My Beloved

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

1 JOHN 4:7-8

IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD when someone loves you and you know it. We are God’s beloved children. He’s crazy about us. He loves us “to the moon and back.” Many times in the Bible, God tells us he loves us and that he wants us to love others in the same way. Today’s verses from 1 John tell us that “God is love.”

God is love. And we are his beloved. We have such value to God that he gave up his own Son for us. God made us to be unique and special, and he planned every part of our lives. He knows our thoughts, dreams, and desires, and he wants the best for us. That’s what it means to be beloved.

It’s easy to forget how important we are to God. It’s easy to move through days, dealing with regular life and forgetting that we’re part of God’s story. But we are part of God’s plan. When we think of ourselves in those ways and understand that our value comes from God and not other things, we begin to understand how we are his beloved.

DO

What’s a song that you think communicates a deep love? Listen to it. As you do, consider why the lyrics, music, and even the way the person sings tells you that it’s about love.

PRAY

Dear God,

Your love is amazing. Thank you for making me part of your story. Thank you for loving me so much that I am your beloved. Help me remember how special you think I am, always. Amen.

READ

Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 John 4:19