therefore remember

I don't really know where this post is going to go. But I was just thinking... God is really, really good. I mean really, really good. I have noticed how many times God tells us to remember. He tells Joshua to a build memorial stone so the Israelites won't forget that God was faithful in bringing them into the Promise Land (Joshua 4). He tells His people in Numbers to wear tassels so they don't forget God's Law (Numbers 15:39). Paul says in Ephesians 2:11 to "Therefore Remember". It is all over scripture. God tells us to remind ourselves of His goodness and not to forget Him, because, inevitably, we will.


"Therefore remember" has been a theme this year with Off The Wall. We constantly remind each other to remember Gods goodness in our lives and reflect on it.

This week, I have had some time to get away and just sit and remember. God always seems to quietly speak His love to me when I remember. My furthest memory goes back to China, when I was two or three. I remember waking up early one morning on a train. My parents and I were traveling from our home city, to a town way out in the country. Often times, we took overnight trains, or sleepers, as I like to call them. There were two bunk beds in our cabin. I remember waking up to the sun pouring into the cabin as the train started to slow down. I was alone and I remember standing on the table, peering out the window at the sun. It was so bright that morning. There was miles and miles of farmland spread out across the horizon. I remember standing there, on that table, in a cabin, on a sleeper train, realizing that God was with me. It wasn't a conscious thought I had to choose to make. I just knew. God was with me in China.

It always humbles me when I think about how God has was watching me grow up. He knew me before I entered my mothers womb, and He has always been with me. Whenever I reflect on my childhood, I am brought to a place of awe for my Creator. To know that He knows all things, and has been guiding my life from day one is an amazing and wonderful truth. And now, as I have left my teenage years, He continues to guide me and direct my path.

It is quite a journey, following Jesus. The best part is not needing to know where I am going in this life, but trusting that He already knows and will get me there.

I would encourage you to take some time, and reflect on the goodness of God. Therefore remember that He is with you and always will be. He will never leave you or forsake you. He is your King, your Savior, your Lord, your Friend, but most of all, He is your Daddy. Run into His arms and know that He is good.


JN