This world gives us lots of ideas of who God is. But if we want to know the truth, we have to read what He tells us about himself in the Bible.
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, 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; 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 or angry, but am the complete expression
of love. I John 4:16
And I desire to lavish my love on you. I John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your father. I
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 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. 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 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 I am the one who gave you
those desires. Philippians 2:13
I can do more for you than you
can possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest
encourager. II Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts
you in all your troubles. II 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
He is the exact representation
of my being. Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I
am for you, not opposed to you. Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not
counting your sins against you. II Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so you and I could
be reconciled. II Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate
expression of my love for you. I John 4:9-10
If you receive the gift of my
son Jesus, you receive me. I John 2:23
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.
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
