The Bible - God's Love Letter to His Children !
My children,
You may not know me, but I know everything about you (Ps 139:1) . . .
I am familiar with all your ways (Ps 139:3) . . .
For you were made in my image (Gen 1:27) . . .
In me you live and move and have your being (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) . . .
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 (Jn 8:41-44) . . .
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love (1 Jn 4:16) . . .
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you simply because you are my child and I am your Father (1 Jn 3:1) . . .
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand (James 1:17) . . .
For I am your provider and I will meet all your needs (Matt 6:31-33) . . .
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope (Jer 29:11) . . .
And I rejoice over you with singing (Zeph 3:17) . . .
I will never stop doing good for 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 of your heart, you will find me (Deut 4:29) . . .
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) . . .
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 (Isa 40:11) . . .
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes and will 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 (Jn 17:23) . . .
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed (Jn 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 against you (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 Jn 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 Jn 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) . . .
My question is - Will you be my child? (Jn 1:12-13) . . .
I am waiting for you (Luke 15:11-32) . . .
Love always,
God