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

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                   You Are Loved And Accepted

Precious one, it amazes Me how often you don't realize that you are 
fully loved and accepted in the beloved. I have done all that I can 
do to show you My great love for you. I have purchased you with great
price--yes, I laid down My life for you. I have washed you and cleansed
your sin and clothed you in My righteousness. I have given you My
authority.  I have caused you to be adopted into My family, freely 
sharing My very own precious Father with you. I have given you an 
inheritance with Me for all of eternity. I have placed My Spirit within 
you as a seal of My approval upon you. I have poured out spiritual gifts 
upon you and I have released the resources of Heaven to you. I have taken 
care of you when you were in need; I have protected you and provided for 
you. And I have also fellowshipped with you--yes, dear one, I have 
communed with you and allowed you to experience tangible manifestations 
of My great love for you.

So why do you choose to believe the voice of the accuser over the
My voice? Why do you disqualify yourself when I have not disqualified
you? Why do you draw away from Me in shame when you fall short--you
should instead run to My arms and allow Me to embrace you.

When will it become real to you that I am not going to push you away
when you come to Me? I have given greatly of Myself to make you Mine,
I am not about to refuse you when you repent and draw near.

Dear one, you are fully accepted; you are loved and you are desired.
I know everything there is to know about you. And knowing all that,
I still love you. There is nothing you can do to shock Me, for I am
the all-knowing one. There is nothing you can do that will nullify the
power of My blood over you. Even when you fall into sin or rebel, you
cannot make Me stop loving you. You have been chosen and there is no 
power great enough to nullify that. There is no power greater than
the power of My love. Dear one, you are loved and there is nothing you
can to do change that.

So do not be afraid to run to Me and allow Me to embrace you. I don't
care how dirty or flawed you feel. I don't care how much shame you think
you are carrying. I don't care if you have made a serious mistake. When
you rend your heart and run back to Me, you will be received with open
arms. Dear one, I want this truth to settle into the depths of your
being and become real to you: You are accepted in the beloved.