Psalm 111:4 (ESV)
He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
the Lord is
gracious and merciful.
A farmer was showing his visiting city dwelling friend
around his farm. "Watch this!" he said. He gave a whistle and his
little dog came running from the house, herded the cattle into the corral, then
latched the gate with her paw. "Wow, that's some dog -- what's her
name?" The forgetful farmer thought for a minute and then asked,
"What do you call that red flower that smells good and has thorns on the
stem?" "A rose?" "That's it!" The farmer turned to his
wife. "Hey Rose, what do we call this dog?"
Funny how we forget things, isn't it? But I'm not so sure
God finds it all that funny! When we read about the children of Israel and
their journeys through the wilderness for forty years, we see how God provided
wonderful miracles for them, feeding them daily with manna, guiding them by a
pillar of fire by night and a cloud by day, parting the Red Sea!
How is it, then, that they became so very hard hearted
toward Him? Over time, I think those miracles just became commonplace and they began
to take them for granted!
As we look back on our lives, we can't really blame them.
It happens to the best of us! God has done miracles in our lives. But we still
get anxious when things aren't going quite the way we hoped, don't we?
Recall a miracle of God in your life. Remember the joy
you felt? We need to relive that joy today! The miracle of God's new birth in
us and the many other miracles God has done are not ones to be quickly forgotten.
We need to relive them daily!
We never want to become cold toward God! Let's spend some
time remembering the miracles He has done in our lives and strive to trust Him
for the trials we face today!
Dear Lord, help us always remember all that You do for
us. Help us not that those things become commonplace. In the Name of Jesus,
Amen.
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