REMEMBER

I am borrowing a page out of the Daily Devotionals for Our 50th Year at Scottsdale Bible Church. I think it is always good to remember, especially what God wants us to remember. I think this expresses it well.

DON'T FORGET

"Remember this, keep it in mind..." (Isaiah 46:8a)

When the scripture says "Remember..." it's prudent to do so.! As a student is expected to master key concepts in a class, God sometimes spells out key things to remember. When it also says "fix in mind, take to heart," God is clearly giving a foundational thought meant to anchor the essence of who we are. Such an imperative comes in Isaiah 46:8-9. "Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago: I am God, and there is no other. I am God and there is none like Me."

So we're to remember, fix it in our minds and take it to heart...the former things of long ago. These are the miraculous interventions God did, such as delivering Israel from bondage in Egypt parting the Red Sea, providing water and manna in the wilderness and delivering their enemies into their hands as they entered the Promised Land. God doesn't seem to do the same miracle twice. In other words we're not to learn a formula of how God works, rather we're to learn to depend directly on Him as we learn to walk with Him. We're also to remember the times we've seen God work directly in our lives, answering prayer, leading or speaking to us, sustaining us and transforming us. Finally, and above all, we're to remember there is no other God than Him or like Him.....daily Remember!

- John Milligan

Reading these words caused me to remember the many times God has answered my prayers and how He has worked in my life. I hope it does the same for you who are reading this right now. 

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