#soap # Isaiah 49 ## Title: You Are Not Forgotten ## Scripture: (Isaiah 49:15) “Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!” (NET) ## Observation: In past generations, people did not expect to be known by the whole world. There were a select few that were like that. These were presidents, kings, and people like that. Most people were content to be known by friends, family, and the local town. Now with the advent of modern technology, people are scrambling to have a voice on the world stage of social media. The pressure is immense and we can feel like no one cares. We can feel as though no one knows us because we are only known by a few. This is too much pressure. We don’t have to be known by everyone. We can have peace in being known sincerely by a few. The greatest comfort is that if no one knows us, God does. He will never forget us and He will never abandon us. This passage uses a mother and her nursing child as an example. Just like it would be absurd to think of a new mother abandoning her newborn on the side of the road, this is how absurd it is to think of God abandoning us. It just won’t happen. You may feel lost and forgotten, but you are not. ## Application: Think about it. You don’t have to be known by the world. You are already known by your King. ## Prayer: Thank You, Jesus, for truly knowing us.