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