Matthew 3:17 NKJV And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

While Jesus was on earth, God loved Him and was well pleased with Him. Jesus accomplished His mission on earth. After He left, God’s love and pleasure for Him didn’t stop.

1 John 4:17 says, as Jesus is, so are we in this world. Colossians 1:27 says, Christ is in us. Ephesians 2:6 says, God raised us up together with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus.

Based on these scriptures, we are in Christ and Christ is in us. When we made Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, the same love that God has for Jesus is the same love He has for us. The same way God is well pleased with Jesus is the same way He is well pleased with us.

We don’t have to earn His love or approval by doing so many righteous acts. Because we believed and accepted the sacrifice of His Son, we are greatly loved and He’s pleased with us.

So when God said to Jesus, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased,” we can truly say He’s saying this about us because we’re in Christ. Know that you are loved by the Father and He’s well pleased with you.