Before we forget!

Psa 59:1 Save me from my enemies, my God; protect me from those who attack me! 2 Save me from those evil people; rescue me from those murderers! 3 Look! They are waiting to kill me; cruel people are gathering against me. It is not because of any sin or wrong I have done, 4 nor because of any fault of mine, O LORD, that they hurry to their places. 5 Rise, LORD God Almighty, and come to my aid; see for yourself, God of Israel! Wake up and punish the heathen; show no mercy to evil traitors! 6 They come back in the evening, snarling like dogs as they go about the city. 7 Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them. 8 But you laugh at them, LORD; you mock all the heathen. 9 I have confidence in your strength; you are my refuge, O God. 10 My God loves me and will come to me; he will let me see my enemies defeated. 11 Do not kill them, O God, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your strength and defeat them, O Lord, our protector.

Rudyard Kipling wrote “Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, Lest we forget”

The Bible speaks of the danger of God’s people forgetting Him and Psalm 59 reminds us of the fact that God will go to great lengths, to remind us of Him.

Deut. 6 gives us 3 challenges, 3 things about God that we should never forget:

Remember your redemption :

“Then watch yourself, lest you forget the Lord who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery”

Israel was caught in slavery: as much as we were caught up in sin, before being set free by Jesus. Israel was protected by the blood of the slaughtered lamb, as much as we today are protected by the Blood of the Lamb. 1 Cor 5:7 For our Passover Festival is ready, now that Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. Eph 1:7 For by the blood of Christ we are set free, that is, our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God

Remember your resources :

Just as God gave to Israel – cared for them, protected and provided for them, so He gives and provides for us. 1 Cor 4:7 Who made you superior to others? Didn't God give you everything you have? Well, then, how can you boast, as if what you have were not a gift? We get so attached to the things we have. Our toys determine who we are. No – we are stewards, trustees, and caretakers of all we have. It belonged to God in the first place. If I lend you my tools, I expect you to take good care.

Psalm 24:1 the world and all that is in it belong to the LORD; the earth and all who live on it are his.

Remember your requirements;

Deut. Refers to the 10 Commandments – God’s requirements for us – God’s moral principles for our lives, our families and even our nation. These are even requirements for our future. Following Him brings blessing. Forgetting Him brings judgement.

How do we remember these requirements:

1. Hear the Lord : there is power in listening
2. Love the Lord
3. Instruct the family : Live an example
4. Apply the Word: whose report will you believe.

We need to remember who Jesus is in our lives. Who He is, what He has done and how He did it.