“No man ever spoke like this Man!”

John 7:46

 

THROUGHOUT THE GOSPEL ACCOUNTS, we see the opposition that Jesus faced as He carried out His earthly ministry. In John 1:11, the apostle John speaks of this opposition when he says, “He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.” And this opposition came especially from the religious rulers of the day, who were jealous of Jesus.

In John 7:32, because of their jealousy, the religious rulers sent the temple guards to arrest Jesus. But in 7:46, they return to their leaders empty-handed, saying: “No man ever spoke like this Man!”

Indeed, no man did ever speak like Jesus. For He spoke the words that God the Father had sent Him to say (John 12:49). He spoke words of life, even eternal life. Words of salvation. Words that no other man could speak, such as “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.” (John 11:25,26).

Pick up a Bible and read the words of Jesus. Read His message of life and salvation through faith in Him and His sacrifice on the cross of Calvary. Pray as you read, that the Holy Spirit will open your heart and mind to see the glorious truth in Jesus words. And you–like the temple officers in John 7–will say, “No man ever spoke like this Man!”

 

Pastor Craig publishes  "A Word from God's Word" weekly in the "Kootenay News Advertiser".

About the Author

Pastor Craig has served as Senior Pastor of Cranbrook Fellowship Baptist Church since 2018. His passion is for preaching and teaching God's Word, as it is through the proclamation of the gospel that God does His work in people's lives.