Mari Isaacson

Jeremiah 31, 3 says: The Lord appeared from of old to me, saying, Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.

What an awesome verse! Look at it for a moment. Meditate on it. My grammar is not the greatest, believe me, but… there is LOTS of action in that one verse. Furthermore, it is all coming from the same source: The Lord. He appeared. He spoke to me. He loved me. He has drawn me. He continued His faithfulness to me.

Words fail me as I sit here pondering the truths in that one verse. I am humbled. I am overwhelmed. I am awed.

Through this poem I wrote during a very difficult time in my life, I long to give you encouragement in whatever problems or struggles you are facing right now. It is my prayer this poem will give you hope and a fresh new look at our heavenly Father who loves you so very dearly.

Father, My Father

By Mari Isaacson

Father, my Father

Even after all this time

It is difficult to believe it is true;

YOU, Holy God

Are my Father

And I genuinely belong to You.

I am awed

And utterly amazed

More than words can begin to express.

Yes, to grasp

That even before the foundation of the world

You chose me just for this.

To be Your child

YOUR CHILD

Through the good and bad of it all.

You paid the price

Because You love me,

Father, I stand in dumbfounded awe.

Then too

What about all the times I’ve fallen

And didn’t have the courage to stand.

But there You were

Right beside me

Holding out Your supporting hand.

There were also those times

I felt absolutely alone

And didn’t believe You really cared.

Oh I realize now

How extremely ignorant I was

Of Your compassionate friendship wanting to be shared.

Father, You love me

And it is not a temporal love

Like that of the world in which I live.

Your love Father

Is unconditional and eternal

An expression of the life You give.

Oh the ecstasy in knowing

I can talk to you, King of all,

At absolutely any time of the day.

It doesn’t matter

What I’ve done or how I feel

You listen, actually listen, to every word I say.

To delight

Truly delight myself in You Father

Do I really understand what that means?

Obviously not

For I still struggle

In seeking delight and acceptance in other things.

Oh yes, to laugh

Like a child who’s secure

And knows what it means to have fun.

To be content

Taking time to appreciate You

Having eyes to see each thing that You have done.

It is difficult to accept

That You, as my Father,

Correct me when I am wrong.

But I am learning too

That even in my darkest hour

You can fill my heart with joyful song.

You are righteous

A God who absolutely

Can have nothing to do with sin.

As my Father though,

You have forgiven me totally;

I stand before You forever un-condemned.

Wow!

All these years I’ve questioned You

And found it hard to trust that You do know best.

I cannot promise

I won’t ever doubt You again,

But I do want to be faithful in each and every test.

Father, my heavenly Father,

Here we are, just the two of us

And I am struggling once again.

But oh the delight in knowing

You are my Father

And You actually call me Your “friend”.

Slowly but surely Father

I am starting to realize

What a treasure it is in knowing You.

From the depth of my heart

I long to please You

In everything that I say and do.

I love You, Father,

I love You.

I am at a loss at what more to say than this.

Your love

I’ll share with others and say,

“You too can be a child of His!”

Blessings to you as you meditate on the awesomeness of your heavenly Father!

mari