SEPTEMBER 23 MORNING - We Are Accepted In The Beloved | Ephesians 1:6 | C H Spurgeon | Updated | Devotional | Inspirational
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"Accepted in the Beloved." Ephesians 1:6

What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term "acceptance" in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we are the objects of divine satisfaction, even of divine delight. How marvellous that we, worms, mortals, sinners, should be the objects of divine love - but it is only because we are "in the beloved."

Some Christians seem to think they are accepted in their own experience, at least, that is their perception. When their spirit is lively and their hopes are bright, they think God accepts them, for they feel so high, so heavenly-minded, so drawn above the earth! But when their souls cleave to the dust, they become fearful that they are no longer accepted.

If they could only see that all their high joys do not exalt them, and all their low despairs do not really weaken them in their Father's sight, but that they stand accepted in One who never changes - in One who is always "the Beloved" of God, always perfect, always without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing (Ephesians 5:27) - how much happier they would be, and how much more they would honour the Saviour!

Rejoice then, believer, in this: you are "accepted in the Beloved."

If you look within you, you will say, "There is nothing acceptable here!" But look at Christ and see that everything is acceptable there. If your sins trouble you, God has already cast your sins behind His back, and you are accepted in the Righteous One.

You have to fight with corruption and wrestle with temptation, but you are already accepted in Him who has overcome the powers of evil. The devil tempts you, but be of good cheer, he cannot destroy you, for you are accepted in Him who has broken Satan's head. Know your glorious standing in full assurance. Even glorified souls in heaven are not more accepted than you are. They are only accepted in heaven because they are "in the Beloved," and you are even now already accepted in Christ after the same manner.

Amen.

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Charles H Spurgeon (1834 – 1892) was a well-known and much-loved English preacher known as the ‘Prince of Preachers’.
Mr Spurgeon was pastor of the New Park Street Chapel, now known as the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London for nearly 40 years.
Mr Spurgeon was a prolific Christian writer. He had authored many books and had been translated into many languages, even during his lifetime. His sermons at Metropolitan Tabernacle are still being read by many Christian readers and watched on Youtube worldwide.

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