Don't Ever Forget!
"Then beware, lest you forget
the Lord who brought you out
of the land of Egypt, from the
house of bondage."
Deuteronomy 6: 12
Philosopher George Santayana said,
“Those who cannot remember the past are
condemned to repeat it.” This usually refers
to remembering the mistakes of the past—
when we don’t remember them, we're
likely to make them again.
The same can be said about blessings.
If we fail to remember the blessings
of
the past, then we're more likely to fear
the future.
When Joshua led the Israelites to the Promised
Land, he had the stone memorial built after they
crossed the Jordan River so to remind the
future
generations God not only dried up the Jordan to
cross, He also parted the Red Sea so they could
escape the Egyptian army (Joshua 4:19-24).
Before Jesus returned to heaven, He instituted a
memorial meal by which, when celebrated, future
generations of believers remember His death for
them. Remembering the blessings of the past
is
a powerful motivation for facing the future.
Do you keep a journal or diary in
which you record what God has
done in your life? It is a helpful
way never to forget.
"How worthy it is to remember
former benefits when we come
to
beg for new."
Stephen Charnock