Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ! Here is the word for your meditation and prayer! I feel compelled to continue sharing on the subject of offense. The title of my message is:" OFFENSE COMES WITH A PURPOSE".
Like many carnal people those who hold offense tend to defend themselves by saying, " I have a perfectly good reason for acting the way I do about this situation." But what they have failed to realize is that offense comes with a number of objectives. The devil will bring offense in order to destroy you, your anointing, your marriage, your family, your finances, and your friendships. The second reason offense comes is to disrupt your communion with God.
Mark 11:25 says, " And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."
This verse clearly reveals the connection between forgiving others and being forgiven by God. Offense will not only produce a barrier between you and God that hinders your prayer life, it will also keep you in constant state of being upset towards the person who has offended you.( Isaiah 59:1-2).
Many times, the person with whom you are angry doesn't even realize that they have done something to hurt you. So, while you are being eaten up with hurt and unforgiveness, they remain carefree. However, the issue is not whether the hurt was intentional or not; what matters instead is the unforgiveness and offense are not allowed to take root in your life.
The third reason the devil brings offense into your life is to steal the Word of God that has been sown in your heart. Mark 4:14-17 says, " The sower sows the word, and these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word which was sown in their hearts. These, likewise, are the ones sown on stony ground, who when tjey hear the word immediately receive it with gladness. And they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward when tribulation or persecution arises for the word's sake, immediately they stumble."
After the word of God has been sown in your heart, the devil will immediately bring trials, tribulations, and persecution for one purpose: to steal the Word of God before it takes root. In a church environment, this can also happen as a result of announcements and other discussions which may take place immediately after a powerful service and the congregants or believers end up going home with notices and other church announcements, instead of the Word of God.
The Greek Word skandalizo is not only translated "offend," but also " stumble."
That means when someone is offended, there is a stumbling block in their path, prohibiting any advancement. Although these people receive the Word with gladness, they stumble when persecution or trials come, because they have no root in themselves.
Mark 6:2-3 records Jesus teaching in Nazareth, " And when the Sabbath has come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, 'Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Marry, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?' And they were offended at Him."
Verse 5 of Mark 6, describes the result the residents of Nazareth experienced as consequence of their offense toward Jesus:" Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them."
Notice, it does not say that Jesus would not do any mighty works there, it says He could not.
It is always God's desire to give good gifts to His children, however, offense can make the power of God ineffective.
Matthew 7:11 says, "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!" Don't allow offense to sidetrack you from the miracle God has planned for you!
Instead, choose to forgive every hurt and wrongdoing so that the stumbling blocks that are prohibiting your advancement in the Kingdomof God will be removed. So it is evident that offense comes with a purpose.
At times it is done deliberately and the person who would have triggered the offense would have achieved his purpose.
However, I encourage you not to deliberately offend other people. Love one another!
And forgive another! Forgive and forget!
If you are there and you feel someone has offended you deliberately, but you can't seem to take it off your mind and heart, just focus on the Lord and ask the Holy spirit to comfort and strengthen you, as you forgive and forget.( John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:13, Colossians 3:16-17, James 1:17, Matthew 11:28-30).
Be delivered and set free right now, from the spirit of unforgiveness and offense in the name of Jesus Christ- AMEN!
May God richly bless you all!
Evangelist Fanuel Masikati
Email:divinerevelations7@gmail.com
Contact cell: +263778495363
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