I am beloved
Yesterday, we established that you are a child of God.
Today, I want to show you that you’re not just any child; you are His dearly loved child.
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children. – Ephesians 5:1 NIV
In earthly families, children can be neglected, overlooked and unloved. But that’s not our story in Christ. As God’s children, we are loved deeply by Him.
Love is most clearly revealed through sacrifice. The more selfless someone is, the more genuine their love.
Have you ever experienced someone saying they loved you, but when it was time to make a sacrifice, they chose for themselves? It’s so painful!
God, on the other hand, has already proven His love to us through the ultimate sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ.
For God so loved the world that he gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16 NIV
There is no greater love than that!
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. – John 15:13 NIV
As His beloved child, God wants nothing more than to shower you with blessings and gifts.
“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask Him!” – Matthew 7:9-11 NIV
And the best part? Nothing can separate you from His love.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39 NIV
