Dont forget to remember...

Ps 103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.
    I will admit it, and I don’t need to be reminded of it – I am a forgetful dude. I have to write everything down. And I have found that this situation gets worse the older I get (Have you ever gone into a room to get something only to find that when you got to the room, you forgot what it was that you wanted to get?) Forgetfulness is a common lot of many of us.

    It apparently was a common lot of God’s people in the Old Testament. Their track record indicated this. When God had delivered them from the hand of Pharaoh in Egypt, and then they got to the wilderness, how quickly they would complain when things didn’t go right, forgetting God’s gracious and benevolent hand in rescuing them in the first place! As a matter of fact, grumbling and complaining became their common lot. They had forgotten how good God was. They had forgotten how mighty He had been. They had forgotten what it was really like to live in bondage and oppression in Egypt. They had forgotten. They had forgotten.

    Psalm 103:2 tells us not to forget what God had done, to not forget all the benefits that He has provided. At times this can be a challenge, not because of what we lack, but rather because we live in such a negative age. We are bombarded by negativity on the news, the reality TV shows, the tabloids, not to mention facebook and twitter. Let’s face it, it is much more tantalizing to hear about the junk of someone’s life rather than hear about how God has blessed them. So when we hear it, we start to look negatively at our own lives and think that we need and deserve more. And we complain.

    Folks, we are a privileged people. God has smiled on the United States unlike any other country in the history of the planet. He especially has demonstrated his love and provision by providing a way of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ!! My oh my we are a blessed people!! But too often we forget this. This is why a holiday like Thanksgiving is a very good thing. Even though it is not a religious holiday, Thanksgiving gives us an opportunity to really remember who it is that provides all that we need to support this body and life. Thanksgiving reminds us to not forget all that the Lord has done.

    We have one Thanksgiving Service here at Peace on Wednesday night, November 24th at 7pm. Take advantage of this special opportunity to remember all the benefits from the Lord.

To forget is human......to remember is divine.

Sincerely in Christ,
Senior Pastor Dave Ahlman