Beloved of God! – Sis. Evangeline Paul Dhinakaran

“Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders” (Deuteronomy 33:12).
May the blessings of Benjamin in the Bible come upon you today. Benjamin was the last son of Jacob. Being the youngest son in the family he was loved by Jacob. The Lord also loved him. He was called God’s beloved. God chose to give him rest, security and became his defender. He shielded him all day long all through his life. God protected him from all his enemies and shouldered him. That is the same blessing God is giving you, my friend. The youngest member in our family is Katelyn Anna Dhinakaran and she is loved by everyone in the family. When I visited her after she was born, I held her on my shoulders and patted her and showed my love to her. She too held on to my finger with her tiny hands and showed her deep love toward me. Yes, we love little children and that is how God considers us as His little children and loves us deeply.

The Lord says to you, “You are my beloved”. Will be believe in His love for you and value His love with all your life? Hold on to Him in deep love like how Katie held on to me. When we show our love to God, God’s heart rejoices and He sings over us. His joy will heap His blessings upon our head. Just like how we would do as much as we can to take care of our dear little children, God will take care of all our needs. The Bible says, “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). God will supply our needs according to heaven’s riches. Can you imagine how much that can be? It will be to you according to your faith (Matthew 9:29).

In the Bible we read about King Josiah who loved the Lord without measure, “Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did-with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses” (2 Kings 23:25). King Hezekiah also held on to the Law of the Lord and carefully followed it. As a result when he fell mortally ill, God remembered his loyalty. He prayed to the Lord saying, “Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight” (2 Kings 20:3). Because he held on to the Lord with all his love, the Lord added years to his life and made him live longer. He did what He had done to no one before King Hezekiah. Yes, God will show His awesome power and do the impossible for you too. His love will shoulder you and carry you all day long, all the days of your life. 

Prayer:
Loving Father,

Thank You for letting me know how much You love me. Thank You for calling me Your beloved. Father, let me always be shielded by Your love all day long this day and all the days of my life. Help me to hold on to You and love You with all my heart and soul forever. Keep me faithful to Your love and do awesome things on behalf of me.

I ask this in Jesus name, Amen.