The Beloved

by Pastor Lee Meng Cham

Genesis 1:27-28

You do know you are dearly loved
- when you are at your worst
- so that you can be better

We are created in love, for love, and to love. We are the object of God's love

(1) We are special, God's love for us is intentional; created in love
- We are one off, not created out of an assembly line
- We are waited on by Creation (created on 6th day, born after 9 months)
- We are personally formed, from dust (handmade), shaped artistically. God did another act to create Adam. That is, breathe into the nostril. God didn't do that to any other creation
- God handpicked Eve
- We are made in the image of God

There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere moral.
*CS Lewis*

(2) We are Valued; created for love
- You matter to God
- God's love is relational in the Garden of Eden, in the Granting of Eve

Psalm 8:3-4

God is a relational God. The Trinity is Interdependent.

You are priceless to God - You are His Beloved

(3) We are Trusted; created to love
- God's love is missional
- To be loved is to be chosen
- To be loved is to be commissioned

In the end it will be OK. If it is not OK, it is not the end.