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Monday, October 28, 2024
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"It Is Good We Are Reminded!"
Message summary: It is a blessing to experience both being reminded and being the reminder. So let us be thankful for reminders and let us not hesitate to offer them to others as God leads.
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"Remind
them of these
things" (2
Timothy 2:14).
"So I will
always remind
you of these
things" (2
Peter 1:12).
Yesterday I
taught a
lesson in our
Crossroads
Adult Bible
Fellowship
class from 2
Timothy
2:14-26, a
portion that
begins with
our first
daily text, "Remind
them of these
things"
which prompts
a
consideration
of the
importance of
being
reminded.
Many of us have enjoyed the song "Is He Worthy" that uses an interesting format with a question followed by a response. (A link to a video of this song is placed below.)
One line that especially speaks to me asks this question: "Is it good that we remind ourselves of this? (It is)."
Our
lives are full
of reminders.
When we are
young our
mothers remind
us, "Now don't
forget to say
'thank you'".
In fact my mom
had a little
manners ditty
to teach and
remind her
children of
proper manners
that included
"we say thank
you". All
through life
we have
various aids
to remind us
of something
we need to do
like putting a
string around
our finger or
a post-it note
on the fridge.
Now our smart
phones have
reminders of
our
appointments
and "to do"
items.
But of
foremost
importance are
spiritual
reminders of
Biblical and
eternal
truths. Paul
wrote to
Timothy, "Remind
them (God's
people) of
these things".
"The apostle
Peter wrote, "So
I will always
remind you of
these things".
Tasked with
the role of
making
disciples this
includes a
steady barrage
of reminders.
Bible teacher Bruce Milne remarks that: "No small part of the public teacher’s work is that of reminding people what they may have already known but have forgotten through ageing, spiritual immaturity or backsliding (2 Peter 1:12-15). If it is human to err, it is also human to forget. Repetition is an essential part of effective teaching methods."
Spiritual reminders are important because:
1) Even though we know; we forget and we need truth reinforced.
2) The reminder may be a source of conviction. Illustration: If Nathan or another brave prophet had confronted David before he committed his sin, reminding him of the 7th Commandment, might there have been a different outcome?
3) Some may be hearing the truth for the first time.
4) Even when a teaching is familiar, we may gain additional insight.
5)
We lose focus
and
perspective;
the things of
this earth can
dim our view
and pain and
trials can
blind
us.
6)
A teaching
we've heard
years earlier
might have
gone right
past us since
we found
little
application at
the time, but
life
experiences
change and the
teaching may
"suddenly"
becomes very
applicable.
So let us be thankful for reminders and let's not hesitate to offer them to others as God leads.
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
it is good
that we remind
ourselves,
"Never doubt
in the
darkness what
You have told
us in the
light." It is
in the thick
of things that
we're tempted
to
let the light
of Your truth
grow dim and
turn to human
methods to
solve our
problems,
growing more
frustrated all
the while.
Instead help
us to recall
those servants
of God who
spoke truths
into our
lives, often
repeating
those truths,
so that they
would
resurface in
our spirit as
needed to give
us guidance
and assurance
along our
pilgrim's
journey. In
Jesus' name we
pray. Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Is
He Worthy?"
Listen
on YouTube
Andrew
Peterson
"Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" Listen on YouTube The Glorious Christ Live
Follow-up to a message we shared last week we heard from this John Deere engineer:
To confirm the engine’s ability to handle off-level conditions, I coaxed one of the engineers to tip the machine over while driving forward on the proving ground. I don’t know how he mustered the courage, but he fastened his seat belt and proceeded to perform this feat three or four times. Each time the machine bounced forward onto its forks, and then rocked backwards to the upright position. The whole maneuver took less than five seconds. It was a terrifying site, and your father-in-law was right to remind you to avoid that situation! That driver was eventually promoted to a very high position in Deere’s construction equipment engineering department. Perhaps his courage paid off in the end.
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