Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Matthew 11:6, “And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.”
Blessed is he who is not offended in Me.
Blessed is he who is not offended in this union with Me, or in relationship to Me.
Here the Lord is speaking specifically about John the Baptist.
But the way He says it–“blessed is he”–includes all of us.
It not only applies to the disciples at that time, but it also opens up a crucial principle in our own experience with the Lord.
The Lord characterizes our inward state as blessed.
He is attributing the inward state of blessedness to our abiding in Him, remaining in union with Him, while He handles us, while He allows circumstantial environments over our lives, while He does what He does over us.
We know that nothing is an accident in the lives of God’s chosen ones.
As the elect we are living under the mighty hand of God.
There is a purpose in the universe over all of us.
God has an ongoing goal over us year after year, month after month, day after day, even moment by moment.
That goal is His Son–that we would enjoy His Son and be conformed to His Son and manifest His Son in our mortal flesh, so that we could utter the same testimony that Paul uttered, “For to me, to live is Christ” (Phil. 1:21).
With this goal, with this view, the Lord says, “And blessed is he who is not offended in Me.”
In your union with Him, in your relationship with Him, in how He is handling you, in how He is allowing things to be the way they are with you, He adds the word “blessed.”
This means happy.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Ashton Bateman & Family
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Charlie Sessom – Entered Heaven on Friday
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
Dr. Don Davis
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
Jane Hick’ Mom
Jim Mabe – Surgery Went Well
Joan Cronan’s Sister
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
John McClain
Rodney Wiggins – Darlene’s Husband
Ronnie Palmer
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Tom Witcher
Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend
Bentley Smith
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Bill Moody
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kenny & Nora Allison
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad