We know God is pleased with us because He is pleased with Christ, our representative.
God declares in Matthew 3:17, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.' Our standing before God is entirely based on our union with Christ. We are accepted in the Beloved (Ephesians 1:6), and thus, when God looks upon us, He sees us through the perfect righteousness of His Son. This assurance gives believers confidence that God is pleased with us, not because of our merit, but because we are clothed in the righteousness of Christ. This profound truth should lead us to rejoice, knowing that our relationship with God is secure in His Son.
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