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The Ever Existing One

By November 28, 2013No Comments

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.  John 8:56-58 KJV

There are many who contend that Jesus never claimed to be God. This is one of His strongest statements that demonstrate otherwise, and the reaction of the religious leaders confirms it. Here Jesus claimed to know what Abraham was thinking. By faith Abraham rejoiced to see the arrival of the Messiah. Jesus also claimed to exist before Abraham. With these two statements Jesus was claiming foreknowledge and pre-existence; strong claims. But when Jesus said “I Am”, He claimed to always be in existence, or to be the ever existing one. This is the claim of God alone, the self-identification of God (Exodus 3:14). His listeners understood the claim and picked up stones to kill Him for blasphemy.

Lord, I acknowledge You to be God, the One who always was and ever shall be. As You knew Abraham’s thoughts You also know my thoughts. My desire is that my thoughts would be pleasing to You, and that the words of my mouth would always acknowledge You.

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