And He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” Luke 22:19 Remembrance isn’t a passive memory but a deliberate and purposeful recalling. Jesus tells us to remember Him and we set an intentional time for that…
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Remember Not
God does not forget. The Biblical idea of God remembering is that He takes action and intervenes in a situation. It reflects His movement. So even as we plead with God to remember us favorably, it occurred to me in reading Psalm 25 that the opposite is also true. David cries out for God not…
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Feeling anxious? Consider His Works
I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. Psalm 77:11 This sounds like a triumphant celebration of recounting God’s great works. But in context, the psalmist is in a dark place. He is crying out to God, troubled and sleepless. Where does your mind go when you are anxious…
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Remember Me, O Lord
Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them. Psalm 106:4 Does God forget about us? Why do we see the fathers of our faith imploring God to remember? As Westerners, our first instinct is to intellectualize things. When describing our faith we make lists of essential…
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