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"Deliberately Remembering" Message summary: Today, let us determine that we will not take for granted, nor forget or suppress the truth. Instead let us live under the authority of God's Holy Word and the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Above all we will deliberately remember His supreme sacrifice of love demonstrated to us at Calvary. If we don't remember and proclaim, who will tell those who do not yet know of God's love? Listen to our message on your audio player. "But
they
deliberately
forget that
long ago by
God's word the
heavens
existed and
the earth was
formed out of
water and by
water" (2
Peter 3:5).
As we age we have what many call "senior moments", meaning we forget. Several years before she died my Mom, 79 at the time, had a fall while visiting my brother in California resulting in a severe brain injury requiring surgery. She recovered but dealt with the consequences of that fall for the rest of her life (6 more years). Her short-term memory was particularly impacted and we learned the difference between short-term and long-term memory. I suppose the normal memory impairment issues of aging intensified as a result of her injury. Nearly
twenty-five
years ago I
was visiting
in the office
of Paul
Hollinger, the
longtime
general
manager of
WDAC, our
local
Christian
radio station,
at the time of
his
retirement. He
had a sign on
his desk that
said, "I
Have CRS".
Thinking it
was some
disease I had
never heard of
that uses an
acronym like
ALS, MS, etc.
I asked him
what it meant.
He informed me
it stood for "Can't
Remember
Stuff"!
Paul is still
living and I
occasionally
see him in
church.
Most of the time when we forget it's not intentional, let alone deliberate. But let us consider just two words in our daily verse, "deliberately forget". This condition described by the Apostle Peter is far too common in the Christian's life. The King James Version words it this way: "They willingly are ignorant of". Another version states, "intentionally forgetting" (EHV). The ERV states, "But these people don’t want to remember". The word "deliberately" in this context describes people's ignorance toward God's creation. This is a fundamental Biblical teaching many people are ignorant about which has brought about compromise and error, even in the church. But there are many other areas where God's knowledge and will are revealed which are deliberately neglected or forgotten, especially when a truth conflicts with the way we want to live our lives. Years ago one of our professors pointed out, "When one is confronted with divine truth, and God's plan for his life, the issue will ultimately come down to making a moral choice". Bible teacher David Guzik makes an interesting application of these truths to believers writing that… "A
literal belief
in Creation,
in Adam and
Eve, and in
Noah’s Flood
are essential
for a true
understanding
of God’s
working both
then and now.
To deny these
things
undermines the
very
foundations of
our faith.
Sadly, today
it is many
Christians who
willfully
forget these
things,
putting
themselves in
the place of
scoffers."
Henry Morris writes, "It
is remarkable
that
evolutionism
(Darwinianism)
which is
currently the
dominant
theory of the
origin and
meaning of
life is based
on absolutely
no verifiable
evidence.
There is
simply no
scientific or
historical
evidence that
evolution has
taken place.
In fact the
most basic
laws of
science (laws
of probability
and
thermodynamics)
prove that
genuine
macro-evolution
could not
happen at all.
As Peter
prophesied,
this belief
would be based
on "willful
ignorance"…
which is why
Paul
categorically
stated that
such
"suppressers
of the truth"
(the 2 major
previous
divine
cataclysmic
events—creation
and the flood)
are "without
excuse"
(Romans 1:20).
The first chapter of Romans is the hallmark chapter of Scripture on this topic and sums up the depraved human condition of humans who deliberately forget. Paul writes, "The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them" (Romans 1:18,19). Today, let us determine that we will not take for granted, nor forget or suppress the truth. Instead let us live under the authority of God's Holy Word and the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Above all we will deliberately remember His supreme sacrifice of love demonstrated to us at Calvary. If we don't remember and proclaim, who will be there to tell those do not yet know of God's love? God calls His people to deliberately remember, such as the Passover Meal under the Old Covenant and the Communion service in the New Covenant. Most Communion tables in churches have this solemn inscription, "In Remembrance of Me". In
what ways will
you
deliberately
remember
today?
Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Note to parents: Most of you who have raised children dealt with their neglecting to do a particular chore. When confronted, their common answer was, "I forgot." As parents we knew the truth of the matter most often was that they deliberately forgot since it was something they really didn't want to remember in the first place! Today's Scripture speaks of deliberately forgetting as well; a critical spiritual condition that results when our priorities are misaligned. Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "We
Will Remember"
Watch
on YouTube
Tommy Walker
This
week we got
acquainted
with newer
Amish
neighbors for
the first
time. They
live down a
long lane and
I wasn't sure
I would be
trespassing
but I saw a
sign that said
"Eggs for
Sale" so I
ventured back
on my bike to
check it out.
Aaron and
Annie have
five children
(Elementary
age with the
youngest only
two years
old). They
bought a very
decrepit farm
two years ago
and are
reviving the
property.
(Here
on Google map.)
He raises
chickens
(layers and
broilers) and
grows pumpkins
and
watermelon.
The
eggs, which
are various
pastel colors,
go to
specialty
markets in New
York City.
These
are pullets
(layer chicks)
he's raising
to sell. They
are delivered
to his farm
right after
they hatch,
3,000 of them!
This batch of
layers are
already sold
and pullets
are fetching a
very high
price now
probably due
to egg prices.
When
I walked into
this sheep pen
I heard the
loudest
bleating I've
ever heard. He
told me they
were hungry
(perhaps they
were bleating
in
Pennsylvania
Dutch sheep
style)!
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