Meditations—points to ponder

It seems that God has tattooed the names of His People on His Hands. 

This is a good place to start. We must first examine God’s tattoos 

if we’re going to be able to see our own. From the same Hebrew book, 

we will discover four tattoos that God has punctured into our souls. 

Each tattoo is a story from God, an eternity of dignity in a world of insanity. 

As your lungs take in each breath, I want you to start training your thoughts 

on these tattoos, found in Isaiah 43:1–7. Ready?

Inhale. “You are mine.” Exhale.

Inhale. “I will be with you.” Exhale.

Inhale. “I love you.” Exhale.

Inhale. “I created you for my glory.” Exhale.

These four soul tattoos, engraved by the hand of the Master, 

are the true source of our dignity.

Samuel Kee Soul Tattoo Introduction

Isaiah 43:1–7 (ESV) — 1 But now thus says the Lord, He Who created you, O Jacob, He Who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. 6 I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”