“God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never
will I forsake you.'” – Hebrews 13:5
A death in a family often gives a minister a chance to meet new people. When I walked into the house, there was an elderly lady sitting next to the window. I sat beside her and she told me her story. She had eight children and the funeral was for one of her sons. She added, “I have 33 grandchildren.” She paused and then continued, “I also have 33 great-grandchildren.” Seventy-four children! That is a busy life.
I teased her a bit and asked, “Do you know all their names?” She smiled and then answered, “Not only do I know off of their names, I know all of their birthdays.” She smiled again, “And I never forget a single one.”
She remembered all of her children and her children’s children, but I will always remember her. She reminds me of Isaiah 49:
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.”
(Verses, 1, 6, 15)
God never forget you.
In the 1960s, Jim Marshall was a member of the Minnesota Vikings football team. On October 25, 1964, Marshall scooped up a fumble and race toward the end zone for a touchdown. He ran for 66 yards and then jubilantly tossed the football into the stands. He had no idea he had just raced to the wrong end zone and scored a safety for the other team. From then on there would always be people who would remember him as Jim “Wrong Way” Marshall.
God does not treat you like a “Wrong Way” person. He does not remembers your blunders. The greatness of God is that he knows when to remember and when to forget.
When life tumbles in and stress is beating you down, when you feel forgotten, God remembers you. The phrase, “God remembers you” is found 73 times in the Bible. You are never alone. When I mess up and nearly destroy my own life, God forgets my mistakes and gives me another chance and another chance and another chance.
I love the selective memory of God.
Lonnie Davis
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