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And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me.
Matthew 11:6

What is the feeling of your heart toward Jesus? What is the solemn desire of your soul? that He would come and make your heart His abode? that He would visit your soul with the light of His countenance? that He would sprinkle His blood upon your conscience? that He would make Himself very near, very dear, and very precious? Do you count one word from His lips worth a thousand worlds? a smile of His countenance worth thousands of gold and silver? Then you are blessed.

You are not stumbling upon the dark mountains of error. You are not stumbling at the perfections of the Son of God. You are not offended at a free gospel, an unconditional salvation. No; the Lord in mercy has slaughtered your prejudices, subdued your enmity, and brought you to receive the gospel as a little child.

“Well,” but some may say, “I believe all this; but, then, I have doubts and fears whether the Lord has begun His work in me, whether I am one of His family. I cannot enjoy the power of truth as I could wish.” But does not the Lord say, “Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of Me.” You are not offended and stumbled at Jesus. And he that does not fall away on account of Him, but is enabled to receive Him as the Christ of God, to look to Him, to believe in Him, and at times to feel Him precious—he comes under the blessing which makes rich, and adds no sorrow with it.

To the reader…

What do you feel in your heart towards Jesus? Do you long for Him to make His dwelling in your heart, to sprinkle your conscience with His blood and make Himself precious to you? Is one word from His lips dearer to you than a thousand worlds? Perhaps you say, “That longing is there, but I doubt whether the Lord has begun His work in me; I do not enjoy the power of the truth as I would wish.” I take that doubt seriously, but I do not give it the last word.

For the Lord Himself says, “Blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me.” Are you not offended at His perfections, not at a free gospel, not at an unconditional salvation? Can you receive Him as the Christ of God and at times find Him precious? Then you stand under that blessing. Your prejudices and enmity did not disappear of themselves; His grace did that. Receive the gospel, then, as a little child.

With warm regards,
The compilers of jcphilpot.nl