Lo, I give Myself to you, and all things with Myself.

I will be all to you that you can wish. I will be a
FRIEND to you. My secrets shall be with you, and
you shall have free access to Me, and liberty to
pour out all your heart into My bosom.

I am the everlasting Father, and I will be a FATHER to you.
Behold, I receive you not as a servant, but as a son to
abide in My house forever. Whatever love or care children
may look for from their father, that you may expect
from Me, and so much more since I am wiser, greater,
and better than any earthly parents. If earthly fathers
will give good things to their children, much more will
I give to you. If such cannot forget their children,
much less will I forget you. What would My children
have? Your Father's heart, His house, His care, His
ear, His bread, and His rod? These shall all be yours.

You shall have My fatherly affection. My heart I share
with you. My tenderest loves I bestow upon you.
You shall have My fatherly compassion. As a father
pities his children, so will I pity you. I will consider
your frame, and not be extreme to mark what is done
amiss by you, but will cover all with the mantle of My
excusing love. I will be your Comforter in your solitude,
your Counselor in your distress.

I will be a PHYSICIAN to you. I will heal your
backslidings and cure all your diseases. Fear not,
for never did a soul miscarry that left itself in My
hands, and would follow My prescriptions.

I will be a SHEPHERD to you. Do not be afraid of
evil tidings, for I am with you. My rod and My staff
shall comfort you. You shall not lack, for I will feed
you; you shall not wander or be lost, for I will restore
you. I will cause you to lie down in green pastures,
and will lead you beside the still waters. I will gather
you with My arm, carry you in My bosom, and will
lead you softly. I will bind up that which was broken,
and strengthen you when sick. I will watch over My
flock by night. My own eyes shall keep a perpetual
watch by night and by day. The Keeper of Israel never
slumbers nor sleeps, nor withdraws His eyes from the
righteous. I will guide you with My eye. I will never
trust you out of My sight.

I will be a HUSBAND to you. In lovingkindness and
mercy I will betroth you unto Myself forever. I will
embrace your interest, and will be as one with you,
and you with Me. You shall be for Me and not for
another; and I also will be for you. Though I found
you as a helpless infant, exposed in its own blood,
all your unworthiness did not discourage Me. Lo, I
have looked upon you, and put My loveliness upon
you. Moreover, I swear unto you, and enter into
covenant with you, and you shall be Mine. Behold,
I do here solemnly, in My marriage covenant, give
away Myself to you, and with Myself all things. I
will be an everlasting portion to you. Now lift up
your eyes to the east, to the west, to the north,
and to the south. Have you not a worthy portion,
a goodly heritage?

Can you fathom your riches or count your own
happiness? Can you grasp immensity, reach
omnipotence, or comprehend eternity? All this
is yours! I will set open all My treasures to you,
and will keep back nothing from you.

I will be a never failing fountain of joy, peace,
and bliss unto you! I will be your God, your Father,
and your Friend as long as I have any being. I have
made My everlasting choice in electing you. Fear not,
for the eternal God is your refuge, and underneath
you are the everlasting arms. My unsearchable
riches shall be yours. Though all should forsake
you, yet will I not forsake you!

I am your rock and your fortress, your deliverer, your
strength, the horn of your salvation, and your high tower.

I am God Almighty, your almighty Protector, your
almighty Benefactor! My fullness is your treasure.
My house is your home. You may come as freely to
My store as to your own cupboard. You may have
your hand as freely in My treasures as in your own
purses. You cannot ask too much; you cannot look
for too much from Me. I will give you (or will be
Myself to you instead of) all comforts. You shall
have children, or I will be better to you than ten
children. You shall have riches, or I will be more
to you than all riches.

Can you put out the lamp of heaven, or empty the
boundless ocean with your hands? Why, the sun
shall be dark and the sea dry before the Father of
lights, the Fountain of mercies shall be exhausted.
And My infiniteness shall be the extent of your
inheritance! I am your inheritance, which no line
can measure, no arithmetic can value, and no
surveyor can describe.

But all this is but a taste of what I have prepared.

You must have but smiles and hints now, and be
content with glimpses and glances here. But you
shall be shortly taken up into your Father's bosom
and live forever in the fullest views of His glory!

The day of your death shall be the birthday of your glories!

(Joseph Alleine, "The Gospel in a Map")