Remember the Lord

The Lord Jesus Christ is the source of all goodness and truth. He is the only God, the living and true God that died for sinners. Jesus is our Creator (John 1:3), Preserver (Col 1:17), and Savior (II Tim 1:10). Jesus is the good, and the best Friend a sinner ever had (Matt 11:19). We are reminded of Him every day by His innumerable tokens of goodness all around us (Psa 23:6). His forget-Me-nots are round about us always (Psa 103:2). Our Best Friend is always present with us, we can never depart from His presence, He sees all our ways. He is everywhere present, He manifests His presence in deeds of mercy every hour. We owe Christ the very breath in our nostrils, the clothes on our back, the roof over our head, and the bread on our table. We would be in the grave and even in hell right now, if it were not for His tender mercy.

We have a wicked forgetfulness that causes our memory to stray from Him. Forget everything else, but never forget the Savior. Jesus redeemed us by the matchless price of His own life. His eternal blood has washed us white as snow. He has absolutely wiped out all our sins forever. Jesus has remitted all our sins - that means He has forgiven and forgotten our iniquities forever. May our soul soon come back to Calvary as the needle of a compass returns to its pole. If your turn the compass needle with your finger, you may move it east, west, or south, but if you take your finger away, back comes the needle to its pole. May it be so with our hearts to the Savior. May we be like the birds which at sundown seek their nests, may we always return to our only true resting-place in Jesus Himself.

We often forget God by worldliness like Demas, and our souls become starved to a skeleton. We easily become less attentive to divine things, we turn aside from prayer and the truth of God. We sometime forget God by self-seeking, we make self a god, and seek anything and everything except the glory of God and the love of souls. Remember - Always forget self and glorify God. Many times we forget God by not trusting Him in our troubles, we fret and worry. God has promised to help us. God will provide, God is our helper. Draw near to God by prayer - read His words, seek His face and strength.

Just as you sharpen your hoe before going to the garden, pray before starting your day in this world. Wait upon the Lord in the morning, quietly cry to Him during the day, lift your heart to Him in the moments of trouble, consult Him in difficulty, rejoice in Him throughout the day. God delights to forgive us. Don't let the stones of unforgiven sin accumulate until there is a wall which blocks your way to God. Cast away the stones of sin away one by one as they appear. Keep your life watered with daily repentance. Forgetting God leads to all sorts of mischief, we lose our joy and comfort and communion in Him. Remember, David forgot God, lost His presence, was hardened, and then he fell.