Some in the crowd who heard these words of Jesus said, "This is truly the Prophet." Others said, "This is the Christ." But others said, "The Christ will not come from Galilee, will he? Does not Scripture say that the Christ will be of David's familyand come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?" So a division occurred in the crowd because of him. Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. So the guards went to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not bring him?" The guards answered, "Never before has anyone spoken like this man." So the Pharisees answered them, "Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, which does not know the law, is accursed." Nicodemus, one of their members who had come to him earlier, said to them, "Does our law condemn a man before it first hears him and finds out what he is doing?" They answered and said to him,"You are not from Galilee also, are you? Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee."
Then each went to his own house.
REFLECTION:
"Never before has anyone spoken like this man."
This Lent we are invited to encounter the living Jesus Christ. Knowledge about the Bible, bible stories, verses, where He went and what He said, and who was with Him are excellent ways to know Jesus. There are many people who know far more than I I can remember the moment when Jesus became my divine light, when grace finally came alive in faith.
If you ask people about their personal encounters with Jesus, you will hear their stories, their situations and their relationships. A former alcoholic now has a happy family and a good job; a drug addict prays and ministers to others; a prostitute, an angry housewife, an overwhelmed parent have changed because they encountered Jesus.
Allow Jesus to transform your life. Let Him speak to you like no other. When you see someone come alive in faith, be ever so grateful for the opportunity to witness it. It is awesome to see Jesus at work.
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