"... Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art."

"... Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art." Every time I read or sing these words I am reminded how nothing else matters outside my relationship with God because God is God ; he can be nothing more or nothing less. There is great comfort and security in this. I do not need God and something more to be complete nor do I need God and something less to understand my relationship with him. He is the great I AM of scripture, this is reality! He is God and everything else is less in comparison. He is I AM, now and forever, nothing can change this fact.

In his close encounter with God, Moses asked God what name he should use if the Israelites asked God's name.  We find this response in Exodus 3:14: God said to Moses, "I AM who I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you."  Nothing more, nothing less needed to be said. So let us all encourage each other to live everyday knowing we are in the presence of I AM. Let us live each day fully and with a sense of wonder, for the great I AM has revealed himself to us. As we acknowledge this, life becomes more than holy, it becomes a constant series of holy and wondrous moments that will culminate in a whole life. "...naught be all else to me, save that Thou art." Amen!

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