Good Morning Friends,
"Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O
earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will
have compassion on his afflicted ones. But Zion said, 'The LORD has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me.' Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have
no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not
forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are
ever before me." (Isaiah 49:13-16)
Israel experienced the same kind of doubts
and uncertainties that you and I experience sometimes. Often, it seemed that God
had abandoned them, forgotten all about them. Where was He? Why was He allowing
them to go through the difficulties they were facing without intervening in
their behalf?
Listen and understand what the Lord said to
Israel, and what the Lord says to you and me. He has not forgotten us. He never
has, He never will, He never can. God can no more forget His children than a
mother could forget hers. In fact, even a mother is more likely to forget her
child, than the Lord is to forget His children.
Look closely at the Lord. Look at His hands.
There you can see the marks that prove He has not forgotten us. In the palms of
His hands are the marks of His love. There are the marks of the nails and the cross
which shout to us in terms beyond all doubt – He loves us – He remembers us.
He has not forsaken us. He never will! He has
not forgotten us. He never can!
So, shout, rejoice, burst into song. God
remembers you! God loves you!
God will never forsake or forget you! That's
enough to cause you to worship Him, isn't it?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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