20/08/2025
When Jesus spoke the words, “Truly, truly I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am” (John 8:58), He was not just speaking of age or history He was declaring His eternal nature. These words carry the very echo of Exodus 3:14, when God revealed His name to Moses: “I AM WHO I AM.” In this moment, Jesus was identifying Himself as the Eternal One, unbound by time, the same yesterday, today, and forever. It was both a revelation and a confrontation: a revelation of His divinity, and a confrontation to every human assumption about who He was.
Abraham was and still is regarded as the father of faith. To the Jews who heard Jesus, Abraham represented covenant, promise, and the very foundation of their identity. Yet Jesus was saying, “Before Abraham ever existed, I AM.” He was not only before Abraham, He was the source of Abraham’s faith, the One who called him out under the stars, the One who made covenant with him. All of Abraham’s journey of faith was rooted in the One now standing before them in flesh and blood.For us, this means something beautiful: the same Jesus who holds eternity also holds us. He was before the beginning, and He will be after the end. His words remind us that time does not define Him, because He defines time. Every promise of God is anchored in Him. Every step of our faith is sustained by Him. Before we took our first breath, He already was. And when our final breath leaves us, He still will be.
We serve a God who stepped into history but was never limited by it. He is eternal light entering into our darkness. He is eternal love entering into our brokenness. When He says “I Am,” it is a reminder that He is ever-present right here, right now. Whatever you face today, He has already been there. Whatever fears surround you, He is greater still.And so, in these words, we hear not just theology, but invitation. To trust Him. To rest in Him. To remember that our lives are held by the Eternal One, who spoke galaxies into being and yet still whispers peace to our hearts. Jesus is He is the eternal I Am, the Lord of all, and the One who will carry us into everlasting life.
Come to know and receive and believe in the eternal I Am, Call on his name and be save and safe unto everlasting life. 🙏🕊✝️♾️