March 2, 2012
February 28th, 2012March 2, 2012
“See, I have written your name on the palms of My hands.
Always in My mind is a picture of Jerusalem.”
(Isaiah 49:16)
Many of the people who know me are aware of my great interest in art. I love to paint, draw, and sculpt. However, when the materials that I need aren’t available, or I don’t want to start a large project, I will doodle instead. Just give me a pen and a piece of paper and soon I will have it covered in eyes, flowers, faces and random shapes. When paper isn’t available to me, I will draw on my hands, arms, legs and feet. Sometimes it will be as little as a heart on my thumb, or it could be an elaborate growth of vines and flowers that span my entire hand. However whatever it is that I draw on myself, it is always something that I think is cool, funny, or beautiful. This may seem pretty obvious, after all, why would I draw something on myself that I don’t like?
When I look at Isaiah 49:16, I realize the same is true of God.
I don’t believe that there has ever been a teenager with a lot of self confidence, and I am no exception to that. I will often feel unlikable, and not “with it”. But no matter what my self image is day to day, God says to me, “I have written your name on the palm of My hand, Eden.” He tells me that my picture is always before Him. My heavenly Father thinks that I am amazing and beautiful and perfect. If He didn’t think that then why would He tattoo my name on His palms? Why would He continuously watch over me?
Father, thank You for how much You love me. I know sometimes that even with the knowledge of how precious I am to You, I still succumb to Satan’s lies that tell me I am worthless. Please help me to combat these falsehoods with Your truth today and everyday. Amen.
Eden Willis