"I am."
John 8:57-59, So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
Again Jesus proclaims his deity. There are those who say he was a great teacher, or a prophet, but he leaves no doubt in the minds of his detractors by proclaiming “I am,” asserting his existence before creation. As before when he was “making himself equal with God” they picked up stones, seeking to kill him. And again, his time had not yet come.
May your words of life stir our affections for you today, Lord Jesus!
ESV Lectionary
Again Jesus proclaims his deity. There are those who say he was a great teacher, or a prophet, but he leaves no doubt in the minds of his detractors by proclaiming “I am,” asserting his existence before creation. As before when he was “making himself equal with God” they picked up stones, seeking to kill him. And again, his time had not yet come.
May your words of life stir our affections for you today, Lord Jesus!
ESV Lectionary
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