Isaiah 49:13-16

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 ."

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. . .


I love this verse. We cans see God's compassion and love for Israel.  He never forgets, and he carries his children. In his love for Israel we can see his character for those of us that have been grafted into this very family. If a mother cannot forget her own child, how could God forget us? And he has tatooed  Israel into his hands, and us if we have made Jesus our Lord.

He looks at His hand and sees "Rachael Needham" (or insert your own name), and thinks, "oh yea, my beloved...I remember her...how could I forget...I love her"...

I love you Jesus