In His Own Words

More "I AM" words from Jesus.

The following statements were made conversationally.  They aren't set in the same kind of 'stories' found in the last "I AM" post.  However, they are still quotes from Jesus, describing himself. Each one has a context that's worth reading more fully.  (If you're interested, I encourage you to find a group for discussion, or  someone who knows the setting of each conversation. It's pretty compelling stuff).  

The list below is no different than when I choose to describe myself.  When I say, "I am... " I will finish that sentence with things like --  a writer, a Goodwill shopper, a Jesus Follower, a gardener, a hiker, a mom, or a wife. Collectively each word I choose gives you a better sense of who I am, even if you haven't met me personally.   In the same way, taken as smaller bytes the Jesus words below fill in a better sketch of the man who was claiming to be God.  We get a sense of him, even though we didn't get to meet him 'personally.'

What do you see about Jesus in these words?

I am. Mark 14:16-21; Matthew 27:43; Luke 22:70; John 10:36

I am with you always.   Matthew 28:20

I am willing.  Matthew 8:3

I am gentle.  Matthew 11:29

I am in the Father.  John 14:11

I am a King.  John 18:37

I am He who lives.  Revelation 1:17

I am the Alpha and the Omega.  Revelation 1:8

I am from above.   John 8:23