November 21
Beloved Before Labeled
Before you were evangelical, charismatic, universalist, Reformed, Catholic, Orthodox, or anything else— you were loved.
Before you chose your theological vocabulary —He chose you. Before you identified with a stream, He identified you as His child.
Before you carried a label — you bore His image. And long after every label fades, you will still be His beloved. That is who you are.
That is who we all are.
And that identity is the only one strong enough to unite the Body of Christ.
A Love Beyond Measure: Page 91
Before you were evangelical, charismatic, universalist, Reformed, Catholic, Orthodox, or anything else— you were loved.
Before you chose your theological vocabulary —He chose you. Before you identified with a stream, He identified you as His child.
Before you carried a label — you bore His image. And long after every label fades, you will still be His beloved. That is who you are.
That is who we all are.
And that identity is the only one strong enough to unite the Body of Christ.
A Love Beyond Measure: Page 91