HEAVEN’S ENDORSEMENT
“While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”” Matthew 17:5 NIV
Our theme scripture is part of the story of the transfiguration. Peter, James, and John saw Jesus with Moses and Elijah, yet Jesus shone with a greater glory.
Still, they misunderstood, trying to place Him alongside what had already passed. In mercy, God interrupted to declare plainly that Jesus was not one among many—He was the fulfillment.
Heaven stepped in to endorse what earth was slow to perceive. Notably, the Father’s approval came before the miracles, the cross, or the resurrection. “I am well pleased” was spoken over identity, not performance.
Child of God, we humans often seek validation through what we do, yet heaven’s pattern shows that true endorsement comes from who we belong to. In Christ, the voice that endorsed the Son now speaks over us. Heaven’s approval frees us from striving and calls us simply to hear Him. May you find rest in this truth. Hallelujah!
Prayer: My Father, I thank you that I am already loved and approved as one rooted in Christ. I thank you that my works are not the basis of your endorsement, but your sheer mercy and grace. I rest in the assurance of your covering, knowing that I am loved and chosen forever, through Christ my redeemer. Amen!
CI.
RELATED RESOURCES
• John 5:37
• Romans 8:16
• Colossians 1:13
