God’s Love for Zion (2)

Turning to the prophetic discourse of Isaiah 49:14, 15 we come upon this complaint of Zion, the church, "Zion saith, the Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgot­ten me." As if this were possible! To this complaint of His people, the Lord replies. Says He to Zion, "Can a woman forget her suckling child, that she should not have compassion upon the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have engraven thee in the palms of my hand. Thy walls are...