Beloved

I cannot continue on in this blog without talking about the title which is so near to my heart. I feel like God's most favorite and that is why I call myself beloved. Just like the verse says, I was not beloved but He called me beloved. I was and still am the "chief of all sinners" as Paul put it, and yet He still accepts me. How? The Bible says "For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." (2 Corinthians 5:21) A very funny lady I use to work with was very passionate about the fact that "church people" set the standards too high and that she just wished they would lower the mark just a little bit because she knew she would never be able to reach it. I didn't realize then what I know now. WE DON'T HAVE TO REACH IT! Jesus reached it for us! He who set the standard was the standard. Then, He gladly accepted our failures and gave to us His success! There is no big secret to this grace, it is by faith alone. I cannot and did not earn this grace. I am the chief of all sinners. It is a free gift offered to me. And this same Savior has white robes just for me. Because I am pure?? NO! Because HE is pure.
I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine. (Song of Solomon 2:16)