Sunday, November 8, 2009

A Love Letter from the Father

My Child,

You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image.Genesis 1:2

In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake,
for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth
and where you would live. Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented
by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry,
but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child
and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless
as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you
with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart,
you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you
the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you
than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you
in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted,
I am close to you. Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away
every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain
you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you
even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you,
not against you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression
of my love for you. 1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved
that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus,
you receive me. 1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you
from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party
heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7
I have always been Father,
and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is…
Will you be my child? John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32


Love,
Your Dad

Almighty God

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