The Verb "To Be"

In grammar, we know that a noun is a person, place, or thing. God is a person, therefore in grammar, God by definition, is a proper noun. Recently, in a sermon I was made aware of the fact that God is also a verb. This fact became an Ahah moment in my greater understanding of God’s character.

In Exodus 3:14 God told Moses that His name is “I Am”, revealing Himself as the God who is always there. YHWH, "I Am who I Am", is a divine name containing the truth that God alone IS in the fullness of Being and perfection, without origin and without end.

A verb tells us something about the noun or subject of a sentence. It expresses actions, events, or states of being. “To be” is a linking verb connecting the subject to the action. It shows the condition or existence of the subject.

God is “I Am”. “I am” is from the verb “to be” which can be conjugated into past, present, and future. God, the “I Am”; IS, Was, and always Will Be.

God is always at work in our lives.
God is, was, and always will be Life itself.
God is, was, and always will be Love.
God is, was, and always will be Light.
God is, was, and always will be Triune
God is, was, and always will be Spirit.
God is, was, and always will be Truth.
God is, was, and always will be The Way.
God is, was, and always will be Omniscient.
God is, was, and always will be Omnipresent.
God is, was, and always will be Omnipotent.
God is, was, and always will be Merciful.
God is, was, and always will be Gracious.
God is, was, and always will be Righteous.
God is, was, and always will be Holy.
God is, was, and always will be Good.
God is, was, and always will be Wise.
God is, was, and always will be Unchanging.
God is, was, and always will be Sovereign.
God is, was, and always will be Faithful.
God is, was, and always will be Eternal and Infinite.
God is, was, and always will be the Living Word.

“I Am” is not just an identity, it is an action. God IS what He does. He IS the act of Love, Mercy, Truth, Graciousness, Goodness, Faithfulness, and Righteousness.
Because “I Am” is who He says He is; let us be who He wants us to be in faith and love.