So loved

I am who God says I am Part 4

• He LOVES Me!

• Learning to live in the Father’s

AFFECTION

“For God so loved the world…” John 3:16a

“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”

Zephaniah 3:17

I am so loved that…

1. Jesus walks with me

“The LORD your God is with you…”

• Would it make a difference for you if every day you lived as though Jesus were really living life with you?

• The whole message of the Bible is that God is not “out there” somewhere.

“The virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel - which means, God with us.” Mt. 1:23

2. … Jesus wins for me

“…he is mighty to save.”

“His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God…”Is 9:6b

The Mighty One loves you. So what? He is the Mighty One who will save! What do you need to be saved from? What trial? What relationship? What hurt? What past? What temptation? What problem? He doesn’t want you to face it by yourself. He wants to exert His mighty power to save you.

“ The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34:18

He saves us:

• Freely

• Fully

• Finally

The way He saves seems strange sometimes. We want Him to save us – to win for us – but on our terms. But just remember, Jesus was saved from His tomb… with wounds, wounds that add to His glory

3. … Jesus delights in me.

“He will take great delight in you,”

“As the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.” Is 62:5

Why does God delight in us?

He delights in us because of Christ and what He’s made us to be. It’s with the blood of Jesus that we’ve been washed and made new.

“I will rejoice… and delight in my people. And the sound of weeping and crying will be heard no more.”Isaiah 65:19 (NLT)

• God not only loves you,

he likes you.

4. … Jesus rests with me.

“…he will quiet you with his love,”

“He will bring you quietness with His love.”

“He’ll calm you with his love.”

Rocking chair.

Let God love you. Let Him hold you. Let Him whisper in your ear. Let your heart beat with His. Don’t resist Him. Don’t struggle with Him. Don’t feel like you have to perform.

“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

“I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.”

Jeremiah 31:3 (NASB)

5. … Jesus dances and sings over me.

“…he will rejoice over you with singing.”

Anyone ever written a love song to you? God has. In this verse, God’s love moves from strength to silence to song.

He will exult over you with loud singing.

Loud singing. It’s “rinnah” – a ringing cry, joyful shouting. This shows how much in love God is with His people.

“And He brought forth His people with joy, His chosen ones with a joyful shout. Psalm 105:43

“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” PS 32:7

“Yagil”: ‘to spin around in joy.’

“Yahweh your God is there with you, the warrior savior. He will rejoice over you with happy song, he will renew you by his love, he will dance with shouts of joy for you, as on a day of festival.”

Zephaniah 3:17-18 JB