SYNOPSIS: No human being wants to be forgettable. No kid ever grows up in hopes of living an anonymous life, and after having offered a lukewarm existence to this world, says, “bury me in an unmarked grave.” Of course not! Everyone wants to be remembered; God has wired that into our DNA. The good news is, God wants to convince you that to him, you are unforgettable. And he sent his Son to die on a cross just to make sure you never forget that.
Project 52—Memorize:
Isaiah 49:15-16
“Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hand; your walls are ever before me.”
There is something that even God can’t do: Forget you.
And that’s a good thing since no human being wants to be forgettable. No kid ever grows up in hopes of living an anonymous life, and after having offered a lukewarm existence to this world, says, “bury me in an unmarked grave.” Of course not! Everyone wants to be remembered; God has wired that into our DNA.
Perhaps the reason he made us that way was to cause us to crave his attention. In human relationships, being an attention-getter is usually, at worst, a bad thing, and at best, a very annoying trait, but with God, craving attention is actually okay, since he made us for that.
It is stunning how much the Bible speaks of God remembering his people, especially at times when they think he may have forgotten them. If you want to really be encouraged that God won’t forget you, consider the following:
“But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth, and the waters receded.” (Genesis 8:1)
“So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.” (Genesis 19:29)
“Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb.” (Genesis 30:22)
“Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.” (Exodus 6:5)
“Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah lay with Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her.” (I Samuel 1:19)
“Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.” (Psalm 112:6)
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5)
Get the picture? Obviously, God wants to convince you that to him, you are unforgettable. And he sent his Son to die on a cross just to make sure you never forget that.
Yes, you are someone God can’t forget. I hope you will always remember that!
“God does not forget us and we should not forget Him!” ~Mark Engler