"What's God's name, Mama?" From the lips of a child, it's a question that should easily be answered by the Christian parent. For a moment, she struggled with the words, trying to formulate the answer in her head before sharing it with her son. Sure, he knows that God revealed His name to His servant, Moses in Exodus 3:14 when Moses inquired about the name of the One who was sending him to speak to His people: I AM who I AM. But, what does a child, raised on the stories of Jesus know about the God of the Old Testament? Can he really understand that Jesus is not only God's Son, but God the Father as well? She began thumbing through the Word, looking for the answers promised there. Not only did she find God's name once again, but she found that Jesus Himself had uttered those words, too. Answering the question posed by the Jewish people, "Who do you think you are?" Jesus responded, "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I AM!" (John 8:53,58) Confident she had the answers she needed to respond honestly to her child, she urged him to retrieve his King James bible and to turn to the passages to read aloud. His voice was small as he read the passages and then he looked questioningly at her, wanting to understand what he was reading. She began to tell him a story: Many years ago, when I was born, I became a daughter to your Nana and Grampa. They raised me up until I became a young woman. One day, I met your dad and fell madly in love with him. We got married soon after and I became his wife. A year or so later, I gave birth to your brother and when that happened, I became a mother. I never stopped being a daughter when I became a wife and I never stopped being a daughter and wife when I became a mother. Three very different names, but all the same person. Do you understand? The boy sat quietly and thought about the words his mother had just told him. He slowly nodded his head and she went on: I have many different names, but the consistent name I have is the one I have always been known by. It distinctly lets everyone, no matter who they are, know who I am. God is like that. He's known as I AM, Father, God Almighty, Heavenly Father and Jehovah.. But think about this; Jesus is known as I AM, too, even though He's often called, The Son of Man, The Son of God, The Word, Savior, Lord and Messiah. The thing is, one name is consistent with both and that is, I AM. It's the name that both claim and it means the same thing to both of them...why? Because just like me and the one name that everyone knows, Jesus and God have that one name that identifies Who they are: I AM. That means, my precious son, that the Jesus who died on the cross for us is God the Father and therefore, worthy of our worship and worthy of our praise. (John 20:28, Matt 15:33) Keep these words close to your heart and know the verses well enough so that you'll never forget who the true Jesus of the Bible is. He wasn't just some prophet and He wasn't just a nice guy or one of many of God's children. He was, is and forever will be, I AM. The boy closed his bible and quietly retreated to his room. He stayed away for a long while, long enough so that the mother became alarmed and peeked into his room to see what he was doing. In front of him lay the family bibles, each a different version of the King James bible he'd received the day he gave his heart to Jesus. When he noticed her, he jumped to his feet and excitedly proclaimed, "Mama! He said the same thing in all the bibles! Everyone should know this!" She smiled, closed the door and said to herself, "Yes, my son. Everyone should know God's name."