| God Is Well Pleased With You, His Beloved |
Ephesians 1:6 "He [God] made us accepted in the Beloved."
Studies have shown that in the heart of every child is a cry for his father's approval. Something happens when a father says to his boy, "Daddy is so proud of you." Or when a father says to his girl, "You will always be Daddy's favourite girl."
You can catch such a similar special moment when God the Father displayed His approval of His Son - "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17).
The Bible shows us that Jesus' ministry began with the approval of the Father, even before He had performed any miracle.
Now, you may think that God would naturally say that of Jesus, but not of us. My friend, the truth is, Jesus came for us and as us. Jesus died for us and as us. Jesus received the approval of the Father for us and as us. He came as our representative. And if that is not enough, God tells us in His Word that we are "accepted in the Beloved"!
Why did God specifically say "accepted in the Beloved" and not simply "accepted in Christ"? I believe that it is because He is calling to our remembrance what had happened at the Jordan river where He said, "This is
My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." God wants us to know that we are His beloved and that He is well pleased with us.
God sees us as His beloved because He has made us accepted in the Beloved. God wants us to wake up every day knowing that we are the beloved of the Lord, unconditionally loved and wholly approved of.
The more we know how much we are loved and treasured by God, the more we can expect good things to happen in our lives. We can expect to be healthy and whole. And instead of becoming easily frightened or threatened by anything or anyone, we become confident that we will win every fight of life when we realise that we are the objects of God's love.
That, my friend, is how your heavenly Father wants you to live. So live life today confident that you are God's beloved!
- TEACHING FROM PASTOR JOSEPH PRINCE (NCC) -
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