The Names of Jesus

Day 17 – The Beloved

“To the praise of the glory of his grace” – what a beautiful phrase, amen? God’s grace came from His love for His creation! Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary defines grace as:

Appropriately, the free unmerited love and favor of God, the spring and source of all the benefits men receive from him.

Christ’s love for His creation was so great that He became the “source” for our salvation. That free unmerited love and favor of God is overwhelming when one meditates on it. How can He love me???? I fail Him daily yet He loves me. That love is certainly unmerited and I don’t deserve His favor. This unmerited love and favor has made us “accepted” in The Beloved. Once we are born again, Jesus becomes our Lord and Saviour. He should be Lord of our hearts and our love for Him should reflect what He did for us, amen?