Some
weeks ago I came across the following question/quote. I have no idea who said it or where I saw it,
but it struck me as important. “What if
you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?”
A friend
of mine, about a year ago, lost a daughter to Cystic Fibrosis. The family misses her but holds on and
cherishes the years they had together.
Another family recently also lost a daughter who was only in third grade, in a tragic car accident. Death touches
all our lives. It may be through our
children, a special friend, a relative, a mother or father, or grandparent. Sometimes death can even affect us if we
didn’t know the person. It may depend
entirely on the circumstances of their death and their age. Somehow, the younger the victim, the greater
the pain.
Remembering
the loved one who has “gone before” is painful, at least for a while. But remembering the impact they had on our
lives, what they taught us, or the special times shared, can bring healing.
God
created us as a people who remember. We
remember wonderful events or tragic ones, people who made a difference in our
lives, lessons learned and more. Even in Joshua 4, the Bible tells us how the Lord told Joshua to set twelve stones taken from the center of the Jordan so generations later people
could remember how God led the people across the Jordan River on dry ground, just as He had led the people on dry ground when the people reached the Red Sea. It was to remind them how The Lord had
brought them to this place through his mercy.
This also reminds us, even today, how God will provide the way, if we ask and as he draws us
to Him.
As
Easter approaches we remember Jesus’ death and resurrection. We celebrate in Sunrise Services, and
partaking of the Lord’s Supper and more.
The point is we must remember how Jesus fulfilled the scriptures as the
Messiah, his death and resurrection, providing the perfect deliverance of God’s
people. The first Passover freed the
people from Egypt and even now the Messiah frees us from a sinful life when we
accept him as Savior.
We are
told in scripture to remember and observe the commandments He has given
us. It’s also important in our walk with The Lord to
remember God’s provision. Does He not provide what we need on a regular basis? Deliverance and sacrifice. Does He not offer deliverance from the sin of
this world through the sacrifice of Jesus, his Son? Care and love.
Does He not offer a Father’s care and love as He holds us close? Mercy.
Does He not offer mercy when it’s clear, as a sinful creature there is no
way we could enter heaven’s gate without the blood of Jesus? Jesus the Servant and Christ the betrayed. Did He not send his son, Jesus to become the
ultimate Sacrifice and Servant, and finally, The Betrayed, as he hung on the
cross?
There is much to remember about our Lord, and that brings me back to the opening
question/quote. “What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God
for yesterday?”
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