God’s tattoo

 God’s Tattoo

 

Jerusalem says, “The LORD has deserted us; the Lord has forgotten us.”

“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you! 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 49.14-16

They will see his face, and his name will be written on their foreheads.

REVELATION 22.4

 

Have you ever seen someone with a person’s name tattooed onto an arm or ankle? Some people tattoo the name of the person they love on their bodies as an expression of their devotion to the person, and as a constant reminder of this person who is precious to them.

When God’s people complained to God that they thought he had abandoned them, God told them, “I have written your name on the palms of my hands.” It’s as if he held out his open hands to those who felt forgotten by him and said, “Look. You will see something — someone — too precious to me to ever forget.”

If you could look at God’s hands, you would see that he has tattooed your name there because he loves you. He wants to keep you in the centre of his attention. He thinks about you all the time. He watches over you. When he sees your name there, your concerns become his concerns. He sees not only your name but every aspect of your life — every joy, every struggle, every need. You are never off his mind, out of his sight, or away from his loving care.