7月14日

標　　題：神不會忘記

經　　節：婦人焉能忘記她吃奶的嬰孩，不憐恤她所生的兒子？即或有忘記的，我卻不忘記你。（以賽亞書四十九章15節）

神永遠不會被其他事盤據而分心，疏忽忘卻了祂任何一位兒女的需求。神說，即使有餵奶的母親忘記她吃奶的嬰兒，祂也不會忘記祂的兒女！餵奶的母親對自己嬰孩的需求極其敏銳。即使嬰兒在另一個房間，母親一樣可以感受到嬰兒的需要。母親知道哪個時候該餵奶，哪個時候該照顧孩子。母親永遠不會被其他的事所盤據分心，而疏忽兒女的需求。

神選擇用這個比喻，貼切描述出祂如何看顧祂的百姓，因為神比最慈愛的母親更敏銳地知道孩子的需要。我們每次哀哭，祂都與我們同在。即使我們尚未求告之先，神就應允我們的祈求（以賽亞書六十五：24）。這是神賜下最能安慰我們的應許：祂永遠不會忘記我們。

不要讓困境說服你，使你以為神忘記你。永遠不要假設神比較關心其他人，例如那些看起來比較屬靈或比較重要的人。聖經上告訴我們，神像餵奶的慈母對嬰兒一樣地愛你、關心及看顧你。這句經文再次向你保證，神是如此地愛你！

God Will Not Forget

Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you. (Isaiah 49:15)

God never becomes preoccupied or neglectful toward one of His children. God said it would be more likely for a nursing mother to forget the infant at her breast than for Him to forget one of His children! The nursing mother has a keen sensitivity to her baby. Even if the infant is in another room the mother’s senses are in tune with her child. The mother knows when it is time to feed and care for the child. The mother never becomes so preoccupied with other things that she neglects the needs of her child.

It is fitting that God chose this imagery to describe how He looks after His people, for He is more sensitive to the needs of His children than even the most loving mother. He anticipates every cry for help. Even before we can call out in need, God is responding with His answer (Isa. 65:24). This is one of the most comforting promises God has given to us: that He will never forget us.

Don’t let the difficult circumstances you are facing convince you that God has forgotten you. Don’t ever assume that God is more concerned with the needs of other, more significant, more spiritual people than He is with yours. Scripture teaches that God looks upon you with the same love, interest, and concern as a nursing mother would look upon her infant. It should reassure you to know that your Father loves you like that!