The
Weekly Devotion (3/2015)
(By Pr. Tesfahun Hatia)
God's Tattoos !
“Can
a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she
has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved
you on the palms of my hands"... (Isaiah 49: 15-16)
Recently,
I saw a young man who was tattooed on the right side of his neck. It was a
female name in Amharic. When I asked him about the implication of the tattoo
and why he was having it on that particular part of his body, he told me the
secret with a breathtaking tone. He was tattooed to express his deep love for
his newly born baby girl.
God
is tattooed on the palms of his hands. The print of his tattoo reads all
of our names. We are all on God's hands. Nothing shall separate us from his
hands. Nothing shall removes us from the palms of his hands.
We
are God's tattoos. We are the beauty of his hands, the decoration of his might.
We are on his hands by which the sea was divided, the wall collapsed and the
land controlled! These are the hands of God from which the manna came, the rock
sprung water and the clouds showered the rain.
We
are God's tattoos and our hope will never fade away. As long as we are on God's
hands, we enjoy life every day. We are on God's hands and we enjoy a blessed
stay. We are on God's hands, and therefore, we are upraised. In case of
challenges, he wins our battles and we are uplifted. We are on God's hands, therefore, we are
programmed, protected and promoted. We are tattooed on the palms of God's
hands, therefore, we are so much loved and always cared.
“Can
a healthy mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the
child she has borne? No, it is not possible for a nursing mom to abandon the baby
at her breast. Sometimes, this could rarely happen. But this never happens with
God. God will never let his children
down. He never abandons! This is why he had us engraved on the palms of his
hands.
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Tesfahun is an educator, Pastor
and writer, husband and father of three
kids. He was a chief editor of Light of
Life Newspaper/magazine. He contributes articles to different media, has a
daily devotion on facebook and blog. He can be reached through (email:
tesfahun.et@gmail.com and www.facebook.com/tesfahun.hatia and
www.blogger/Tesfahun Hatia)
