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Carol Swenson
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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
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Abednego
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1 Corinthians 13:4-5, "Love suffers long and is kind; ... does not behave rudely"
Ephesians 5:25, "Christ also loved the church, and gave Himself for her"
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Would you agree that from the cradle to the grave, we all need love? In February of every year we celebrate the special occasion of Valentine’s Day wherein we express our love by flowers, chocolate, cards, romantic dinner, or special gift for the person who has captured our heart. It’s nice that such a day in February is set aside to remember that special person in our life. However, if you are a born-again believer in Jesus Christ, you should always be mindful of God's great Love for you each day. God's Love is demonstrated by His priceless gift to us, in that He gave His only begotten Son (John 3:16). This is divine Love; Jesus loved not only His friends but also His enemies. Jesus said in John 15:13, "Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends." That is as high as human love can go, to die for your friends and your own loved ones. I would be willing to die for my wife or child, but to be willing to give my son to die that my worst enemy might live would require divine love.
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Can you remember back many years ago of the computer virus known as "The Love Bug". The virus spanned the globe by e-mail, infecting millions of computers in less than a 24-hour period. It seems that even wary people like top software engineers could not resist opening a message titled simply, "I Love You." Some analysts have said that the success of the destructive computer virus reveals as much about the longings of the human heart as it does about the vulnerability of the machines in our cyber-society. Down deep, every person on planet earth is looking for love. Thus, it’s no wonder that one of the best-known verses in the Bible is John 3:16. Could it be that the love we long for the most is God's love? Is Jesus Christ the special person we so eagerly seek to sweep us off our feet? If so, then accepting God's love in Christ could change our lives in many remarkable ways. Hope, peace, and a zest for living, they all spring from being in love with Jesus. When God says, "I love you," it is the message we have all been looking for, because it changes lives.
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Closing thoughts:
Have you ever thought about or ever considered the significance of the words, "Jesus loves you"? Have you ever considered what it means to have the Creator of all things know your name? Have you ever thought of the comfort in knowing that the Great Physician has your best interests at heart? Have you ever pondered the security of knowing that the Good Shepherd is watching over you, and have you contemplated what it means that Jesus cared enough to die for you? My brethren, Jesus is asking all who have accepted Him as Savior to be instruments of His love for those who need help. Why? Because He longs to touch as many lives through you as possible. What does it mean to have Someone like that love you? My friend it means life, peace, hope, and joy that are everlasting. I will conclude with three simple but very sobering questions:
(1) Have you accepted God's priceless gift of Love? If you have, Praise the Lord!
(2) If you haven't I would urge you to accept His gift this very hour. Why you ask?
(3) Because "Jesus Loves You" and tomorrow may be too late!
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2 Timothy 2:15, "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth"
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