The Kindness of My Father

When I think about the kindness of my Father,
My heart sings and I bow in awe and wonder...

Who else would give His best, His only beloved Son to rescue me,
When I saw no need to be rescued, saw no need for a Help...
When I thought I could handle it all on my own,
With my own strength, my own intellect, my own knowledge?

Who would give His best,
Even though He knew the crushing, the suffering, the magnitude of the pain that was ahead
For the One He loved the most...
His One and only?

Who would suffer like this for someone who turned turned their back on Him,
He despised and rejected Him,
Who would give Himself so sacrificially and wholly
To someone who didn't deserve anything? 

It was His kindness that planned the redemption,
It was His kindness that humbled Himself to dwell among us.
It was His kindness that endured the suffering, the offense, the denial, the grief, the blackness 
    of the night
So we could have wholeness, forgiveness, and fellowship with the Father.

Yes, it is His kindness that  drew me to Himself,
That opened my eyes to see my need,
That revealed His love and unmerited grace.
It is His kindness that transferred His righteousness into me,
As He shed His blood and accepted me in the Beloved.
It is His kindness that restores  the old, that rebuilds, remakes, recreates, transforms me...
It is His kindness that grows me, teaches me, matures me.
It is His kindness that bestows the riches of heaven upon me and gives me access to those things      above.

It is His kindness all the way,
All the way...even in the desert, the wilderness.
How He wants to prosper me, wants me whole, wants me happy...
His kindness that will continue to be lavished upon me,
Even as I enter those pearly gates,
And gaze upon those kind eyes, feel the embrace of those kind arms and hear those kind words
   of welcome...

But you say,
"Well how about now, how is God kind now in my miserable life?"

Precious one,
Have you thought about the kindness of sun, rain, warmth, and a cooling shower?
What about the kindness of love, hope and faith, or mother and father? 
How about the  kindness of family, togetherness, laughter, sharing, gifts?
What about the kindness of health, of working muscles, of a breath, and a beating heart?
Or the kindness of a smile, a hug, a caring neighbor?
What about the kindness of pets, watching birds, or the uniqueness of each animal,
Or the green grass, the snowy slope, or running water?

There is no end my friend,
To the kindness of your God,
The kindness of your Creator,
The kindness of the One who thought you into being and loves you completely...

Why are our eyes so often blinded to this kindness?
Is it because His kindness does not broadcast its gift,
He does not demand a payment, or demand qualifications for us to receive...
No, He gives it silently, in love, with no strings attached...

Yes," Your love God is like a flooding river overflowing its banks with kindness!"
 Psalms 145:8b TPT
   

Patiently

You are so patient with me, Jesus,
Even when I don't deserve it.
You see it all...
You see the wandering away,
You hear it all...
You hear the questions, the doubts, the sarcasm, the blaming...
And patiently You continue
Continue to love me completely.
Patiently, You wait for my eyes to discover Your burning heart of love
Yes, that heart that passionately loves even me.
Patiently, You wait
Not anxiously, or grudgingly, or irritated...
So patient when I ignore You,
So patient when I fail You.

You know the end,
So You patiently wait,
Loving me completely,
Knowing that the discovery is promised and paid for...

Patient love

He is the One I Will Always Turn To

You say it doesn't work
This prayer thing...
It doesn't keep bad things from happening...

But you do not know who I pray to.
I pray to the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords,
I pray to the God of the universe who has all authority over heaven and earth.
I pray to my Father, my Daddy in heaven,
Who is always attentive to my requests whether small or great.

I pray to the One who loves me completely,
The One who gave Himself for me,
The One who loves to give His beloved, me, His daughter, good gifts.

He is the One who loves me,
He is the One who wants to see me prosper, whole, happy,
He is the One who is always on my side, and who Never leaves me...

He is the One I trust and believe
As I pray,
As I touch the hem of His garment...and believe
That He is able,
That He is good,
And that He wants to bless me and provide for me.

Yes, even though it is unmerited,
He pours it out...

He can move the mountain,
He can calm the sea,
He can destroy all the enemies plans for harm or disaster over me.

My God is able...
He is the One I will always turn to... and believe!

Constant Tender Love

Your tender love, Father, is constant,
Even when I am unaware that it is there,
When I am far away,
When I cannot see,
 When I am gloating in my own strength...

You love me with that constant tender love,
Way before I even know I need You, or want You.
Your constant tender love draws me
To see my need, my lack, my inability
To obtain peace, strength or victory by myself.

Your constant tender love causes me to see a need for Help
A Father's Help..
A Father's Help that accepts me.
Your constant tender love hears my cry for help even before I utter the words.

Your constant tender love continues to love,
Continues to rescue,
Continues to open the eyes of my heart to discover,
That beautiful broad place of sins forgiven,
That beautiful broad place of restored fellowship,
That beautiful broad place of discovering that I am the righteousness of Christ.

That constant tender love removes all the old labels.
It gives me a new label,
   "the beloved,"
   "the righteous one,"
   "the chosen, holy and anointed one,"
   "the light of the world,"
   "the more than a conqueror."

Yes, Your constant tender love continues...
As You fight for me,
As You defend me,
As You wrap Your faithfulness and favor around me,

Your constant tender love is my true strength,
It is my weapon,
It is my glory song,
It is my hope for tomorrow,
It is my pathway to Your presence and Your goodness.
Yes, Your constant tender love is everything to me,
It lasts forever...through all times...through all circumstances...

Constant...Tender...Love...Forever!!!

Free Day

If my Jesus has set me free
Completely...not partially,
Then I am claiming my freedom today...

Yes, It is going to be a free day...

Free from worry,
Free from anxiety,
Free from offense,
Free from tiredness,
Free from frustration,
Free from resentment,
Free from lack,
Free from forgetfulness,
Free from fear...

Yes, free to believe He is who He says He is,
Free to believe I am who He says I am.

Wonderfully free,
Wonderfully free to become servants of one another, expressing love in all I do!

Galations 5:1 "The Anointed One has set us free, not partially, but completely and wonderfully free."

The Seed of the Promise

The Father set His gaze upon Mary,
Anointed her with great favor,
And planted a seed of great promise within her.
A promise that she would be the mother of the Messiah, the Savior of the world.

After the promise was planted,
The negatives surfaced,
  "is this a dream"
  "unfaithful one"
  "unstable, gone crazy"
  "disillustioned"

But the seed was planted,
And the promise contained the power of God...

And Mary treasured the promise in her heart and waited...

She waited for the fulfillment.

Thirty-three years she waited before her son began His ministry and began to reveal who He was.
And then at the cross...
The promise seemed hopeless...
Was this the end? Had the promise failed?

But the promise contained the power of God,
And Jesus, her son, arose as the Savior of the world, the Messiah!!!

Yes, the promise that was planted could not be rescinded...
The promise contained the power of God.

My friend, have you received a seed of a promise?
Hold onto your promise,
Even though circumstances make it look impossible,
Even though you are getting tired of waiting...

"For not one promise from God is empty of power,
 For with God, there is no such thing as an impossibility." Luke 1:37

Continue, friend, to Hope...Believe...Trust...

Our God is mighty,
He is able,
He is good!!

A Tender Plant of His Righteousness

Like a tender plant
He plants me
In His vineyard, His kingdom.
He has already cleared the land,
Pulled out the roots of sin's decay,
And the thorns that attempt to invade...

He paid a heavy price to win this battle,
This victory that destroyed the authority and power of anger, fear, greed, and so on...
Yes, He wiped out these inhabitants,
And rescued me
A tender plant of His righteousness,
A tender plant of His grace.
He made me new, gave me a new start.

His love nourished my plant,
Causing my roots to extend down,
Into the bottomless well of living water.
His love poured out its blessing of Sonlight favor and grace.
And my plant began to bloom
And fruit became plentiful
As His favor and glory surrounded me...

My plant began to be an influence in the land
Because of the excellent care of the Gardener.
It produced seed and became nourishment itself to many more.
Only because of the Gardener,
The One who planted, cleared the land, paid the price, nourished and cared for my plant...
Was this possible.

The One who rescued me
Did all the work,
Provided everything I needed to grow and prosper.
Protected me from the trespassers who wanted to steal, kill and destroy...

So well, so tenderly, so uprightly with justice and grace,
He takes care of me.

Only You, God, can rescue a tiny weak plant,
Plant it and provide for it in such a way that it can blossom and grow
And display Your goodness to many others!