light of the world because Jesus lives in us. Technically, it's not Jesus living in us, it's the Holy Spirit. The world is dark because we don't shine our light into it. Because the definition of darkness is the absence of light. You wanna know why the world is dark? It's your fault. Now, most pictures ain't gonna get up here and tell you that, are they? But it's the truth and that's why we need to hear it.”

44s

#ReadYourBible

“Which version to use? The one you will read. For me, multiples. I don't use one version. Use multiples. That's why when the pastor preached out New American Standard, I'll listen to him in New American Standard. Then I make sure I read it in home, I make sure I read it in NIV, I make sure I read it in New Living Translation. And if I have another question, then I go back and look at another version. And then I may look at my commentaries or my study Bibles or my dictionary, bible dictionaries. I do it all. Why? Because I wanna know what god's word says. I don't wanna be biblically illiterate.”

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