Matthew the apostle shared how Jesus told His disciples, “And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and to preach in their cities. Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, And said unto him, Are you he that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which you do hear and see. The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them”, and in chapter eleven and verse six of his book, Matthew shared how Jesus said, “blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended” where we read:
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
The verse reads, “And blessed is he, ...” Matthew began with the words, “and blessed” which means “and oh how happy” “is he” or “is the person whether male or female”. Matthew shared how Jesus referred to people who are made “oh so happy” because of that which He is about to declare.
The verse goes on to say, “... whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Matthew continued with the word, “whosoever” which means “whatever person whether male or female that” “shall not be offended” or “will not be stumbled, tripped, enticed to sin and fall away” “in me” which means “within and by Jesus”. Matthew shared how Jesus told John the Baptist's disciples those who are not “stumbled or tripped up by Jesus” are “blessed” people.
When we meditate upon Matthew's words in this verse, we see how Jesus wants people to be “blessed”, and when they are not “offended” by Him, they shall be. God desires to have a relationship with people through His Son Jesus, and those who submit their lives to Him shall not only be made truly “happy” but also receive “everlasting life” from Him.
Next time Matthew shares how Jesus directs His attention toward “the multitudes” and asks them,“what went you out to see”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
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