Isaiah 49:14-16
14 But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.” 15 “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. 16 See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.
I keep hearing in my spirit "I have not forgotten you!" I believe God wants to encourage many that they must not look at their external situation and think that they have been forgotten or overlooked by God. It is easy to feel that way when you witness people prosper all around you and are being blessed by God, but in your own situation all you see before you is a barren wilderness. You have faithfully endured every test, trial and various forms of tribulation in waiting for God to bring the breakthrough; but it seems like it's all to no avail. Don't loose heart, God is working in the background and He has not forgotten about you. This is His encouragement for you today:
"I have not forgotten you! I have inscribed you on the palm of My hands and your walls are continually before Me. When you see others prosper around you and you question the barrenness in your own life, know that I have not forgotten you and you will receive the breakthrough and your just reward in My perfect timing, if you do not give up. When you cry out to Me, I do hear you. When you feel alone, unloved, rejected and overlooked by others, I am with you! I will never leave you nor forsake you, I am always here for you. I am a friend that sticks closer than a brother. I love you with an everlasting love and with loving kindness I have drawn you to Myself. You are precious in my sight. I have redeemed you and called you by name, You are Mine. When you pass through the waters I will be with you and through the rivers they will not overwhelm you. When you can't go on anymore, My grace is sufficient for you, hold onto me and trust in Me. When you are weak, I am Your strength, Your All Sufficient One. Through your affliction I continue to mold you and shape you. I will work it all out for your good in the end. Your latter days will be greater than the former. The battle is mine says the LORD, and I will raise up a standard against your enemy by the power of the Holy Spirit. Will I not bring about justice for the elect that call out to me day and night, surely I will avenge them speedily.
I will make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the dessert. I will do a new thing for you, so forget the former things and do not consider the things of the past, they will only hinder what I have planned for your future. I will make a way for you where there seems to be no way. I am preparing the way for you says the LORD, for I know the plans I think toward you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future! Nothing will thwart the good plan I have for you as you continue to surrender and submit to me. Great are the sum of thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, they are more numerous than the sand. Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and marvelous things that you do not know of. Keep seeking, keep knocking, keep asking and the doors will be opened to you. You will find Me if you seek Me with all of your heart (mind, will and emotions). I will establish My promises and pour out a blessing upon you that you cannot contain, as you continue to pray (breathe life) into every word, promise and prophecy that I have given you. For My word is alive and active and it will not return to Me void, it will accomplish what I please. What has been spoken by My word, what I have promised and prophesied will come to pass as you align yourself with Me and wait on My timing; and as you wrestle with Me and continue to pray into the requests You have brought before My throne. My ways are not Your ways, nor are My thoughts your thoughts, they are higher, so when it is difficult to understand, continue to wait upon Me and rest and trust in Me, for I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN YOU and I will answer in my perfect timing"
A Prayer for today:
Father, please help me to trust in You, as You continue to prune and refine me through this difficult time of waiting for breakthrough. Help me to trust in Your timing and in Your good and perfect will for my life. Please show me how to persistently pray life into every word, promise and prophecy that You have given me, and not let you go until You fulfill it. LORD please remove every false desire that is not from You and correct every wrong motive in my heart. Strengthen me by the power of Your Holy Spirit to persevere through every storm and help me to yield to Your Spirit's work in me day by day. Help me to seek Your kingdom first and Your Righteousness; to focus less on myself and my own troubles and more on what is priority to You, trusting and believing that as I do this, everything I need will be added unto to me according to Your word. Please LORD give me the strength and courage to surrender every area of my life to You, to allow You to work in and through my life, so that Your glory will be revealed through me and everything I do will be to Your praise. Father when I feel alone, and it feels like You have forgotten me and forgotten about all the promises you have made to me, please help me to recall Your Word and restore my faith and hope in You. I ask this all in the name of Your son Jesus Christ. Amen!
God bless you!
[P.s. there are many scriptures above please take some time to look them up]
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