
Lenten Reflections

Simply Because You are My Child, and I am Your Father
1 John 3:1 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

It is My Desire to Lavish My Love on You
1 John 3:1 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

I am Not Distant and Angry, But I am the Complete Expression of Love
1 John 4:16 “And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.”

I Determined the Exact Time of Your Birth and Where You Would Live
Acts 17:26 “From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.”

You Were Not a Mistake, For All Your Days Are Written in My Book
Psalm 139:15-16 “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”

I Chose You When I Planned Creation
Ephesians 1:11 “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.”

I Knew You Before You Were Conceived
Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.”

In Me, You Live and Move and Have Your Being
Acts 17:28a “For in him we live and move and have our being.”

Even the Very Hairs of Your Head are Numbered
March 7 - Even the Very Hairs on Your Head Are Numbered
Matthew 10:30 “And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”
While many factors can affect the number of hairs on a human head, research says the average person has 100,000 hairs. Between 50 and 100 hairs are shed each day. It’s doubtful either of these two facts is true of me. In my 30’s, my hair began thinning and my forehead seemed to grow more every day. Struggling with the fact that I was beginning to lose hair and may one day be bald,

I Know When You Sit Down and When You Rise Up
Psalm 139:2 “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.”

You May Not Know Me, But I Know Everything About You
Psalm 139:1 “You have searched me, Lord and you know me.”

A Letter From God
“A Letter From God” is a beautiful collection of Bible verses that speak to God’s love and care for us. We often want to be in control. We often seek to do things our own way neglecting God’s will and desire for our lives. “A Letter From God” reminds us that we receive all we need from our loving Heavenly Father. We can fall into the arms of the One who is always with us. The One who is loving, guiding, protecting, and walking alongside of us each and every day. We can trust the One who sent His one and only Son to the cross to pay for our sins so that we have forgiveness and redemption through the blood of His Son. What love the Father has for us!