you are completely loved and accepted

   Acts 10:38, Colossians 2:9 and John 3:34 ... reveal Jesus was sent in the power of the Holy Spirit, with the fullness of deity dwelling in Him, without measure or limit. These Scriptures reveal what Jesus was sent with – power, anointing, authority – not how He was sent.

   Matthew 3:17, Mark 1:11, and Luke 3:22 reveal how the Father sent Jesus. In these Scriptures, the Father launches Jesus out into His earthly ministry by declaring over Him, “Behold My Beloved Son, in whom I am fully pleased!” Do you see it? Jesus was sent with a declaration of love and total acceptance. He was sent knowing He was a beloved child. He was sent knowing His Father was fully pleased with Him. Jesus was sent knowing He was accepted and adored. He was able to go forth into the earth and be about His Father’s business knowing He was loved, and not thinking He had to do something or achieve something to be worthy of that love. He was sent in the revelation that He was loved because He was a son. Simple as that. But oh so powerful. Jesus boldly and confidently moved in all the power He was sent with, because He was confident that He was loved and accepted by the One who sent Him...

That is how Jesus was sent. In perfect love and complete acceptance.


And, beloved child of God, that is how you are sent. That is how you are sent into every moment and every situation. That is how you are sent into all you are facing, dealing with, and triumphing over. You are loved, and God is fully pleased with you. You don’t have to do anything to earn it.  It is yours because you are His! He is fully pleased with you. -- Robert Hotchkin