Subject: fw : father ' s letter
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from : michael boykin [ mailto : boykin @ flash . net ]
sent : friday , january 26 , 2001 4 : 17 pm
subject : fw : father ' s letter
> father ' s love letter
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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 * 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
> 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
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> love , your dad . almighty god
>
> written by barry adams copyright 1999
> intended for personal use . no reprint without permission
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