 Promise #276: I am your Father, and I love you even as I love My Son, Jesus. John 17:23 (WEB) I in them, and you in me, that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that you sent me, and loved them, even as you loved me. For those reading this devotional thought who might not be familiar with this expression, this verse amazes me! I can understand that God loves Jesus completely and without reservation because Jesus is His perfect Son. But to think that God the Father loves me exactly like He loves Jesus? Wow! The truth is that we were united with Christ in every way when we were born again. In today's Bible verse, Jesus describes this by saying, "I am in them, and you in me." When our God and Father looks at you, He sees you through the finished work of Jesus Christ. In Galatians 2:20, the Apostle Paul said, "I no longer live; it is Christ that lives in me." Because I am in Christ, and Christ is in me, the love that the Father has for Jesus is precisely the same love He has for me! The truth is that there is nothing we can do to make God love us more than He does right now. On the flip side of the same coin, there is nothing we could ever do to make Him love us less, either! Don't try to understand God's love; just receive it like a little child would! Simply because God is your Father, and He loves you even as He loves Jesus! Read our other daily posts...
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