Remember His Miracles

"Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced" Psalm 105:5

Remember. Remember. Remember. Don't forget. How easy it is to forget. When God does a miracle, He wills that we remember it. The Jewish festivals are reminders of God's miracles and provision. Passover is to remind Israel how God miraculously passed over the Israelites when He sent extraordinary judgments on the nation that enslaved them and supernaturally delivered them from the hand of the enemy through Moses. Likewise, Purim celebrates God's intervention through Esther in keeping Israel from extermination at the hands of Haman under Artaxerxes, king of Persia .

When God does a miracle in our personal lives, we too should memorialize it. We should talk about, celebrate it, give thanks regularly for it. And so honor God all the days of our lives. It is an evil to forget all of God's kindnesses and to turn away our hearts from him:

"When our fathers were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea." (Psalm 106:7)

The greatest miracle of all that God has performed is a miracle that is meant for every person. It is the miracle of Chirst. The eternal Son of the Godhead miraculously took on humanity, being conceived in the womb of a virgin by the power of the Holy Spirit. And after suffering for our sins, he was miraculously raised from the dead. And we are to always remember the miracle God has performed for our eternal salvation. The miracle of eternal life. Everday we must remember that Christ Jesus has miraculously purchased eternal life for all who belong to Him. We must remember the great love He has for us in laying down his life so that God's terrible judgment on sin will pass-over us. We must remember that He conquered our worst enemy, death, when He rose from the grave.

We must not be like the Israelites who rebelled and gave no thoughts of God's miracles. Let none ignore the miracles of Christ. Let us not ignore and give no thought of them, forgetting God's many kindnesses to us in Christ. But let us celebrate that greatest gift any soul could receive.

O Lord, thank you for your miracle in sparing Brent's life. Thank you that when there was no hope for us left, you showed us your power and snatched Brent from the very jaws of the grave. And thank you most of all for our salvation. Thank you for sending the Savior to us so that we can joyfully wait for our eternal inheritance.