我將你銘刻在我掌上、你的牆垣常在我眼前（賽49章）

錫安說：「耶和華離棄了我、主忘記了我。」婦人焉能忘記他喫奶的嬰孩，不憐恤他所生的兒子？即或有忘記的、我卻不忘記你。看哪、我將你銘刻在我掌上、你的牆垣常在我眼前。（賽 49：14-16）

神永不會離棄屬祂的人，只有人才可能離棄祂。在這裡的錫安曾自言自語說：神離棄了我，主忘記了我。其實這也是許多屬神的人常會有的感覺，因為人總是用自己的感覺，在判斷神的愛。但是誠如以賽亞書45章中神自稱為「自隱的神」，神將自己隱藏，是因為要迫使悖逆祂的人回轉歸向祂，一旦歸向祂了，祂立刻將自己顯出來。

就像本章所說的，神要我們做一個自然的觀察：有做媽媽的，會忘記她還在吃奶的嬰孩嗎？有做媽媽的會不憐恤她所生的兒子嗎？這是絕不可能會發生的事。神說：「即或有忘記的、我卻不忘記你。」不但如此，神還將我的名字銘刻在手掌上，「我將你銘刻在我掌上」。

我的神還說：「你的牆垣常在我眼前」。

當魔鬼撒但控告神僕約伯時，魔鬼說了一件驚人的事實：

撒但回答耶和華說：「約伯敬畏神、豈是無故呢？你豈不是四面圈上籬笆圍護他和他的家、並他一切所有的麼？他手所作的、都蒙你賜福．他的家產也在地上增多。」(伯 1：9-10)

這裡撒但細屬神對屬祂的人的厚愛，讓牠極為不平！牠抗議神在屬祂的人身旁圈上籬笆，細心呵護，包含屬祂的人本身，還有他的家、和他一切所有的，不但如此，他手所做的都蒙神賜福，他的家產也在地上增多。這裡羅列了五件一個人在存活時可能擁有的福氣，盡都在神的保護與賜福範圍內。

這真所謂的「你的牆垣常在我眼前」，就好像神在我家裝了監視器一樣，讓魔鬼毫無靠近的機會，更別說要去傷害這樣屬神的人。

錫安，常指著末後的真耶穌教會。教會難免會軟弱，甚至會以為「神不要我了」。這句「神不要我了！」聽在做父母的天父真神耳中，何等心痛！神怎麼會不要我們？只要我們願意行祂所喜悅的事，祂就要悅納我們、就要馬上拯救我們。

耶和華如此說：「在悅納的時候我應允了你、在拯救的日子我濟助了你、我要保護你、使你作眾民的中保、〔中保原文作約〕復興遍地、使人承受荒涼之地為業。」(賽 49：8)

但是，何時是悅納的時候？又何時為得蒙拯救的時候？也就是現在。因為使徒保羅說：

我們與神同工的、也勸你們、不可徒受他的恩典。因為他說：「在悅納的時候、我應允了你．在拯救的日子、我搭救了你。」看哪、現在正是悅納的時候、現在正是拯救的日子。(林後 6：1-2)

我們何等有幸！因為人類歷史不總都是在蒙悅納的時候、也不都是得以蒙拯救的時候。好比從使徒教會中止後一直到真耶穌教會建立之間(即西元約100年到1900年左右將近1800年之間)，即使想尋求神也必找不到神，因為此期間靈恩停降，大地乾涸，在這期間內的人，無人能得救。

感謝主！我們都身處蒙悅納、蒙拯救的時間，應當趕緊做神喜悅的事，因為這樣的時間，仍有結束的一天，也就是與基督做王一千年的時候結束時，「那一千年完了」，那時救恩的門就將再次關閉，準備迎接主從天再臨。

我又看見幾個寶座、也有坐在上面的、並有審判的權柄賜給他們．我又看見那些因為給耶穌作見證、並為神之道被斬者的靈魂、和那沒有拜過獸與獸像、也沒有在額上和手上受過他印記之人的靈魂．他們都復活了、與基督一同作王一千年。這是頭一次的復活。其餘的死人還沒有復活、直等那一千年完了。在頭一次復活有分的、有福了、聖潔了．第二次的死在他們身上沒有權柄．他們必作神和基督的祭司、並要與基督一同作王一千年。那一千年完了、撒但必從監牢裏被釋放。(啟 20：4-7)

By Isaiah Kao

I Have Inscribed You on the Palms of My Hands; Your Walls Are Continually Before Me (Isaiah 49)

June 10, 2026

But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me,

And the Lord has forgotten me.”

“Can a woman forget her nursing child

And have no compassion on the son of her womb?

Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands;

Your walls are continually before Me.” (Isaiah 49:14–16, NASB)

God will never forsake those who belong to Him; only people may forsake Him. Here Zion said within herself, “The LORD has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.” In fact, this is also a feeling many of God’s people often experience, because man tends to judge God’s love according to his own feelings.

Yet, just as God called Himself “a God who hides Himself” in Isaiah 45, God hides Himself in order to compel those who rebel against Him to turn back to Him. Once they return to Him, He immediately reveals Himself again.

As this chapter says, God asks us to make a natural observation: can a mother forget her nursing child? Can a mother fail to have compassion on the son she has born? Such a thing is almost impossible. God says:

“Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.”

Not only so, God has even inscribed my name upon the palms of His hands:

“I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands.”

My God also says:

“Your walls are continually before Me.”

When Satan accused God’s servant Job, he spoke a remarkable facts:

Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.” (Job 1:9–10, NASB 2020)

Here Satan carefully described God’s deep love toward those who belong to Him, and this made him extremely angry. He protested that God had placed a hedge around His people, protecting them with great care — including the person himself, his household, and all that he possessed. Not only that, but the work of his hands was blessed by God, and his possessions increased in the land. These verses list five kinds of blessings a person may possess during his lifetime, all within the protection and blessing of God.

This is truly what it means:

“Your walls are continually before Me.” It is almost as if God has installed a monitor around my home, leaving Satan no opportunity even to come near, much less to harm one who belongs to God.

Zion often refers to the True Jesus Church in the last days.The church may at times become weak, and may even think, “God does not want me anymore.” How painful those words must sound in the ears of our heavenly Father! How could God not want us? As long as we are willing to do what pleases Him, He will accept us and immediately save us.

This is what the LORD says:

“At a favorable time I have answered You,

And on a day of salvation I have helped You;

And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people,To restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages.” (Isaiah 49:8, NASB 2020)

But when is the favorable time? When is the day of salvation? It is now. For Paul the Apostle said:

And working together with Him, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain— for He says,

“At a favorable time I listened to you,

And on a day of salvation I helped you.” Behold, now is “the favorable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation.” (2 Corinthians 6:1–2, NASB)

How blessed we are! Human history has not always been a time of acceptance and salvation. For example, from the end of the apostolic church until the establishment of the True Jesus Church (about from AD 100 to around 1900, nearly eighteen hundred years), even if people desired to seek God, they could not find Him. During that period, spiritual gifts ceased, and the earth became spiritually dry. In that age, no one could attain salvation.

Thanks be to the Lord! We are living in a time of acceptance and salvation. Therefore, we should quickly do what pleases God, because even this period will one day come to an end, when the thousand-year reign with Christ is completed. At that time, the door of salvation will once again be closed, preparing for the Lord’s return.

Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. This is the first resurrection. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were completed. Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the first resurrection; over these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years. When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison. (Revelation 20:4–7, NASB 2020)

By Isaiah Kao