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6…NEVER FORGOTTEN

Good morning! My sister has been visiting from Texas. Her week here has gone by so fast. As we normally do when our family gets together, reminiscing takes up a part of our conversations. For days now, we’ve been trying to think of the names of two brothers that lived across the street from us growing up. All five of us kids could remember one of the brother’s name but none of us could remember the second one’s name. It was a toss-up between Steve, Tim, Scott or Todd. Turns out that we were all wrong. My older sister finally came up with his correct name. It was Sam.

As I was thinking about the fact that we could easily remember the one brother’s name but not the second one’s name, I thanked God that He said He would never forget us. We never have to worry about God forgetting our names because as believers, we are unforgettable in His eyes. God knows everything about us. Luke 12:7 says that “Indeed, the very hairs of your head are numbered...” And in case you need a better example, Jesus said in Isaiah 49:16, “Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands...” Wow, it’s not written in ink where it could be washed off. It is inscribed, never to be removed.

When I think about that fact, it just blows my mind. I am important enough to the Lord that He has me inscribed on the palm of His hands. And as a believer, the same is true for you. We don’t have to be the fun one, or the smart one, or anything else for the Lord to remember us. We just have to ask Him to be our Lord and Savior. Once we’ve accepted His gift of salvation, we are forever His son or daughter. We are forever inscribed in the palm of His hand, NEVER to be forgotten. And for that piece of good news, I’m eternally grateful.

Jesus, thank you that You will never forget our name because once we accept You as our Lord and Savior, our name is forever inscribed on the palm of Your hand. Amen.