Accepted In The Beloved

Being accepted by your contemporaries is a good feeling.  But an even greater feeling than that is to be accepted in the beloved.  The beloved is the Son of God.  Every person has a past that is tarnished, or has skeletons in the closet – something that they are not proud of, or maybe a thought that did not line up with the word of God.  But God has graced (favored) everyone to be saved.  He does not show favoritism.  He wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth, that in Jesus we have redemption (salvation and deliverance) through His blood and the forgiveness of sins in accordance with the riches of God’s grace.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do.  It gave Him great pleasure.  God accepts you.  Now it is up to you to receive that acceptance in the “Beloved”.

Scripture References:  Matthew 3:17; Acts 10:34; I Timothy 2:4; Ephesians 1:7 & 5

Prayer for today:  Most Gracious Father, thank you for accepting me through Jesus Christ.   In JESUS name, AMEN.

Whatever you must do today, there is a grace for that.  Accept the grace and make it a sweatless day.

Love              

Dianne