Day 18

August 18, 2009

My Dear Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you. (Ps 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 10:29-30)For you were made in my image. (Genesis 1:27)In me you live and move and have your being. 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. (I John 4:16)And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. (I John 3:1)Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. (I John 3:7)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 you receive comes from my hand. (James 1:17)For I am your provider and I meet 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. (Psalm 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)For if you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. (Deuteronomy 4:29)So, 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. And I will 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)And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 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. (I 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. (I John 2:23)And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. (Romans 8:38-29)When it's time for you to Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. (Luke 15:7)I have always been your Father, and will always be your 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)
With Love, Your Father,
Almighty God