God’s Unfailing Memory 绝不忘记

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Jun 19, 2023, 1:29:39 AM6/19/23

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I will not forget you! Isaiah 49:15

A man owned more than $400 million in bitcoin, but he couldn’t access a cent of it. He lost the password for the device storing his funds, and disaster loomed: after ten password attempts, the device would self-destruct. A fortune lost forever. For a decade, the man had agonized, desperately trying to recall the password to his life-altering investment. He tried eight passwords and failed eight times. In 2021, he lamented that he had just two more chances before it all went up in smoke.

We’re a forgetful people. Sometimes we forget small things (where we placed our keys), and sometimes we forget massive things (a password that unlocks millions). Thankfully, God isn’t like us. He never forgets the things or people that are dear to Him. In times of distress, Israel feared that God had forgotten them. “The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me” (Isaiah 49:14). Isaiah assured them, however, that their God always remembers. “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast?” the prophet asks. Of course, a mother will not forget her suckling child. Still, even if a mother were to commit such an absurdity, we know God will never forget us (v. 15).

“See,” God says, “I have engraved you on the palms of my hands” (v. 16). He’s etched our names into His own being. Let’s remember that He can’t forget us—the ones He loves.

By: Winn Collier

When have you forgotten something important? How does God’s strong memory assure you?

Dear God, I’m grateful Your memory is resilient and trustworthy.

我却不忘记你。—以赛亚书49章15节

一名男子持有价值超过4亿美元的比特币，却一毛钱也领不出来。原因是他忘记存放装置的登入密码，而更糟的是如果连续输错10次密码，该装置就会自毁，这一大笔财富从此归零。十年来，他懊恼不已，绞尽脑汁回想密码要挽回这笔投资，藉此改变自己的人生。可惜他尝试8次全都失败，在2021年，他哀叹自己只剩下两次机会，若再不成功，这笔财富将化为泡影。

健忘是我们的天性，有时忘记的是小事，就像忘了钥匙放在哪里；有时忘记的是大事，就像攸关百万金额的解锁密码。值得庆幸的是上帝不像我们这般健忘，祂从不忘记任何事或祂所爱的人。以色列人在遭遇患难时，深怕上帝遗忘他们，害怕“耶和华离弃了我，主忘记了我”（以赛亚书49章14节）。但先知以赛亚向他们保证，上帝始终惦记他们，并反问：“妇人焉能忘记她吃奶的婴孩？”一位母亲理所当然不会忘记嗷嗷待哺的孩子，即或有如此荒谬之事，我们仍可确信上帝绝不会忘记我们（15节）。

上帝说：“看哪！我将你铭刻在我掌上”（16节）。上帝已经把你我的名字刻在祂身上，愿我们时刻谨记，上帝绝不会忘记我们，因祂深爱我们。

作者：郭惟恩

你曾在何时忘记一些重要的事？
知道上帝绝不会忘记，如何使你得到信心与安慰？