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the Lord Cannot Forget His Own
Isa 49:14-26
These assurances were given to the chosen race on the eve of their return from Babylon. They were timid and reluctant to quit the familiar scenes of their captivity; they dreaded the dangers and privations of their way home, and questioned whether the great empire of their captors would ever let them go or allow their city to rise from its ruins. Therefore the Lord’s voice takes on a tone of unusual persuasiveness. Let us ponder His assurances of compassion and comfort, Isa 49:13; Isa 49:15-16.
He will lead us with a shepherd’s care, Isa 49:10. He will make obstacles subserve His purpose, Isa 49:11. His love is more than motherhood, Isa 49:15. He treasures the remembrance of His own, Isa 49:16. Zion thinks herself cast away as a derelict, Isa 49:14, but such is not the case. Even her broken walls are ever before God, with a view to their rebuilding, Isa 49:19, etc. God’s love is stronger than our strongest enemies, Isa 49:25, etc. Let us hide in it, standing above the fears that compose the cloudland of our soul, in the upper peaks of a strong faith.