
Lenten Reflections

I Have Always Been The Father And Will Always Be The Father
Ephesians 3:14-15 “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.”

Come Home And I’ll Throw The Biggest Party Heaven Has Ever Seen
Luke 15:7 “I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.”

And Nothing Will Separate You From My Love Again
Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love God that is Christ Jesus our Lord.”

I Gave Up Everything I Loved That I Might Gain Your Love
Romans 8:31-32 “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?”

His Death Was The Ultimate Expression Of My Love For You
1 John 4:10 “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

And To Tell You That I Am Not Counting Your Sins
2 Corinthians 5:18-19 “All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.”

He Is The Exact Representation Of My Being
Hebrews 1:3 “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”

I Am Your Father, And I Love You Even As I Love My Son
John 17:23 “I in them and you in me - so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

And I’ll Take Away All The Pain You Have Suffered On This Earth
Revelation 21:3-4 “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

One Day I Will Wipe Away Every Tear From Your Eyes
Revelation 21:3-4 “And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

As A Shepherd Carries A Lamb, I Have Carried You Close To My Heart
Isaiah 40:11 “ He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.”

When You Are Brokenhearted, I Am Close To You
Psalm 34:18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those crushed in spirit.”

I Am Also The Father Who Comforts You In All Your Troubles
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.”

For I Am Your Greatest Encourager
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.”

I Am Able To Do More For You Than You Could Possibly Imagine
Ephesians 3:20 “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us”

For It Is I Who Gave You Those Desires
Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.”

Delight In Me, And I Will Give You The Desires Of Your Heart
Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

If You Seek Me With All Your Heart, You Will Find Me
Deuteronomy 4:29 “But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

And I Want To Show You Great and Marvelous Things
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge” (Psalm 19:1-2).

I Desire to Establish You With All My Heart and Soul
Jeremiah 32:41 “I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.”