Beloved…Not a word that is used as much as it probably once
was. So, I looked it up and the definition
given was “Greatly loved”. If going off
of that definition to me beloved is a pretty powerful word. Someone that is greatly loved is
blessed. When I saw the definition I
thought of my kids. There is a great
love that exists when you parent. The
love you feel when your child is born is a love that is indescribable. It is a love that loves through all the ups
and downs of parenting. No matter if it is
the terrible two’s, horrific three’s, or the teenage years there is a great
love that exists.
1 John 1:1-2 states “See what kind of love the Father has
given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is
that it did not know him. Beloved, we
are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know
that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” Now that is love! We are His beloved children! We have a Father that extends His love to us
in a way that is indescribable. To fully
grasp the love extended to us is impossible.
We don’t know what it was like hang on the cross for hours and die. We don’t know what it was like to give up the
only Son so that we could have eternal life.
We don’t know what it is like to forgive over and over and over again
and love fully despite the faults. It is
a love that goes beyond words. We are blessed!
Cheryl
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