Day of Praise

Fri, 11/02/18, "Day of Praise"

"This is what the Lord says,...'Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you.'" - Isaiah 44:6,21

How important is remembering?

In today's verse, God calls his people to remember, and God promises not to forget.

How important is remembering?

I've been in Birmingham for 28 years. Briarwood Presbyterian was founded many years before my time by Frank Barker. When people recount to me why Briarwood grew to the mega-church it is, one thing is always mentioned, namely, Frank and his wife remembered. They remembered people and things about people. They cared by remembering.

How important is remembering?

The root of the Hebrew word for remembering is the same root as the Hebrew word for visiting. Visit someone with a phone call or note or stopping by their house...especially if they live alone...and you'll see how important remembering is.

How important is remembering?

Jesus says that we actually receive him personally when we drink the cup and eat the bread "in remembrance" of him.

How important is remembering?

A guy crucified next to Jesus finds peace merely by asking Jesus to remember him when Jesus came to his everlasting kingdom.

How important is remembering?

Look up, and believe God when he promises never to forget you. See how good that feels.

"This is what the Lord says,...'Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you.'" - Isaiah 44:6,21

Praise God!


Pastor Chris
"The gospel is the story of Jesus [what God's only Son has done for us that we can't do for ourselves], spoken as a promise." - Robert Jenson