The Father’s Heart for the Lost

“But Zion said, ‘The Lord has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me.’ ‘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; your walls are ever before me.’” — Isaiah 49:14–16

God’s love for Israel is unwavering. Though Zion feels forsaken, the Lord responds with the tender image of a nursing mother—yet even more faithful than that. He is a covenant-keeping God. Deuteronomy 32:10–11 describes His care, saying Israel is “the apple of His eye,” the very center of His gaze. Zechariah 2:8 reaffirms this, declaring, “Whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye.”

Testimony:
A pastor discovered that the church building his congregation now used had once been a site for anti-Jewish rallies during the Nazi era. Deeply convicted, he led the church in a special service of repentance—not only for historical sins but also for the Church’s ongoing silence and indifference toward the Jewish people. He invited Jewish believers from a local Messianic congregation to join the gathering. In a profound moment of reconciliation, Jewish elders stepped forward and offered words of forgiveness:

“What you have confessed, the Lord has already forgiven. Let us walk together from this day forward.”