God's Love Letter, Part 1

George Corliss

Midland SDA Church

January 5, 2013

I am infatuated with you. . . 

• 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

You are a child of the King. . .

• 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

You are my unique creation. . .

• 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

No matter what anyone else says, I love you with all my heart. . .

• I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me.  John 8:41-44
• And maligned by the enemy of your soul.  2 Corinthians 4:3-4
• 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

I am your Father and will always love you. . .

• I love you 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

I have a special plan for you and your alone. . .

• 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 as 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

I want to give you more than you could ever imagine. . .

• 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

I am your greatest advocate. . . 

• 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

Here is the evidence of my love for you. . .

• 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

It's not too late. . .

• 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
• I am waiting with open arms for you to come home.  Luke 15:11-32

My question for you. . .

• Will you be my child?  John 1:12-13