Good Morning!
Here is today’s devotion to start your day with a reminder of God’s nearness, plus a quick look at what’s new across Power, Love & Miracles.
Each devotion in this series includes the audio format.
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Scripture: Isaiah 49:14–16
“But Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.’ Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you! Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.”
Reflection
There’s a kind of discouragement that runs deeper than exhaustion. It’s the feeling of being unseen. Overlooked. Forgotten.
That’s what the people of Israel cried out to God in Isaiah’s day. After years of silence and suffering, the people concluded God had left them behind. Maybe you’ve had those thoughts too. Maybe you’ve wondered if your efforts—even your prayers—just evaporated.
But God responds with a breathtaking image: “I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.”
This isn’t casual memory—it’s permanent love. God doesn’t forget you because He can’t. You are inscribed into Him. Not penciled in. Not added on. Engraved.
When people don’t see you… God does. When your work goes unnoticed… God sees the secret offering. When you’ve stopped feeling needed or known… God whispers, I still see you.
Discouragement says you’ve been erased. But faith says you are engraved.
If you feel forgotten today, take heart. The same God who promised His people that they were written into His very being makes the same promise to you.
Centering Prayer
God...
I confess I’ve felt forgotten. But I receive Your word today as truth. I am engraved on Your hands. You see what no one else sees. Help me believe again that I matter. Not because of what I do, but because I belong to You. Amen.
Practice for Today
Take a pen and draw a small symbol or word on the palm of your hand. Every time you see it today, let it remind you: God sees me. God remembers me. You are not invisible.
Journaling Prompt
In what ways have I felt forgotten—by others or by God? What would it mean to believe that I am engraved on His hands?
Closing Blessing
Even when the world forgets your name,
God remembers.
Even when no one sees your offering,
God treasures it.
You are not invisible. You are not lost.
You are held in hands that cannot let go.
Pray as You Go
Breathe in: You see me, Lord.
Breathe out: I am engraved in You.
What’s New on Power, Love & Miracles
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