Engraved On His Hands

Good Morning,

Isaiah 49:13-16 (NIV)
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.

I would venture to guess that most of us, if not all of us, have felt, well, abandoned I guess we could say, by God. It happens from time to time when our lives seem to be going backward and we can't even get one step ahead of all that appears to be crashing down all around. I know it happens to be from time to time, and I know I'm not alone in this. After all, we are human beings and we do have our frailties and flaws and our minds can kind of shut down every once in a while. Of course, we know that God would not abandon us. We know that because we have put our faith and trust in Him. We know that because we have these words from Scripture to bring us back to some semblance of sanity.

Now, that doesn't mean that everything that's going on in our lives will clear up and all will be well. But what it does mean is that what is occurring in our lives isn't from God and He certainly hasn't left us to fend for ourselves without Him being there with us.

"See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. These words mean so much. Jesus went to the cross for us and suffered wounds that we know left scars upon Him. Among those scars are the ones in the palms of His hands that came from Roman nails piercing Him and nailing Him to the cross. These scars are the engravings that God has in His hands that are each of us. We are permanently with Him. Therefore, He is permanently with each of us. He has YOU engraved on the palms of His hands. He has ME engraved on the palms of His hands.

I know that there might be someone who needs these words today; to be reminded that God has NOT abandoned them. We all need to remember these words sometime when things are rough and times are difficult. Let's never forget, God does not, under any conditions, forsake or depart from us.

Love, peace, and blessings,

David