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Father's Love Letter:
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 before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when 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 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 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 of you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Ps 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
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ReplyDeleteWhat a comfort to read these verses! THANK YOU!
Blessings, love, and prayers, andrea
PS: Hope you had a wonderful evening at work. I was thinking about you, last night.
Leave a footprint she says....
ReplyDeleteFootprints have been left all over the Internet, and like the seats that pop people upward and away, from those with a button (good tape, btw) ejection and rejection is widely used on the Internet church gatherings.
Comments are chewed and spit out. Rejected opinion.
New entrants to a converstaion are ignored, not welcomed.
Church is not just a building, but where people gather and praise, pray, worship and meet with God and one another.
I recall a Bible study with men in a Tool Room at lunchtime; sometimes on the lawn in summer.
But one worker was a Jehovah Witness, and I witnessed his rejection to the point he ate alone inside.
I sat in a second row pew at a mega church, to read the lips of the pastor racing by trying to connect with the group, and rejecting the rest as he turned his back on one side or the other.
I came early to sit and pray, prepare to meet Him, and get the seat before it was gone.
A huge woman came running up to me, and yelled "You are sitting in my seat!".
I glanced around me at maybe 2,000 open and free seats, and made sure she saw my slow motion review of possibilities for her this day.
"I am sorry maam. I did not see your name tag on this seat when I sat down", said I.
Another lady told my sister that skirts of married women must reach the ankle; my sister complied. (she follows what she is told, sadly).
The same woman had a church award for her family, a dentist hubby, who made the bulk of the pastor's salary possible. I was again up front as her late teen daughters (or early twenties) stood two feet from my eyes in dresses, braless, and totally revealed cup sizes, with missing cups to cover. All attention moved from the great I AM, to a couple of pairs of breasts. God himself was rejected to see the sheer presentation.
We reject other drivers on the highways as we say "Me first" and do not work together for smooth traffic flow for all.
We reject our women, as men hide in pornography and contemplate pseudo sex, fake extacy with a stranger; photoshopped into perfection, or animated on tape doing what a spouse would never do. Either way, the woman who is rejected in real life can feel it as surely as a whip on the back.
Rejection takes many forms.
Our churches divide families...that was my first thought as the mom with child was rejected at the opening (I can't hear so I do not know if the child cried, but looked like it was).
Families need to be encouraged to worship together publicly, so that they worship together privately. But pastors do not want their magic word interrupted and have "childrens church or youth group church" to get the kiddos out of the way. Entire families are then rejected.
They need embraced, not separated by the Church of all places.
The biblical phrases you chose lead to embracing, not rejection.
I will embrace each you wrote, and strive to memorize all of them, one at a time, so that when I see or meet rejection, I can extend your arms of embracing just a tad further.
Your entire post could be called a work of Art, but I prefer to think of it as a work of Heart! May your love flow far and wide.
What a wonderful collection of scriptures to show the Father's love. Thank you for sharing this post with us. I was a little startled by the video at first. It certainly is a unique way of getting the point across.
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Charlotte
Rcubes, I love the scriptures verses. That video says it all. I may use it later on also. Blessings.....♥
ReplyDeleteLots of food for thought here. I've seen that video before. If I'm correct, it's a commercial for the United Church of Christ. Does that sound right?
ReplyDeleteAs for the message within it: Pretty soon we'll "spring" so many people out of our churches, that we'll be left as churches of one -- without any real community.
Great, great post, as usual.
POWERFUL! Thank you for the Scriptures and the unique video.
ReplyDeleteSis Andrea: Yes, I had a busy night but it's always manageable by God's grace. Thank you for your prayers. God bless.
ReplyDelete@ Keystone: You're right, rejection does take many forms. And it's still prevalent in many churches today. Many Christians, sad to say, forget the true reason why we are "His church" and Who we represent. Like what Jesus said, "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost". [Luke 19:10]. Thanks for passing by. I always enjoy your commentaries/stories. Blessings to you.
ReplyDeleteBro.Clif, sister Charlotte: Thanks you both for coming by. God bless you two!
ReplyDeleteJBR: I saw this Father's letter long time ago, the video to me, is more powerful because of the audio. If you click on Father's letter, it will take you right back to the site if you want to learn more. Glad you were encouraged as much as I've been. Blessings.
ReplyDeletesister Jennifer: I was just browsing at you tube, looking for something on the "lighter side" and found this. I'm not sure if it originated from Church of Christ. But I just loved it because it's funny yet, the message is powerful. I hope that doesn't happen, that no one will be left in our churches...But one can make a huge difference towards change, God's ways not human ways...God bless.
ReplyDeleteVery, very encouraging my sis, love you.
ReplyDeleteThank you sister Denise. Praying all is well. God bless you.
ReplyDeletevery encouraging... thanks!
ReplyDeleteThank-you for this video and all of the great scriptures. Each one touched my heart.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless,
Ginger
Thank you sister Michelle and sister Ginger. God bless.
ReplyDeleteHi Rosel,
ReplyDeleteI have read this before and it is so good to have read it again. Thank you for sharing it and may you enjoy a wonderful Spiritual Sunday.
Blessings,
Sandi
I had this on CD, but I gave it to a friend who needed to hear it. Now I needed to hear it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this, it can never be read too much.
Thank you for all that inspiration.
ReplyDeleteAnne
This letter from our Father is so encouraging. My, oh my - He sure does love us! Have a great Sunday! Love you!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful and timely...I needed that!
ReplyDeleteThe wonder of it all! How powerful is His word; How amazing His myriad promises.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Kathleen
Amen. How wonderful!
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We all deal with rejection at varying times in our lives, how good to know that the Father never rejects us...no matter what we've done or where we are in our walk with Him. Thank you for a beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteThat short video contains a BIG message! Thanks. I hope you have a beautiful Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThe Father's Love Letter is so wonderful with all those Words from God. Thank God He is our Father and loves us with an everlasting love.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for visiting me. Just got home from work and to trace all of your wonderful footprints bless me in ways you'll never know. God bless you all.
ReplyDeleteThat video is very powerful. And "Fathers Love Letter" is beautiful. Thanks for posting them.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful reminder of our Father's goodness and love.
ReplyDelete~Silver
A very inspiring post. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteOh My Sweet Sister Rosel,
ReplyDeleteHow truly powerful this reading was to me. Every piece of Scripture just touches my heart so deeply. Thank You My Friend! You always uplift, encourage and inspire me each time I visit you or when you visit me with your comments.
You are so very loved my faith-filled friend...so very loved!
Peace, Blessings & Love,
Alleluiabelle
With that kind of love, we should be walking on air all the time!
ReplyDeleteRosel, I used "The Father's Love Letter" video in a message that I spoke at a few weeks ago. It is so powerful and many people were very touched by it. Reading the words again brought it to a rich impact on me again. It is so true that religion rejects but love accepts. We should be so comforted by that kind of acceptance. God loves us so!
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