If I want to receive the full measure of God’s blessing in my life, I must choose to be ‘unoffendable’ by him. He is God, and he is sovereign. He will not always do things my way–but I know that I will be blessed in him, as I choose to remain unoffended.
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Scripture
Matthew 11:4-6
And Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”
Observation
This statement from Jesus to the followers of John is striking. Here he was healing blind eyes and lame feet, raising the dead, and all the other amazing miracles he was performing–and yet he says ‘blessed are those who are not offended by me’. What kind of a person would be offended by that?! The following chapters go on to show the offense that people carried toward Jesus–not offense necessarily at what he was doing…but offense at him because of ‘how’ he did the things that he did. Jesus didn’t dance to the tune of the Pharisees or follow their rules–and so they were offended by him.
Application
Very few times in my life have I disagreed with ‘what’ God was doing–but there have been many times that I have had a big issue with ‘how’ he did things. I may recognize that I need humility–but I don’t like the way that God humbles my heart. I may need God’s provision–but I want it to happen my way, on my schedule. I may appreciate the growth and maturing that God causes in me–but I don’t appreciate the struggles and challenges which he uses to cause my heart to grow.
I must daily take to heart this warning and encouragement from Jesus. If I want to receive the full measure of his blessing in my life, I must choose to be ‘unoffendable’ by him. He is God, and he is sovereign. He will not always do things my way–but I know that I will be blessed in him, as I choose to remain unoffended. This week, I choose to submit not only to ‘what’ God is doing–but also to humbly accept the ‘way’ that God is accomplishing his plan and purpose in me.
Prayer
God, thank you for your love and mercy! Thank you for blessing me each day! I choose today to remain unoffended by you–I submit to your kingship and surrender to your authority, knowing that when you do things differently than I prefer, it is for my benefit. I choose to trust you, even when things don’t make sense.
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