The Greatest Love
“See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.”
Isaiah 49:16
When you were in elementary school, did you ever take a pen and write the name of someone on the palm of your hand? Maybe it was a boy or girl you liked—or someone you especially admired. The truth is, God has done this as well, only He has taken it a giant step further.
In today’s Scripture, God says, “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” In other words, He doesn’t just engrave your name on His palms, but He engraves you. It’s all there—everything about you—your hopes and dreams, faults and failures, fears and anxieties, everything that makes up who you are. He’s not just holding you; He closes His hands and feels the impression, the precious one-of-a-kind engraving. You are a part of Him, and He will never, ever overlook you and your needs.
Father, this is almost too much for me to process. You have placed me where You will always see me and set me where You will always remember me. Nothing about me escapes Your gaze. Others may look past me, forget to pray for me, or neglect to even notice me, but You never will. Not today, not tomorrow, not in a million years.
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