AI or I AM

Exodus 3:10-14, “So now, go.  I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt.”  But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”  And God said, “I will be with you.  And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have sent you:  When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”  Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’  Then what shall I tell them?”  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.’” 

I have to be honest with you.  I think I have finally reached that age when technology has surpassed my ability to keep up with the “latest and greatest.”  Years ago, I was working my way through college at a bank, and we were about to undergo a system conversion.  The older women who worked in bookkeeping were losing sleep over the thought of change and the pending impact on their job descriptions.  Being in my early twenties at the time, the only thing I was losing sleep over was my tax accounting class.  Fast forward thirty years, and now that same bank was in the midst of a merger.  During the initial phase, I lost access to all of my accounts overnight.  I immediately found myself relating to the panic experienced by those older women with whom I had worked with many years ago.  As advanced as newer technology can claim to be, there are still bugs to work out and viruses to guard against!   

And now there is the ever-increasing presence of AI in our modern world.  This is where my age shows yet again.  Can someone please tell me when in the world my Google searches transformed to AI generated responses?  How can I trust in something called Artificial Intelligence?  I would like REAL intellect please!  But God’s Word already warned us of this technological advancement that would amplify near the end of this age in Daniel 12:4, “But you, Daniel, keep this prophecy a secret; seal up the book until the time of the end, when many will rush here and there, and knowledge will increase.”  AI is limited by its creators, but our Creator is omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient!  He is all-powerful, ever-present, and all-knowing.   

AI will never be equivalent to the Living Word of God.  2 Timothy 3:16-17 states, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”  Did you catch that?  Not just some good works, but EVERY good work.  AI can definitely educate us, but only God’s Word can instruct, reprimand, alter, and exercise us in our walk with Him and prepare us to do His Kingdom work.  In Hebrews 4:12-13 we learn, “For the Word of God is alive and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.  Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.”  AI, in all of its impressive functionality, will never be able to judge the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts. Only our Heavenly Father is able to infiltrate our lives and sustain us because He is the great, I AM!  The same I AM who sent Moses to save the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.  He can be trusted because His character never changes.  From age to age He stands.  He sent His one and only Son to free us from our bondage of sin, and what a timeless response Jesus gives the Jewish leaders questioning His authority in the book of John.  John 8:58 says, “Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, I AM!”  Ageless, Eternal, Everlasting – That is our Great I AM! 

As a follow-up, I would like to report that after three days of not being able to access any of my account information during that bank merger, all was eventually restored, and my accounts were finally brought back into existence.  I know that technology will continue to challenge me, but at least I recognize there is One whom I can always call upon for answers and look to for help. According to Jeremiah 33:2-3, “This is what the LORD says, He who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it – the LORD is His name:  ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’” 

Dear Heavenly Father, the great I AM, thank you for Your trusted Word that is still alive today.  Thank you that it is all we need to train us in Your ways.  May our Bibles never become dusty, or replaced with keystrokes. As we search for answers, may we open Your living Word daily and find nourishment for our souls, refreshment for our minds, and instruction for our paths You lead us along all for Your glory.  Thank you that Your character never changes when everything around us does.  You are who You say You are and will fulfill all of Your promises.  Tune our hearts to Yours, in Jesus’ name, Amen.