Your blessing may not be what you expected...

The Pharisees were afraid that if Jesus kept increasing his ministry they would (a) lose power and (b) the Roman government would come and destroy the city to out down the rebellion. 

Mine you, these are the same people hoping a Messiah would come and free them from Roman oppression. 

But this man didn't look like what they expected. They expected a great military leader, like King David, who could slay giants. Not a healer. 

So they did what fear always does, attempt to kill the thing they're afraid of. 

How many gifts from God come in packages that don't look like what we expected? Do we accept them or reject them? Do we attempt to terminate the blessing he's trying to bring because it doesn't look right?

#Selah