What Jesus Did! 'Never Heard Anyone Speak Like This' — John 7:45-46

I love to listen to the accents of people from different countries as they speak. In a world with so many words — spoken, written, plastered on signs, blasted over radio waves, printed in newspapers and magazines, sent through cyberspace — it is nice to hear something different. Then, every-once-in-a-great-while, someone comes along and speaks something in a fresh way; the words and accent are not just new, but the message is also refreshing and startling. Jesus spoke with startling freshness. His message was not just new, but also powerful. It had behind it the breath of heaven and the ring of truth that resonated in people's souls. It had the power to change hearts, alter circumstances, and force out darkness. While we live thousands of years later, if we will listen for his voice as we read his story, we too can be touched and transformed. We too can say, "We have never heard anyone speak like this!"