Good morning everyoneđ
YOU ARE GODâS BELOVED
Ephesians 1:6
6to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.
At the Jordan river, Jesus heard His Father say to Him, âYou are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.â (Luke 3:22) Later, in the wilderness, Jesus heard the devil say to Him, âIf You are the Son of GodâŚâ (Luke 4:3)
Notice that the devil not only questioned Jesusâ sonship, but he also dropped the word âbelovedâ when he said to Jesus, âIf You are the Son of GodâŚâ You see, the devil cannot remind you that you are Godâs beloved because when you know this truth, whatever he wants to bring against you will not succeed!
Many girls are giving away their virginity because they need to feel wanted and loved. And young boys join gangs to feel accepted because they have been rejected and made to feel worthless by others.
But when you know that you are Godâs beloved, no temptation can succeed against you, not even the âgiantsâ who may taunt you. Consider David who slew Goliath. âDavidâ in Hebrew means âbelovedâ. It takes a David to knock down a giant. In other words, it takes someone who knows that he is Godâs beloved to win the fights of life!
You are Godâs beloved not because of what you do. Christ did everything. He is Godâs Beloved. But God put you in Christ. That is why you are âaccepted in the Belovedâ. And what God said to Jesus, He says to you today: âYou are My beloved son. In you, I am well pleased.â
So if the devil tells you, âHey, you call yourself âGodâs belovedâ after what you just did?â have the assurance that it is not based on what you have done, but what Christ has done. And you are still Godâs beloved because you are in Christ!
When you say that, I believe the devil screams in frustration because he has no power over you when you are conscious that you are Godâs beloved. There is truly a place of safety when you know that you are His beloved.
My friend, we are not being proud when we call ourselves Godâs beloved. How can we boast when we know that it is Godâs grace that has made us accepted in the Beloved!
Have a blessed day a head...