Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children… (Ephesians 5:1)
Father, those words just totally jumped off the page.
We desire to be like you, not because of fear.
Not because we feel we have to somehow earn your approval or your love.
But as people already rooted and grounded in your love.
We are already your beloved children. (1)
We are already saints. (3)
We are already light in you. (8)
We don’t have to strive to become these things.
We already are.
And as such, we joyfully seek to bring a smile to your face each day.
Help us to always remember who we are in you.
We love you because you first loved us.