June 16, 2012

• A Father’s Heart

  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.
  Psalms 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

   

  The world is full of people who grew up as orphans, or who feel emotionally so. All humans deep down, are crying out to be unconditionally loved, and sadly many have never fully experienced a true Father’s love in wholeness. Today, commonly held belief is that God is an angry, unapproachable and distant being . It really couldn’t be further from the truth. When you allow yourself to be embraced by God, you will realize He is what we have been looking for all our lives.

  Maybe like me, you’ve searched for it in other people, your career, material things etc… but I hope like me and so many others, you’ll eventually find it in the arms of our maker who loves us like His little children. Safe, secure, cherished; blessed, protected, always cared for. He wants us to know His true heart – not of a punisher, but of a Father.

  Go forward and get to know God for who He really is – not who you think He is. He is the Perfect Parent. He always disciplines in love. He is faithful, generous, kind, and He longs to spend time with you. He wants you to receive His love and know that you are a special and unique person to Him. Will you receive God’s love and affection? Won’t you open up and enter into a relationship with your true Father? He is always patiently waiting for us to come back home. It is my prayer that you will realize His love for you and respond to the father heart of God.

  This is what we were created for first and foremost – to love Him and be loved by Him.
  

   

  So Happy Father’s Day everyone! And may all earthly daddies take their lead & example from the best heavenly Dad

   She saw God! I cried. Amazing testimony by Kim Walker – worship leader and singer in one of my favorite bands Jesus Culture

   

  Daddy’s girls. at Roadhouse, Dempsey for celebratory lunch. x

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