By[6] “Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.” – Matthew 11:6 (NIV)
Offence is one of the tools the enemy uses to develop bitterness in several people’s hearts, including believers and ministers. Today, people have deviated from their primary callings just because they couldn’t deal with bitterness in their hearts. Today’s anchor scripture is a section of the statement Jesus said to those John the Baptist sent to inquire whether He was the Messiah or not.
From the text, it was clear that John the Baptist was offended. You may say, but no word like “offence” is mentioned in the scripture. Yes, it is. But when you check the root meaning of the word “stumble,” it literally means offence. Although John the Baptist was in prison and didn’t deviate from his calling, he was offended by what he was hearing about Jesus. Maybe you don’t get it. How can someone you baptised and heard God say, “… You are My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” [see Mark 1:11 (NKJV)], turn around and send people to check whether Jesus is the Messiah or not?
John was offended to see his ministry diminish as Jesus’ own flourishes. Unfortunately, that is how many ministers’ lives end up like. They can’t bear the news of seeing someone they started with grow in ministry past theirs. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on the account of Jesus’ work in other people’s lives. I have learnt over the years that if you see anybody doing well in anything, it is not by luck; it’s a result of many factors, and the two primary ones are vision and hard work.
Making a significant impact in this generation never happens by wishful thinking. It comes by work, work, work. Jesus prayed a lot and ministered to people so much, both day and night. Instead of comparing your life to others, why don’t you allow God to help you discover and harness your divine gift very well? That will help you curb comparison because you’ll be entirely different.
You’re a blessing.
Prayer:
Father, thank You for keeping my heart clean. Help me discover and use my divine gift to serve generations with Your divine enablement. In Jesus’ name. Amen!
Devotional Code: KGD – 2025 – 161
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