Throughout the Old and New Testament, we see God calling his people to remember. Feasts and festivals were held. Altars and monuments were built.
Signs, symbols, and traditions and practices were put into place as remembrances.
Remembering wasn’t a casual suggestion that God threw out. It was a command.
God knew how easy it would be for his people to forget.
He knew how important it would be for them to remember who he was,
and who they were as his people.
The season of Lent is traditionally a time of reflecting and remembering.
The 40 days of Lent point us to the 40 years the Israelites wandered in the wilderness, as well as the 40 days that Jesus was tempted in the desert before he began his earthly ministry.
We are his people.
As we make space to reflect and remember,
we can examine our own wilderness wanderings.
We can look back on the ways that God has been faithful
through even our driest deserts.
In our own wilderness wanderings,
in the times when we are disobedient or disbelieving,
when we feel dry and deserted in our own deserts,
we can remember who he is, and who we are in him.
We are a forgetful people, but he is a faithful God.
He has always been faithful, and he will always be faithful.
Heavenly Father,
We praise you for your perfect provision.
We thank you for your tireless mercy and your constant faithfulness.
In this sacred season of Lent,
we want to set aside time and space for you to speak.
Lead us by your Spirit.
What do we need to remember?
What do we need to reflect on?
Where are the places we aren’t seeing you?
Remind us of who you are.
Remind us of who we are as your people.
Amen
Open up your bible and dive deeper into these verses:
The Israelites long journey to the promised land Exodus-Joshua
The temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4,
2 Thessalonians 3:3
Lamentations 3:22-23
Exodus 34:6-7
1 John 1:9
Hebrews 13:8
2 Timothy 2:11-13
Words from Aimee Thornton - a dear friend of Six Notes whose words always inspire us.
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