“He will take delight in you with gladness…” (Zeph. 3:17, NLT).

Sit with that thought for a minute. Don’t rush past it. Daddy God takes delight in you. You bring great gladness to His heart. The sight of you makes Him profoundly happy. He likes you!

Before He made the universe, He dreamt of you. During the immeasurable span of His eternal pre-existence, He fixed His attention on your creation. With expansive forethought and tenderness, He conceived of your design. He thought up every delightful detail of your being. As He planned each one, He anticipated you with intense pleasure. Exercising masterful precision, He picked the exact moment and context for your birth. With a twinkle in His eye and a song in His soul, He awaited the chosen day. And then He brought you into existence, His heart bursting with joy.

You have already been loved for an eternity.