Worthy Brief - 12/24/2025
Friend, the Father's delight: living from love, not for it!
Matthew 3:16-17 And Jesus, when He had been baptized, went up immediately out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon Him. And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Before Yeshua (Jesus) healed the sick, cast out demons, preached a sermon, or endured the cross, the Father spoke words that settled His identity forever: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” These words were not spoken after achievement, but before assignment. They reveal a Kingdom order that reshapes the entire life as a believer — love precedes labor, delight precedes obedience, and identity precedes calling.
To live as a new creation is to learn how to rest in the Father’s delight. Many believers know they are saved, yet still live as though they must earn God’s approval. We strive, perform, and exhaust ourselves trying to prove what has already been declared. But the Father does not love us because of what we do; He loves us because of who we are in Yeshua. When identity is secure, striving loses its grip. When delight is received, obedience flows naturally.
The Father’s delight is not fragile. It does not fluctuate with success or failure. It is anchored in covenant, sealed in blood, and spoken over us because we are in His Son. The enemy works tirelessly to convince believers that love must be chased and approval must be earned, but heaven declares something entirely different. We do not work for love -- we work from love. We do not obey to be accepted -- we obey because we are accepted.
Living from the Father’s delight transforms us internally. Fear loses its authority. Comparison loses its power. The need for validation fades as the soul finds rest in being known and loved. From this place of security, obedience becomes joyful rather than burdensome. Faith becomes bold rather than fragile. Service becomes overflow rather than exhaustion. Resting in His delight is not passivity -- it is the most powerful position a believer can stand in.
This is the posture of the Son, and it is the inheritance of every child of God. When we live from love, we reflect the heart of the Father to the world. We become steady, grounded, and unshaken. Our lives bear witness not to striving, but to intimacy -- not to pressure, but to peace. This is the freedom of the new creation.
Friend, come out of striving and step into rest. Lay down the weight of performance and receive the truth spoken over you from heaven. You are beloved. You are pleasing to the Father -- not because of your effort, but because you are in His Son. Let His delight quiet your fears, silence your insecurities, and anchor your soul. Stop chasing what has already been given. Stand in the love that cannot be earned or lost. Live from His delight, and let obedience rise as the natural overflow of a heart at rest. This is your place. Remain here -- and be free.
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George & Baht Rivka (Melbourne, Florida)
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