Remember
We the People~
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,
God's special possession,
that you may declare the praises of Him
who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light." I Peter 2:9
We the People~
"Know that the LORD is God.
It is He who made us, and we are His;
we are His people,
the sheep of His pasture. Psalm 100:3
If
We the People~
would
Remember
Who
God says we are
because
God Remembers.
He
Remembers~
not because
He forgot
but because
He
Remembered~
meaning that "He turned His attention to"~
"But God Remembered
Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark;
and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided." Genesis 30:22
"Then God Remembered
Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb." Exodus 2:24
"God heard their groaning,
and
He Remembered
His covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob." Exodus 2:24
God Remembered
because
God Remembers~
“I, even I, am He Who blots out your transgressions, for My own sake, and remembers your sins no more." Isaiah 43:25
God Remembered
so
God Removes~
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us." Psalm 103:12
But oh how quickly I forget
to
Remember
His promises
in the midst of
Confusion
Disappointment
Loneliness
&
Sadness...
And
instead
Remember
Anxiety
Fear
&
Doubt.
Just like the disciples who also didn't
Remember
right after the miracle of the feeding of the 5000
as Jesus confronted them~
"Don’t you know or understand even yet? Are your hearts too hard to take it in?
‘You have eyes—can’t you see? You have ears—can’t you hear?’
Don’t you remember anything at all? " Mark 8:17-18
How quickly they didn't
Remember.
How quickly Peter didn't
Remember
that he would forget
the words he recited to Jesus~
“Even if everyone else falls to pieces on account of you, I won’t.” Matthew 26:33
But Jesus knew
Peter wouldn't
Remember~
“Don’t be so sure,” Jesus said. “This very night,
before the rooster crows up the dawn,
you will deny me three times.” Matthew 26:34
Three times
Peter would deny ~
to disclaim association with a person or event~
to purposely forget
to not
Remember
the One
Who He walked with
the One
Who He talked with
the One
Who He loved...
Three times~
"He denied it again, with an oath: "I don't know the man!" Matthew 26:27
Oh
how I easily I don't
Remember
when I turn my eyes from
The One
Who
Remembers
me.
The One
Who
Remembers
you.
The One
Who
Remembers,
even when we
don't
Remember
What Promise do you need to Remember?
Maybe
that
He Remembers no more~
"This is the new covenant I will make with my people on that day, says the Lord:
I will put My laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.”
Then He says,
“I will never again remember their sins and lawless deeds.” Hebrews 10:16-17
Why?
Because
We are His People!