And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.
Then the LORD said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings,
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.”
Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?”
God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.'”
God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.

Exodus 3:6-15 ESV

When God called to Moses out of the burning bush, he told Moses that he would deliver his people from slavery and he was sending Moses to Pharaoh to accomplish that, Moses had two questions for God. And these are the same two questions we should ask of God and hear his answer.

Moses’ first question was, “Who am I?” In his own eyes, he was a nobody, disqualified by his past, and living in a nowhere land. He was a loser, and there was no future for him.

God did not answer by telling Moses he was some special snowflake. No, but he told Moses that he would be with him. It was God who made Moses special. So it is with you and me. God has not promised to make us into superheroes, but he has promised to be with us. As David walks through the valley of death’s shadow, he does not fear because “Thou art with me.” As the church in each age strives to serve Jesus by proclaiming his Gospel around this globe, she does not fear because Jesus said, “Look! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

The second question Moses asked God was, “Who are you?” Literally, he asked, “What is your name?” Many commentators say Moses knew the children of Jacob would say, “We have been crying out to the God of our fathers for all these years, but he has done nothing. Who is this God that he is now going to deliver us from the most powerful king on earth?”

And God answered, “I AM WHO I AM.” Much ink has been spilled explaining that sentence, but at bottom, God said he is the ultimate reality in the universe. No circumstance, no human king, can cast a shadow on him. Nothing changes him, but he changes everything. He is the only reality, the only I AM.

We need to hear this and incorporate it into our hearts, souls, and minds. Who are we? Nothing, but God is with us! Who is God? Everything, the unchangeable, ultimate reality who will keep every promise and accomplish all he has set out to do.

Do you believe it?