Recall What God Remembers

Recall What God Remembers



"Thus says the Lord, 'I remember ... the kindness of your youth.' -- Jeremiah 2:2

Good morning. Wow -- Have I been beat up this morning (spiritually)! This was one of those amazing times when all of my devotional readings all ended up saying the same thing. When that happens, one can either ignore it, or say, "Obviously I need to hear this!"

Have you ever noticed that we tend to remember what we should forget, and forget what we should remember? Well here are some questions and thoughts from the pen of Oswald Chambers (MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST) that are worth our consideration today:

1. Am I as spontaneously kind to God as I used to be, or am I only expecting God to be kind to me?



2.Does everything in my life fill His heart with gladness, or do I constantly complain because things don’t seem to be going my way? A person who has forgotten what God treasures will not be filled with joy. It is wonderful to remember that Jesus Christ has needs which we can meet— "Give Me a drink" (John 4:7).


3.How much kindness have I shown Him in the past week?


4. Has my life been a good reflection on His reputation?

God is saying to His people, "You are not in love with Me now, but I remember a time when you were." He says, "I remember . . . the love of your betrothal . . ." (Jeremiah 2:2).


5.Am I as filled to overflowing with love for Jesus Christ as I was in the beginning, when I went out of my way to prove my devotion to Him?

6.Does He ever find me pondering the time when I cared only for Him?


7.Is that where I am now, or have I chosen man’s wisdom over true love for Him?

8.Am I so in love with Him that I take no thought for where He might lead me?

9.Or am I watching to see how much respect I get as I measure how much service I should give Him?

As I recall what God remembers about me, I may also begin to realize that He is not what He used to be to me. When this happens, I should allow the shame and humiliation it creates in my life, because it will bring godly sorrow, and "godly sorrow produces repentance . . ." (2 Corinthians 7:10).

Take some time to work through these questions today. Recall today what GOD remembers. -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK



DIGGING DEEPER: Proverbs 22; Exodus 4-6; Matthew 14:22-36

DIG THIS QUOTE: It would be easier, I sometimes think, if God had given us a set of ideas to mull over and kick around and decide whether to accept or reject. He did not. His gave us Himself in the form of a Person. Philip Yancey

DETERMINED DIGGING: Level 1: Joshua 1:8; Level 2: Psalm 15