Meditate On
And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove
upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in
You I am well pleased.”
Luke 3:22
Always
Remember You Are God’s Beloved
Immediately after Jesus was baptized, He was led by the
Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. The devil came to
Jesus and said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become
bread” (Matthew 4:3). Now, don’t forget that Jesus had just heard the voice of
His Father affirming Him with the words “You are My beloved Son.” Years ago, as
I was studying Jesus’ temptations by the devil, the Lord asked me, “Did you
notice that the devil dropped one word when he came to tempt My Son?”
I had never heard anyone preach this before or read this
in any book, but God opened my eyes to see that the devil had omitted the word
“beloved”! God had just told Jesus, “You are My beloved Son.” But shortly after
that, the devil came to Jesus, saying, “If You are the Son of God...” The word
“beloved” is missing! The serpent had cunningly left it out!
The Lord then showed me that for the devil’s temptations
to work, he cannot remind you that you are God’s beloved. The moment you are
reminded of your identity as God’s beloved in Christ, he will not be able to
succeed! It’s no wonder that the devil wants to rob believers of their sense of
being God’s beloved. So don’t fall for the devil’s trick. Remind yourself today
and every day that you are God’s beloved!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
