MONDAY MANNA 20 JULY ‘26

Dr. Daniel O. C. | Jul 20, 2026

“THE UNIQUENESS OF CHRIST JESUS”

Saints of God Most High, hear God’s word for you today:

“But to as many as did receive him, to those who put their trust in his person and power, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12).

But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority, power, privilege and right to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in adhere to, trust in, and rely on His name.

THE UNIQUENESS OF CHRIST JESUS
Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” (Matthew 16:13).
There were many people who asked questions about Christ. They wondered about Him. They wanted to know who He was. Some people followed Him, but not all of them really were convinced about His personality.

There were seven classes of people that followed Him. They are:

The CURIOUS People who heard of His miracles, feeding the thousands, healing the multitudes, delivering those in bondages and many others.
They were curious to know who He was.

The CRITICAL People who were the Pharisees and Sadducees, the so-called religious people. They criticized almost everything He said, did and they also criticized the people He associated with.

The CONDEMNED People who were condemned in their hearts because they were criminals in the society. An example of this category of people was the thief on the cross.

The CONVICTED People knew that they were criminals and as such were looking up to God for forgiveness, peace of mind, salvation and the possibility of reconciliation with God. They knew that they were sinners, and they had the burden of conviction of their sins upon them. An example of this was the sinful woman who came to Jesus Christ weeping at His feet.

The CONVINCED People knew that Jesus Christ was not ordinary but extra-ordinary. His birth, life, utterances and actions were all extraordinary. He was just not like other people. An example of this was Nicodemus who told Him, “We know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him” (John 3:2).

The CONVERTED People were those who had realized that they were going astray. They knew the sin and the selfishness in them and they had come to Him in genuine repentance, believing on the Lord and following Him. In fact they had not only opened their hearts unto the Lord Jesus but had also opened their homes. Examples of these were Mary, Martha, Lazarus and others.

The COMMITTED People comprised of persons like Peter, James, John and all the disciples who became so committed that they followed Him everywhere He went.

In all these categories of people, one thing was common: they all wanted to know who Jesus was. They all had their levels of understanding of who Jesus was. We believe that these seven classes of people still exist today in our contemporary time and generation.

Definitely, you fit into one of these classes. Maybe you are the curious type who just wants to know about Him or the critical who does not want to know because you have made up your mind.

BE CONVERTED AND COMMITTED TO JESUS CHRIST!

Somebody shout, “AMEN HALLELUJAH!”

Shalom and good morning.

Dr. Daniel O. C.