When God Says …
“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. Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.” (John 8:57-59 KJV)
These passages exposed the core issue why these religious Jews could not comprehend the message they're hearing from the Lord Jesus Christ. It is not their lack of understanding nor lack of knowledge nor education. They're called scholars of their time, educated in their Ivy League rabbinic schools just like this present day Ivy League religious seminaries and scientific schools of learning. They have knowledge and wisdom, but of the world. Yes, that's of the world which scriptures say: "wisdom of this world is foolishness with God" (1 Corinthians 3.19). They just refused to understand. Their hatred for the truth made it impossible for them to grasp the Lord's message of truth. Their mindset is of the world. The Lord's message is from heaven. The reason that we must take lesson from these people and step away from religion. We must truly seek the kingdom of heaven. Let us come to the Lord Jesus Christ by faith who is the gate (John 10:9) through whom we enter the Kingdom of God (John 14:6).
When the Lord Jesus invoked the sacred name I AM, as He is, their hatred boiled to the point that they picked up stones to attempt stoning Him for blasphemy, according to their religious law. But, as the Lord's actions were guided by the Father, and that it is not His time to lay down His life, He was supernaturally shielded, hidden to slip out of the temple crowd, passing through the midst of them unscathed. And, yes, before Abraham He was. As earlier revealed: “He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." (John 1:2-3 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
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