Sunday, February 15, 2009

A love letter

Last night at church, Jesse (our pastor) shared this with the group and I thought it was so great! (Thanks Nadine for bringing it to him!)

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

You are my offspring.
Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived.
Jeremiah 1:4-5

I choose 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 I 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

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could.
Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect Father.
1 John 3:1

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 thougths 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 broken hearted, I am close to you.
Psalm 34:8

As a shepherd carries a lamb,
I have carried you close to my heart.
Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away 
ever tear from your eyes.
Revelation 21:3-2

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 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

2 comments:

Stook said...

Firstly, I'm glad you posted this. This was very special and even Mitchell was touched by it last night. That made me really really happy.
Secondly, thank you for volunteering to cover for me last night. You have no idea how much that meant. I will cover for your next shift!
Thirdly, I love the way you decorate your blog page. It's cute and thematic every time. Do you know HTML?
Lastly, I love you and need to get down to Winter Haven to have a homeschool teacher tutor ME in what it means to teach homeschoolers. HA!
LOVE YOUR BLOGS.

Angel said...

love this... thank you for posting it. I needed it and I'm passing it along to others.
Angel

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