Bible Verse of The Day – 9-23-20

John 8:58 (NKJV) 58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”

Jesus had a way of shaking things up. He did and said things that were so spiritually deep that people had trouble comprehending them.

And the religious leaders of His time literally wanted to kill Him because of some of these things that He said.

Of all the things Jesus said, this particular one is a favorite of mine for a couple reasons.

First, because it really set things on fire with the pharisees!

Second, because it reveals some things about Jesus that go really, really deep.

Jesus came here as a human being. He lived in a flesh and bone body, just like you and I. But what He said and did could only be done by God himself.

John 8:58, the verse above, ties in perfectly with John 1:1, proving the deity of Jesus, as well as confirming His eternal existence as part of the triune Godhead (The Trinity).

Think about it. In the verse above, Jesus boldly proclaimed that He was Yahweh, the Lord of the Old Testament, and the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Talk about stirring things up!

The thing is that Jesus didn’t say this necessarily to stir the pot. He said it to proclaim who He was, so people would see Him as more than just the son of Joseph the carpenter.

He wanted people to get understanding and see God moving in their midst. And He didn’t care if it set the religious leaders on their heads, so to speak.

Think about what this means for you and me. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is God, who chose to come to earth in human form, see things through eyes like ours, feel the things that we feel, and then give His life for us, to buy our redemption by His blood.

That is truly incredible and beyond comprehension for our human minds.

It is also incredibly reassuring for all of us, knowing the lengths that God went to, and the sacrifices He was willing to make, to save us.

So, the next time your walk with God begins to get that ho-hum feeling, remember; Immanuel, God with us.

That single concept right there is enough to stir us up and bring us back to the reality of the incredible God we serve.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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