Isaiah 49:13

Isaiah 49:13 says, Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.  Isaiah called on the people whom God had provided a way for them to return to Jerusalem out of captivity then to rejoice with the heavens, but in the broader context it is what all who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord should do.  All of creation rejoices when a sinner is saved, so we as saved sinners certainly should as well. 

Verse fourteen adds, But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.  Isaiah said that instead of rejoicing that they were God’s chosen people that the people of Israel and Judah were moaning that He had forgotten them because of their current physical situation.  As followers of Christ, we should never allow our physical situation to cause us to begin to doubt that God has forever set us free spiritually. 

Verse fifteen continues, Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.  God then asked if a woman could forget her very young child, and then said that she could, but that He would never forget His children, those who had put their faith in Him.  We today too often hear about a newborn being left in a bathroom or a trash can, so we know that it is possible for a woman to do this, but we need to be just as certain that it is impossible for God to abandon His children because He has promised He never will and His word is always true. 

Verse sixteen concludes, Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.  God said that the people of Israel, or more accurately the ones who were still true to Him, were engraved on His palms and that their walls were continually before Him.  I believe this means that He would never forget them and that He would always protect them spiritually as long as they remained faith to Him.  As long as we as Christians remain faithful to God, He will always bring us spiritual victory, and our names are forever written in His Book of Life.  We have everlasting security because of God and His promises and not because of anything we may do other than accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord.