He Never Forgets Us

1 Nephi 21:14-15: "But behold, Zion hath said: The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me--but he will show thee that he hath not...For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee, O house of Israel."

I read this scripture this morning and it had a new meaning and power to me. First of all, we must remember that the Lord NEVER forgets us. It might seem like He isn't aware of us sometimes when things are hard, but there are countless examples in my own life and in the lives of others where we thought we had been forgotten, and then we realized it was just a blessing the Lord was preparing for us in His own time. So remember, remember. The Lord never forgets His people.

Second, I love that He uses the closest bond imaginable on the earth to compare to His bond with His children. A mother to her nursing child/to the child of her womb. There is no way I could forget I had a nursing baby. The milk leaking everywhere, the love for my baby, my concern for my child...of course I wouldn't forget. And how can I forget that I have four children who need me? I don't forget them. But some mothers with mortal weaknesses do (that's why the Lord included that caveat). He isn't mortal. He is immortal. He has all power, and He will never forget us...ever.