Olive's thought...

'Everything is good, if it wasn't then it's better. God takes the good to give the best'

Saturday, July 03, 2004

...FaTHer's LoVe LeTTer...

My 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 Ps 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways Ps 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered Mat 10:29-31
For you were made in my image Gen 1:27
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 Jer 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation Eph 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book Ps 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 Ps 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb Ps 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born Ps 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 Mat 7:11
For I am the perfect father Mat 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand Jam 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs Mat 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope Jer 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love Jer 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore Ps 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing Zep 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you Jer 32:40
For you are my treasured possession Ex 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul Jer 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things Jer 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me Deu 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart Ps 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires Phil 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine Eph 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager 2 Thes 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles 2 Cor 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you Ps 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart Is 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes Rev 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth Rev 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 Heb 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you Rom 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins 2 Cor 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled 2 Cor 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 Rom 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 Rom 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 Eph 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