I AM BECAUSE THE "I AM" SAYS THAT I AM

I AM because the "I AM" says that I AM

A year has gone by... it seems to have gone by so fast. I began The "I AM" ALPHABET blogs on January 1st 2010 posting every other Friday and now we have come to the end of the alphabet and the close of the year.

My hope is this that after all is said and done you find yourself more confident in knowing who you are in Christ and you are better equipped with God's Word than you were at the beginning of the year.

I pray that you have seen God's Word manifest in your day to day lives, and what was once spoken in faith has become a tangible reality. I pray your lives have been blessed above all you can think, ask or imagine.

My closing prayer for you in 2010-2011:

Father-first of all I give you praise for who You are- the great "I AM", the Alpha and Omega. You are the same yesterday, today and forever. You are beyond awesome. You are the only true GOD.

I want to thank you for blessing us with this wonderful year of 2010, and I thank you for the spiritual and natural increase in the readers of I AM ALPHABET, which is simply Your word confessed and dedicated to You.

I thank you, Lord, so much for taking them to a new and higher place of understanding the simple truth that they are what YOU say they are, they are who YOU say they are, and nothing can change that truth. Thank you Lord, for building in them a stronger and firmer confidence in You, a fortified TRUST in You and Your word. May peace be their umpire and your voice be what they hear as they launch forward into this new season in 2011. May prosperity and abundance be theirs in every area of life according to their faith in You and the words of their lips. Let Your perfect will be done in their lives.

Master, I pray that You become more than real for them as they walk with You each and every day. Lord, I ask you to bless them, hold them, comfort them, let them feel that You are there with them. Multiply the power of YOU in their lives. May they live SUPER and NATURAL lives as Your word says.

Lord, finally, may they be bold enough to stand and confess:

I am A child of God, Blessed with all spiritual blessings, and Cast all my cares on Jesus.
I am Doing all things through Christ who strengthens me, and I am Exercising my authority over the enemy.
I am FORGIVEN and Get all my needs met by Jesus because I am an Heir of God and joint-heir with Jesus.
I am an Imitator of Christ as a dear child and I am JUSTIFIED.
I am Kept in safety wherever I go because I am Led by the spirit of God.
I am More than an conqueror through Him that loves me, and I am Not moved by what I see because I am an Overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony.
I am Participating in His divine nature and Quiet with His love.
I am Redeemed from the curse of the law, Strong in the Lord and power of His might, and I am Thinking on things that are True right and pure.
I am Unafraid, for God did not give me the spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind.
I am Victoriously Walking by faith and not by sight.
I am eXalting You my God the King, I will praise Your name forever and ever.  Lord, I am letting my yes be "YES" and my no be "NO" as I stand full of Zeal and burning with the spirit in serving the You, Lord.

I confidently stand and proclaim,
"I AM because the "I AM" says that I AM."

In Jesus name, Amen

Have a Happy New Year 2011

With all our love in service to Him,

Jose and Rhonda Reyes

and Family 



I AM FULL OF "Z"EAL...

I AM FULL OF ZEAL

AND BURNING WITH THE SPIRIT

IN SERVING THE LORD

ROMANS 12:11

When there is a call to serve say, "Here I AM, Lord, send me!"

In this time of Christmas celebration it is easy to find a happy place to be a servant. It’s easy to keep your excitement when excitement is in the air, and on the face of every child waiting for the BIG DAY, Christmas Day. I encourage you to strive to keep your excitement even when your head starts to spin with the busyness of serving.

Find your joy in serving others out of your normal social circle. Get out of the “BOX” and seek out new ways of serving God. Share your hope, your faith, and God’s love in any way you can. Share His love in a new place with a new fervor. Be EXTRAordinary not just ordinary. Let your little light shine bright.

We know that Christmas time is a time when many people have so much on their shoulders and minds full of worries that they miss the true meaning of Christmas. Be the one who prays for them right there on the spot, and if you can, be the one who ministers to their need. Above all, be the one to guide them to Jesus, who is the only true reason for this Christmas season.

This Christmas, and through the coming year, I encourage you to make the commitment to help others and yourself by saying,

“Here I am Lord, send me and I AM FULL OF ZEAL AND BURNING WITH THE SPIRIT IN SERVING THE LORD!”


God’s Word says:

Romans 12:10-13
10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 13 Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.

Isaiah 6:8
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”


James 1:27
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.


Matthew 5:16
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.


Colossians 3:22-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.

I AM letting my "Y"ES be YES, and my NO, be no

I AM LETTING MY ‘YES’ BE YES,

AND MY ‘NO’ BE NO

JAMES 5:12

James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned.

Simple, huh? It sounds easy enough but what does that mean EXACTLY?

Antonette (16 years):
Just say what you mean, and mean what you say....don’t lie. Even words with good intentions can become lies if you do not follow through with it. Excuses for not doing what you say are a cover-up for the lies. Before you promise anything to anyone make sure you can do it. If you keep making promises and then break them you will lose a persons trust. You end up hurting that person and yourself ‘cause eventually no one will trust you and your word will not be believed.
I’m quoting here, “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant is faithful 100%.” Horton- Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Suess (2008)

Deonte (14 years):
Don’t make a promise unless you know for sure that you will do it. Before you say ‘YES’ to any request make sure you have the ability, time and means to complete the whole task. When you say ‘YES’ to a request make sure to follow through with what you said you would do. Your words are valuable and your actions behind them show your integrity. So to say you’re a person of integrity you must make sure you stick to the words you say, and the decisions you make must line up with your word.
Likewise, your decisions and promises to “NOT” do something are equally as important to your integrity. As many say, ‘Your word is your bond’. If you want to be trusted stick to your word or don’t say a word.

I AM MOM:
Overextending, overzealous, overestimating, over-PROMISING....the excuses for not following through with promises and commitments. I can fall into these categories very easily if I am not careful. A promise can become a lie, and a broken promise becomes a broken heart. I do not want to intentionally hurt anyone so I have to carefully, with all wisdom and calculation, choose my words of promise before I say, ‘YES’. I have to be set on doing what I said I would do and uphold the promises I make.

Yes, there will be times that things fall through the cracks and a promise gets broken, but I do my best to make it up. I go back to where I went wrong, figure out what I did wrong so I don’t end up doing that again.

No, I am not doomed to hell because I broke a promise and unintentionally told a lie; God is a forgiving God. And besides, all I did was break a promise...right? All I did was break a promise and that is what will be remembered. I just don’t want to be remembered as the MOM who continually breaks promises and can never keep her word. I want to be a mom of integrity...if mom promises...you can count on it!

So, with careful and prayerful thought I choose well what I say ‘YES’ to. And when I say, ‘NO!’ I mean it.

I pray, Father help me be a person of integrity so I can honestly stand and say (say it with me),

“I AM Letting my ‘YES’ be yes, and my ‘NO’ be no.

I am because the ‘I AM’ says that I am.”

The Bible says:
Matthew 5:33-27 33 “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but keep the oaths you have made to the Lord.’ 34 But I tell you, Do not swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 or by the earth, for it is his footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. 36 And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make even one hair white or black. 37 Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned.