"My people have forgotten me"

The children of Judah had transgressed against God through their idolatry and oppression of their countrymen. Of course, God had tried to bring them back to Him. He said, “In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion” (Jeremiah 2:30). Two verses later, God said, “Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.” Jeremiah finds it incredible that a bride could forget her attire, yet Israel, God’s bride, has long forgotten HIm who through the covenant at Sinai had unique status in the world.

Moses warned the Israelites: “Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons’ sons” (Deuteronomy 4:9). Memory is a powerful gift that God has given to man, and that memory should be used to keep God and His benefits always in mind. The New Testament encourages the process of remembering for the sake of faithfulness and repentance (Jude 1:17; Revelation 2:5; 3:3). In both testaments, forgetting God lead to apostasy and sin.

How many times a week do you remember God? Do you only remember Him when you gather in the assemblies? Reading and meditating on the Bible everyday will keep Him close to you and will help you reject the devil’s schemes (James 4:7-8).

Kyle Campbell