I forgot. 

Please tell me I’m not the only person struck with the disease of forgetting.

Do you ever forget?

• To call a friend.
• An important meeting.
• To pay a bill.
• Where you put the car keys.
• Details that happened yesterday, last week, or last year.

I hope you answered yes to at least one.

Feeling Forgotten

Or, like me, have you ever wondered if a friend forgot about you? She seems to talk with other friends and they go to dinner together. But she hasn’t called you in ages. 

And here’s a big one. Have you ever felt like God has forgotten you? If you’re nodding, me too. Thoughts such as, God has forgotten me. He seems to work on behalf of others. Me? I continue waiting for Him to move in my life. 

No matter how we feel, thinking God forgets us is a lie from the enemy. A false belief a few people in the Bible also succumbed to (Psalm 42:9; 77:9).

God Only Forgets One Thing 

God never forgets us. When it comes to His children, God only forgets one thing. We find it in Isaiah 43:25,

“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.” (NIV)

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This girl remains forever grateful about the whole I-forget-your-sins grace from God. What redeeming and relentless love!

Forgetting God

So, what’s the worst forget-me-not blunder? Forgetting God and His mighty works. God’s people fell prey to the disease multiple times in the Bible.

If we recap the Exodus story out of Egypt, the script reads like this.

• God divided the seas. They soon forgot.
• The Lord split rocks, gushing with drinking water. They didn’t remember.
• He led them with a cloud at day and a fiery light at night. They forgot His works.
• Manna rained down from heaven at His command. They grumbled.
• The Lord God defeated their enemies. They worshiped other gods.
• God redeemed them. Still, His abundant and steadfast love slipped from their minds.

(See Psalm 78 and 106.)

In present day, God’s people are also guilty of a forgetting God tragedy. Even after His many wonders and works in our lives. 

When we chase after idols, worry about what-ifs, put people and things above God, look to the world for wisdom, or find shelter and comfort in anything besides the Lord, we’ve forgotten God.

“For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and have not remembered the Rock of your refuge” Isaiah 17:10a, ESV.

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Safeguards for Not Forgetting

Look at these translations of Deuteronomy 4:9.

“Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.” (NIV)

“You must be very careful not to forget the things you have seen God do for you. Keep reminding yourselves, and tell your children and grandchildren as well.” (CEV)

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Here’s 3 do-not-forget-God safeguards:

1) Remember the things we have seen. Meditate on God’s goodness and grace and miracles.

2) Do not let God’s works slip from our heart. Things to hide in our heart: God’s Word, His promises, and what He has done.

3) Remind ourselves often and tell the next generations.

Never forget all the Lord our God has done on our behalf.

He has:

• Moved mountains.
• Parted seas.
• Sent daily bread.
• Defeated our enemies.
• Provided living water.
• Led us in the darkness with His light.
• Redeemed us by His blood.

And He continues to lead us through the wilderness until the Promised Land is in eyesight and ours again.

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