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“Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.  Look I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands.” Isaiah 49:15b-16a (HCSB)

Got your Christmas list?  Have you been checking it once, twice to make sure you don’t miss anyone?  Can’t leave someone off.  Don’t want to skip over anyone.  Clinging to that list with tight fist and two copies on my desk.  Would be lost without out one.  How about you?

Love the way God promises to never forget us – to never overlook us – to never skip past us.  Isaiah 49:15-16  reminds us His list is engraved in the open palms of His hands.  Sweet revelation before the babe even arrived.  A list unveiling the reason why He came – to redeem all of us.

The world may remove us from its list.  We may be looked over, scratched off.  Our sins may cause us to believe we didn’t make the list.  Guilt overriding freedom. We may even ignore the invitation. Not extended to people like us.   But the truth of Christmas is that we’ve always been on God’s heart.  He longs for us to receive the gift of His Son – the Christ child born in the manger.

Sounds amazing so why do we choose to distance ourselves from the One who draws near?   Hard to imagine why we would reject the Christ Child who came to save us from our long list of wrongs.  Unconceivable to understand why we would resist His power to set us free.  Yet so many times we do.  We believe the lie that He really didn’t come for us.  We distort the truth of who we are and who He is because believing the impossible would mean He can do the impossible for us.

Wonderful Counselor the answer to all we need.  Mighty God powerful enough to solve our biggest stressors. Eternal Father loving enough to choose us and sweep us off our feet. Prince of Peace reconciling our hearts with God. An incredible list that never ends – His greatness entering our world. The miracle of Christmas  – God’s love unwrapped in swaddling clothes lying in the manger – living, breathing proof that we are on His list.

“Father, Your love for us is far greater than we can ever imagined.  The gift of Your Son taking our place. The promise of life with You forever – our joy unspeakable.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life