At the Jordan river,
Jesus heard His Father say to Him, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well
pleased” (Luke 3:22). Later, in the wilderness, Jesus heard the devil say to
Him, “If You are the Son of God…” (Luke 4:3).
Notice that the devil
not only questioned Jesus’ sonship, but he also dropped the word “beloved” when
he said to Jesus, “If You are the Son of God…” You see, the devil cannot remind
you that you are God’s 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 God’s beloved, no temptation can succeed against you, not even the
“giants” who may taunt you. Consider David who slew Goliath. “David” in Hebrew
means “beloved.” It takes a David to knock down a giant. In other words, it
takes someone who knows that he is God’s beloved to win the fights of life!
You are God’s beloved
not because of what you do. Christ did everything. He is God’s Beloved. But God
put you in Christ. That is why you are “accepted in the Beloved.” And what God
said to Jesus, He says to you today: “You are My beloved son. In you, I am well
pleased.”
So if the devil tells
you, “Hey, you call yourself ‘God’s beloved’ after what you just did?” have the
assurance that it is not based on what you have done, but
what Christ has done. And you are still God’s 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 God’s 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 God’s beloved. How can we boast when we know that it is God’s grace that has made us accepted in the Beloved! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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