Somebody asked me if I had gone on vacation this past summer. I said I hadn’t physically, but my brain seemed to have been on vacation several times without letting me know where it was going. Age plays tricks on you.  I have trouble being sure if these days in the middle of the week are Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. I have to check this blog to see whose devotion is up. If it’s mine, it’s Thursday. People are very nice not to mention my weakening memory, or maybe they do and I forget.

I do remember that forgetting is Biblical. The word turns up over 300 times. Frequently, forgetting is a bad thing. The Psalmist remarks that God’s people: “did not remember the abundance of God’s steadfast love” (Psalms 106:7). Yep, that’s the human race for you. We have an unfortunate habit of forgetting what God has done for us. This isn’t a malfunction of age.

There is also a positive side to forgetting. Paul encouraged his flock telling them  “Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” ( Philippians 3:13-14). If you want to move ahead in spiritual things, you have to forget about things in the past that hold you back. 

Finally, God’s forgetfulness is much to our advantage. “I, I am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins” (Isaiah 43:25). 

Maybe I shouldn’t worry so much about forgetting.

Read Isaiah 49:15 and remember, REALLY REMEMBER: God loves YOU unconditionally.

Wayne

*With thanks to Judy Gunson for reminding me to write this.