1 Kings 15:5
For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not failed to keep any of the LORD’s commands all the days of his life—except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.
Isaiah 49:15
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
A blot on an otherwise perfect record. Max Scherzer, a former Detroit Tiger pitcher, had pitched eight and two-thirds innings of a perfect game. Twenty-six batters up, twenty-six retired. The last batter was down to his last strike, and then the unthinkable happened. Scherzer hit the batter with the pitch; the perfect game was over. What would have been only the 24th perfect game in history was no more. Today’s first passage summarizes King David’s life as one
devoted to the Lord EXCEPT in the case of Uriah. Uriah’s story may take up a small portion of David’s life story, but it is the blot on an otherwise faithful life. Yet any attempt to forget Uriah is in vain, because no life is forgotten by God.
Isaiah’s image of a mother and baby that we read today is a reminder for us that God has not, and will not, forget you either. You may feel forgotten by others, but never by God. In the very next verse (Isaiah 49:16), God said, “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” What a great comfort to know we are never forgotten by God!