Gratitude based on memory guides and controls.
Forgetfulness produces our greatest curses.
Memory produces enduring blessings.
Blessed is the person/nation that refuses to forget, but
keeps memory alive.
The psalmist said Israel must not forget what
God did for them!
Grateful thanks would be natural for them if they remembered!
Thankfulness, singing, and seeking the Lord would be natural
for Israel if they remembered God’s deeds.
The psalmist recalled what God did for Israel
from their beginnings in Abraham. Basically, this psalm was about
the Israelites’ beginning as a people/nation.
The happenings occurred generations ago.
Yet, these were Israel’s foundation.
The nation must not forget its foundation!
1.
The God of justice kept His covenant
with Abraham.
2.
He kept his covenant with Isaac and
Jacob.
3.
He kept His covenant with you—that is
why you have Canaan.
4.
God protected your ancestors before
they were large enough to be a nation.
5.
When they were too small to protect
themselves from other nations, God preserved them.
6.
God protected them through Joseph’s
deeds.
7.
When the Israelites became
numerically huge, they were enslaved.
8.
God delivered your ancestors from
Egypt.
9.
God guided, fed, watered, and never
forgot your people’s connection to Abraham.
10.
He
even fed your ancestors with crops they did not plant.
All this happened so you could know God’s ways
and would follow God’s directions.
Your memories should declare you have every reason to praise
God.
Memories are powerful blessings!
Forgetfulness is disaster! The
failure to maintain accurate memories requires the repetition of
forgotten sufferings.
Lost memories produce unnecessary tragedies!
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