Tamar - Her Promise

Tamar - Her Promise

The horrifying facts of Tamar’s experience — not only the rape itself but the effect it had on her future and her emotional well-being — are not too far from the experiences of many women today. Statistics reveal a staggering number of women who have been violated by family members when they were very young. The effects of those experiences can haunt a woman’s existence, influencing her relationships with her husband, with male and female friends, and with her children. Help is available to those who seek it, but the ultimate hope and help can only be found in the love and acceptance God so willingly offers. His forgiving spirit can help recovery begin. His comforting spirit can bring a soothing balm to the hurt of the past. His constant presence can bring healing for the loneliness and detachment many feel.

Promises in Scripture

For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you.

— Deuteronomy 4:31

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

— Deuteronomy 31:6

Hear my voice when I call, O LORD;
be merciful to me and answer me.

My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
Your face, LORD, I will seek.

Do not hide your face from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;
you have been my helper.

Do not reject me or forsake me,
O God my Savior.

Though my father and mother forsake me,
the LORD will receive me.

— Psalm 27:7 – 10