Father's Day
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 your ways (Psalm 139:3). Even the very hairs on your head are
numbered (Matt 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 even before I planned creation
(Ephesians 1:11-12). You were not a mistake; 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 were fearfully and
wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). I knit you together in you 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 (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 as 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).
I want to show you great and
marvelous things (Jeremiah 33:3). If you seek me with all you heart, you
will find me (Deuteronomy 4:29). Delight in me, and I will give you the
desires of you 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 Shepard carries a
lamb, I have carried you close you 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 17:26). 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 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 so 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 your father and will always be your father
(Ephesians 3:14-15).
My question is, will you be my child (John 1:1-13)?
I am waiting for you (Luke 15:11-32).
Love,
Your Father, Almighty God
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