Sunday Letters  ·  June 2026

From Womb
to Tomb

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14 June 2026  ·  Sunday Service

ISAIAH 46:3–4

"Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."

Opening

There is a kind of love that does not begin when you first become lovable, and does not end when you stop being convenient. It is the love of a God who carried you before you could carry yourself — and who promises to keep carrying you long after the world expects you to be done.

Isaiah 46:3–4 is one of the most tender passages in all of Scripture. God is speaking to His people, reminding them of something they had forgotten: I have been holding you since before you were born, and I am not putting you down. From the first breath to the last, He is there. From womb to tomb — God carries us all the way.

Truth 1

God is carrying us — from our womb to our tomb. This is not a poetic exaggeration. Jeremiah 1:5 tells us that before we were even formed in the womb, God knew us. He called Jeremiah by name before Jeremiah had a name. He ordained a purpose for a life that had not yet begun.

The Psalmist echoes this in Psalm 139 — that God knit us together, that His eyes saw our unformed substance, that every day of our lives was written in His book before one of them came to be. And in Luke, we see a Saviour who notices the overlooked, the forgotten, the ones the world has set aside.

You were not an afterthought. You were not a surprise. You were carried, known, and seen — before you ever opened your eyes.

Truth 2

God never leaves us or forsakes us. And because of that, what looks like a setback is often a setup. Your pastor may have called them blessings in disguise — and that phrase is worth sitting with. There is no such thing as a season God has abandoned. Even in the valley, even in the detour, even in the waiting — God is already there, preparing something valuable, something purposeful, something only His hands could shape.

The circled phrase in your notes says it beautifully: no such thing. No such thing as a moment outside of God's plan. The hard season you are in? It is the plan of God — not punishment, but preparation. He is not punishing you with the difficulty; He is positioning you for what comes next.

Two Pillars of This Promise

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God Carries Us from the Beginning

Before you were born, He knew you. He formed you with intention, called you by name, and established your days. You are not living a random life — you are living a carried life. Every chapter, even the painful ones, was written by hands that love you.

— Jeremiah 1:5  |  Psalm 139  |  Isaiah 46:3

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God Never Changes — Even in Old Age

Isaiah 46:4 is a promise for every season: "Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am He." The God who fought for you in your youth is still the same God fighting for you now. He does not grow tired. He does not update or upgrade — He is unchanging, and His faithfulness is the same God of justice who has never once lost a battle on your behalf.

— Isaiah 46:4

Reflection

What Are You Carrying That He Already Holds?

Sometimes we exhaust ourselves trying to carry what God never asked us to carry alone. The worry about the future. The grief over the past. The uncertainty of right now. Isaiah 46 is God's invitation to remember: I made you, and I will carry you.

If you are in a season that feels heavy — a season that looks like loss, or delay, or confusion — let this be your anchor today. There are no such things as seasons outside of God's plan. He is still carrying you. He is still preparing something valuable. And He is the very same God who will carry you all the way to the end.

Take a moment and lay down what you have been straining to hold. It was never too heavy for Him.

A Prayer for the Carried

Lord, thank You for being a God who carries — not just at the beginning, not just at the end, but all the way through.

Forgive me for the moments I forgot I was being held. For the times I ran ahead in fear, or sat down in despair, as though You had put me down.

Remind me today that my hard seasons are not outside of Your plan — they are inside of it. You are preparing something valuable even now.

You are the same God. Yesterday, today, and forever.

Carry me still, Lord. I trust You.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

"I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you."

Isaiah 46:4

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