A 2,000 Year Old Love Letter
My Daughter;
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 of your ways (Psalm 139:3). Even the very hairs on your head have been numbered. (Mathew 10:29) 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 know you even before you were conceived (Jeremiah 1:4). I chose you when I planned creation. (Ephesians 1:11)
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. (Psalm 139:15) 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) 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) 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 of your needs. (Matthew 6:31) 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) 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) I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. (2 Corinthians 1:3) 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) 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) Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. (2 Corinthians 5:18) 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) If you ever 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) Come home and I’ll throw the biggest celebration Heaven has ever seen. (Luke 15:7) I have always been Father, and will always be Father. (Ephesians 3:14)
My question is…will you be my child? (John 1:12) I am waiting for you. (Luke 15:11)
Love,
Your Heavenly Father
