“I Am He”

 “I Am He”

Jesus asked them,“Who is it you want?”  “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “I am He,”  Jesus said. (And Judas the traitor was standing there with them.) When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.  Again He asked them, “Who is it you want?” And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.”  John 18:4b-7

The scene in verse four, may have taken place in the wee hours of the morning.  It was an intense moment, but NOT UNKNOWN to Jesus  It may have been dark and the light from the torches may have casted very little light.  Jesus’ main concern was for His Disciples’ well being.  So He BOLDLY stepped forward and asked:  “Who is it you want?”  The soldiers and religious leaders, who came to take JESUS by FORCE, answered:  “Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied.  Jesus answered:  “I AM HE”.  His response startled them and they fell backward to the ground, probably because of the MAJESTY of His Words.  I believe that He was identifying Himself, so they would let His Disciples leave, without an incident. (V8)  Mainly because He asked them a second time,  “Who is it you want?  And AGAIN He told them:  “I am He.”  

Three little words, that makes a HUGE difference in the DESTINY of ALL mankind.  And AGAIN, He comes to individuals and asks them: “Who is it YOU want?”  Many will REJECT and KEEP rejecting this question, and their ETERNITY will be in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE once they are there.  But for those who will proclaim with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, “JESUS” His reply will be “I am He” and  their ETERNAL DESTINY  will be an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  

This is POSSIBLE because He is the GREAT I AM.  He tells us:  I am the LIVING WATER, I am the BREAD of LIFE, I am the LIGHT of the WORLD, I am the WORD,  I am the SON of GOD, I am the LAMB of GOD, who takes AWAY the SINS of the WORLD.  I am the ALPHA and OMEGA.  I am the ONLY HOPE for a LOST and DYING WORLD.  WHO IS IT YOU WANT?

If you want JESUS, here are some things you MUST DO.  You MUST ADMIT that you are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS, God’s ONLY SON, who GAVE His LIFE to SAVE your SINFUL SOUL, from an ETERNITY in HELL.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  And you MUST CONFESS your sins to Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL life-style, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT GOD’S GIFT of SALVATION and His SON, JESUS CHRIST, Who is the GREAT I AM! So, do this NOW, while you still can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND!!!