Engraved

See, I have written your name on the palms of my hands.    Always in my mind is a picture of Jerusalem’s walls in ruins. Isaiah 49:16

Well, God says to us daily, “I have engraved you on the palms of my hands, I don’t forget you, I’m committed to you, I’m thinking about you, caring for you and I actually have you at the forefront of my mind, heart and all that I’m doing.” He is describing His love for us in Christ.  We are His sons and daughters.  We belong to Him, so he has this perfect picture of us everyday before Him thinking about us! How special and personal this is?

When someone gets a tattoo on their skin they are probably saying, “I want this fixed on me for as long as it can be. I want to remember this one thing as I constantly look at it because my attention is drawn to this, because it’s on me.”  They see it all the time as they go about their day. 

We are constantly before God.  He is consumed in a sense, about our care, providing for us by giving us what we need daily for life and godliness as we grow in our relationship with Him and flourish for His glory.  Such a powerful thought, we can individually just soak in.  This is an encouragement to turn to God’s grace daily.  Our interests are before Him and He is intimately aware of everything that’s going on in our lives. He even knows us individually more than we ourselves do.  Not only has He engraved us on his hands, but on his heart for all eternity and never to be removed!  

David says in Psalm 139:14 “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!  Your workmanship is marvelous how well I know it”. Complex is not simple but sophisticated, intricate with a wide range of emotions.  We are made in His image and God says we are marvelous! 

We have a special place before Him as individuals, and don’t have to seek the approval of this world or people because we have been approved by God, and that we can live out of this overflow everyday. He has adopted us into his family, his lineage and knows each one by name!

Pray your response to the Lord personally, meaningfully and genuinely.

Reflection:  What is one step you need to take to focus on this week to enable you know how special you are to God.