Friday, June 12, 2009

Father's Love Letter

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 1:27
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 ~ 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 ~ 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
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


P.S. I willingly became His child in the summer of 1997. How about you?

17 inspiring thoughts:

Shari said...

I willingly became his child March 2, 1998.

Rachel E. said...

April 2004 :-)

Michelle said...

have you seen the video for this? it is SO AWESOME and God certainly used it to get me through some very tough times.

love this letter... cried when i first read/watched it 6 years ago, still cry today. :-)

- michelle

Stéphanie said...

for certain reasons, i really needed something like this. I've never read this, but it really helped me tonight. thank you for posting it!!!

Mike and Gail said...

Beautiful. I have never seen this before. I love God and recommitted my life back to him over 12 years ago. It has been an amazing adventure. I love God more now then ever. He is my strength and my peace.

Blessings to you for sharing this.

Claire said...

Beautiful. 11 years ago for me.

Cxx

Annie said...

That's very cool.

I like your new header! Somehow it reflects your family "energy" better than the other one.

Rachel said...

About 27 yrs ago for me. Wow, am I that old already?!

Jojo, Julz, Jules said...

At a womens retreat in 2002. I thought I was heading off to a cult womens group...Turns out, I was brought to my knees. You can't imagine how walking with Him has changed my life..Well, I bet you can. 2 children later, He is still blessing me!

Terri-Anne said...

I found this letter about a year ago......I too love it!

Amy said...

Way back in 1972! I was eight years old and I had heard an evangelist preach on Heaven and hell. I went home that evening and asked my mom to tell me more about these two places. She shared what Jesus did on the cross and I accepted Christ that night in my little pink bedroom!

Tilly Cat & Pip-Squeak said...

October 2008! :)

You can't imagine how much this post spoke to me today. Just what I needed to hear.

God is GREAT!

Anna

Mrs. B said...

Oct 18, 1999

MrsD said...

This is beautiful! Thank you! I accepted Christ when I was 13 in 1978...july...at family camp...

many twists and turns later...I'd surely do it again! :)

Brown Eyes said...

I became his child in 1975 at 5 years of age! I can't imagine life without Him as my anchor.

Stephanie said...

Pentecost Sunday 1999!

Thelma said...

November 1974 as a young child...I became HIS child....and have never regretted..strayed a couple of times..yes but always came back to the open, loving, forgiving arms of my Father.....and I have lived for Him...since my salvation in 1974 with some bumps and stumbles along the way.....but He has been my rock and my foundation.....and I appreciate you posting this...it was beautiful!

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