This word is submitted by Teresa Seputis [ts@godspeak.net]

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                       You Are Known and Loved

Child of Mine, I know everything that there is to know about you, and
there is nothing you can hide from Me. I know all the times that you
have fallen short and I know all the times you have desired to do good.
I know all the times that you have chosen to honor Me, and I also know
all the times that you have chosen to sin. I know all the times that
you have obeyed Me, even at great cost to yourself. I also know the
times that you have not listened to My voice and have not inclined your
heart to obey Me.

What is it that you think you can hide from Me? I am the God who knows
all things. Do you think you think that you can conceal your character
flaws or hide your weaknesses from Me? I say to you: that is not
possible. It is also not necessary, for I know exactly who you are and
I love you dearly.

Did you think that My love and acceptance of you could be based on false
information or deception? It cannot, for I am the God of all truth. Did
you think that I would reject you and push you away if I know who you
really were? Child, I live in all times at once, and I have seen
everything that you have ever done, all that you are presently doing
and everything you will do for this point forward. I do not love all of
the things that you do, but I love you because you are My own. And I am
not going to stop loving you just because you make a mistake or behave
poorly. You are secure in My love for you.

Don't you realize that the blood of My Son is sufficient for you? It
covers all of your flaws and defects and makes you pure and holy before
Me. Yes, it allows you to come into My very presence without fear of
being rejected or pushed away. It allows you to fully known and yet be
fully accepted. There is nothing that you are ever going to do that is
going to surprise Me or catch Me off guard. There is no inner weakness
or character flaw that I don't already know about.

Don't be afraid that I will condemn you or push you away. I say to you:
the penalty for all of your sins and shortcomings was already paid in
full. It was credited to your account the day that you believed in My
Son and received Him as your Lord and Master.

Yes, you will make mistakes and yes, I will be at work in your life to
correct those mistakes. I love you too much to leave you as you are,
so I will be actively at work in your life to mature you and to
transform you. As you yield to Me, I will mold your mind and attitudes,
and I will form My character in you. There will be times when I, as a
loving Father, correct you or chastise you. But dear child, you must
never mistake My correction with condemnation, for I do not condemn
you. The power of condemnation over you was broken when My Son raised
from the dead. My unconditional love and acceptance of you was applied
to your account when you believed.

The condemnation that you feel in your life is only a lie of the enemy,
designed to make you feel small and to take you out. There is absolutely
no condemnation in Me towards you; I will never reject you or push you
away when you run to Me. I don't care how poorly you have behaved or
how dirty you may feel, when you rend your heart before Me and repent
and run back to Me, I will surely receive you with open arms. Nothing
that you can do is going to nullify My love for you. I have written in
My word that you are accepted in the beloved*, and I have proclaimed it
over you. Rejection and condemnation have no more power over you, neither
can they separate you from Me.

Dear child, of course I want you to behave well. Of course I want you
to be transformed from the inside out, so that you become more and more
like Me. But I am not going to reject you or throw you away when you
fall short. I know every thing that there is to know about you, and I
accept you as My own. You are Mine, and nothing can separate you from
My great love for you.


* Ephesians 1:6 "...to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He
                 made us accepted in the Beloved."