It’s been days of returning to the prophets and reading their words. Yesterday I shared Habakkuk’s words (HERE) and the way his words point to the unchanging qualities of our God. He is wise, just, faithful, eternal, and always at work.
This morning another prophet brought the reminder of our desperate need for a new view of God.
“In the year of King Uzziah’s death I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple.” (Isaiah 6:1, NASB)
Isaiah caught a glimpse of who God is – in His majesty, authority, and position. The vision renewed his confidence in the sovereignty of God.
As Isaiah renewed his view of God, God then responded to him, giving Isaiah another glimpse into His heart.
“Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.” (Isaiah 49:15, NASB)
God reminds us of the heart of mother. Her ears are ever attuned for the cries of her baby to be fed, to be changed, or to be comforted.
We begin to time any other chore or activity around the needs of our babies. We don’t want to be preoccupied to the point of overlooking their needs.
Looking at this verse more intently, God desires to reveal to us more than just the heart of a mother. He is wanting to reveal His own heart towards each of us.
God is never preoccupied or distracted in any way to cause Him to be forgetful of any one of us. He sees all that is occurring and lays heavy on our hearts. Much the way a mother waits for the next cries of her infant, God anticipates our cries for help as well.
God promises to always care for us,
to have compassion on us,
and to never forget us.
Come, sit a spell. Bring your coffee, your posts, and your thoughts. If you link up, kindly visit those who have drawn up a seat around you.
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Such a comfort that God cares for us with the attentive love greater than the best mother.
Oh, how we need this reminder, Joanne, in our busy, distracted lives. So much pulls at us each day, I know I wonder at times if God even hears me. But several times this week alone He has reminded me through the Psalms He not only hears me but is always present with me.
The heart of a mother. The heart of Himself.
Amen.
Beholding Him in the Beauty of His Majesty makes all the difference, Joanne!
What a beautiful picture of a mother so in tune with her nursing baby’s cry. What a Savior!
I’m so thankful for our never-failing, ever-present God. Thank you, Joanne.
And I am such a distractable and distracted soul. So thankful for God’s good focus.
So thankful for this kind of attentive and focused care from our loving heavenly Father.
Amen Joanne, I am so deeply gracious that he never forgets us. Like a mother our good, good, Father nurtures and takes care of us. This is a wonderful reminder.