Blessed is the One Who is Not Offended by me.

Blessed Is the One Who Is Not Offended by Me

(Matthew 11:1–11)

John the Baptist sits in prison, confused and disappointed. The Messiah he proclaimed is healing strangers, eating with sinners, and leaving His own forerunner behind bars. Jesus’ response to John is tender and unsettling: “Blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”

That blessing still confronts us today.

We are often offended by who Jesus associates with—the messy, the broken, the people we think should know better. And we are often offended by what Jesus does not do—the prayers He does not answer, the deliverance that does not come, the pain that remains. Our crisis of faith is rarely about whether Jesus is powerful; it’s about whether we trust His heart when He doesn’t meet our expectations.

Christmas reminds us that joy does not come from getting the Jesus we imagined, but from receiving the Jesus who actually came: humble, unexpected, and free to be God. A Savior who saves by surrender, not force. A King who reigns through love, not control.

True joy begins when we stop trying to manage Jesus and let Him be Jesus. When we release our offense, our timelines, and our demands—and rest in Him.

Blessed is the one who is not offended by Me.

Let Him be God. And in that surrender, find your joy.