Child abuse in New Zealand is in the news at the present time.

“‘Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?'” is the question in Isaiah 49:15.

Yes, a mother can forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne!

In the developed world this country has one of the highest levels of child abuse, it says in our local paper today. (The Northland Age, Tuesday, June 28, 2016)

It says there also that children are abused. They are neglected. They are maltreated. Because of that more than 200 children died in the last 25 years. And last year was really bad!

But here is the second part of Isaiah 49:15, “‘Though she may forget,'” says the LORD, “‘I will not forget you'”!

And here is the beginning of Isaiah 49:16, “‘See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.'”