Day 22 | Remember to Remember

Reflection

God’s people in the Bible have terrible memories, don’t they?

They seem to be forever forgetting God’s faithfulness to them and, as a result, they forget their appropriate response to Him. God, of course, knows His people suffer from forgetfulness, so He sets up regular patterns and practices to help them remember His provision in the past and His expectations for them in the future.

We could point to the psalms of ascent (Psalms 120–132) or the annual festivals as examples of memory aids. In the New Testament, sharing in communion would be another example.

Many of these instructions have multiple purposes, but at least one of those purposes is surely to remind – to do this in remembrance of me. Deuteronomy 11 provides some further examples. There are things to regularly wear, stories to repeatedly tell children, and physical reminders in everyday locations.

Of course, my memory is at least as bad as God’s people’s in the Old Testament. Whilst those Deuteronomy instructions don’t apply to me in quite the same way, I also need some patterns and practices to keep me on track.

Is there a memory-jogging item you can place in an everyday location to remind you of your daily discipleship? Maybe a sticky note, a screen saver image, or a diary alert could become a consistent reminder for you?

Responding in prayer

Lord, I’m sorry for my forgetfulness – help to remember Your promises, presence, and provision.

Show me if there are any prompts that will work for me.

Help me to find some consistent patterns that, over time, help grow my faith-confidence.