9-22-26

Deuteronomy 8:2-6

“And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him”


God commanded Israel to remember. Not occasionally. Not when it was convenient. Always. The wilderness was not punishment without purpose -- it was a classroom. Every morning the manna appeared. Every night the quail came. Every step of forty years, God provided. And still, standing at the Jordan, they nearly forgot. The human heart has a short memory when it comes to God's faithfulness. We cry out in desperation, God delivers, and within weeks we are fretting over the next obstacle as if He had never shown up before. Remembrance is not nostalgia -- it is an act of faith.

:When did God last answer a prayer in your life in a way that left no doubt it was Him? Have you thanked Him for it recently?  Start a written record of answered prayers. Even if you begin with just one, write it down with the date and the details. Return to it whenever the next obstacle rises. He is still God and He can still move! Today is no match for Him! Trust Him and follow Him.. He has got you and will see you through this day!

You are loved and you have been prayed for! Trent