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

God loved and was well pleased with Jesus. Jesus hadn’t performed a single miracle or made Himself known as the Messiah, but God still loved and was well pleased with Him.

As born-again believers, since we’re in Christ and Christ is in us according to 1 John 4:17, Colossians 1:27, and Ephesians 2:6, the same way God loves and is well pleased with Jesus is the same way He loves and is well pleased with us.

Some may accept the Father’s love, but they’re uncertain if He’s well pleased with them. If someone is told that God loves and is pleased with them, they may say, “Yeah, but what about…” then they’ll name a sin. Yeah, but what about my cursing? God loves and is well pleased with you. What about this addiction to pornography? God loves and is well pleased with you. What about me smoking marijuana to cope? God loves and is well pleased with you.

God doesn’t love or is well pleased with us based of our behavior. God’s love and delight in us is based on Jesus. Jesus lived a perfect life and He paid the penalty for all sin (1 John 2:2). Our belief and acceptance of what He accomplished for us pleases the Father and makes us greatly loved (John 16:27; Ephesians 1:5-6).

God doesn’t like the sin, but because of Jesus, the sins aren’t charged to our accounts (Romans 4:8).

Receive His love and know that He’s well pleased with you.