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“Can a woman forget her sucking child…yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands” (Isaiah 49:15-16).
Have you ever written something on your hand because you did not have a piece of paper handy? Probably we have all done this at times, and then, when we washed our hand afterward, the message was easily erased. But in the past, people sometimes made marks on the hands of slaves or prisoners, using techniques that made a mark that would not come off. It was like a tattoo or a brand, so that others would be able to identify the person easily.
The Lord Jesus has graven us upon the palms of His hands, so that nothing can take that mark away. If our names were only written there, we might be afraid that they could be washed off. But our names are graven there to assure us that He will never forget us. He died for us, and loves us too much to forget us!
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