Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

 ⁵⁰  “But I do not seek My glory;  there is One who seeks and judges.

 ⁵¹  “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he will never see death.”

 ⁵²  The Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon Abraham died, and the prophets also;  and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word, he will never taste of death.’

 ⁵³  “Surely You are not greater than our father Abraham, who died?  The prophets died too;  whom do You make Yourself out to be?”

 ⁵⁴  Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory is nothing;   it is My Father who glorifies Me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God’;

 ⁵⁵  and you have not come to know Him, but I know Him;  and if I say that I do not know Him, I will be a liar like you, but I do know Him and keep His word.

 ⁵⁶  “Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”

 ⁵⁷  So the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”

 ⁵⁸  Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”

 ⁵⁹  Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple.”  John 8:48-59.

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In the November 17, 2010 devotion, “What did Jesus testify about Himself?“,

Click here: What did Jesus testify about Himself? « Reformed Doctrine Blog 

we considered some of the “I am” descriptions that Jesus gave to us in this Book of John.  Here is another “I am” description through which Jesus testifies to His eternal and divine nature.  “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was born, I am.”

This is what the Reformed Confession The Belgic Confession speaks about Jesus’ eternal and divine nature.

Article 10:  That Jesus Christ is true and eternal God.

We believe that Jesus Christ, according to his divine nature, is the only begotten Son of God, begotten from eternity, not made nor created (for then he should be a creature), but co-essential and co-eternal with the Father, the express image of his person, and the brightness of his glory, equal unto him in all things.  He is the Son of God, not only from the time that he assumed our nature, but from all eternity, as these testimonies, when compared together, teach us. Moses saith, that God created the world;  and John saith, that all things were made by that Word, which he calleth God.  And the apostle saith, that God make the worlds by his Son; likewise, that God created all things by Jesus Christ.  Therefore it must needs follow, that he, who is called God, the Word, the Son, and Jesus Christ, did exist at that time, when all things were created by him.  Therefore the prophet Micah saith, His goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. And the apostle: He hath neither beginning of days, nor end of life.  He therefore is that true, eternal, and almighty God, whom we invoke, worship and serve.