REMEMBER. This past Monday our nation celebrated Memorial Day (originally called Decoration Day). This is a day we set aside to remember and give honor to the brave men and women who have died while serving in our nation's military. To all of you who have served or are currently serving to defend and secure the freedoms that we all enjoy...thank you!
Have you noticed that we tend to forget that which we should remember and remember what we should forget? To help us stay focused on what's important, God provides us with certain symbols, markers, memorials, altars and/or practices. Scripture is replete with references to remembering...
In Genesis, God gave His people the rainbow as a symbol to remind them of the promise He made to never again destroy the earth with a flood.
In Exodus, we are exhorted to remember the Sabbath.
In Numbers, God had the priests put tassels on their garments to remember His commands.
In Deuteronomy, God told His people that the purpose of tithing was to help them to remember that He is to be #1 in their lives...in everything!
Jesus Himself established a practice by which we are to remember Him and what He did for us. As He sat with His disciples at what is commonly referred to as the Last Supper, He took bread, broke it and said, "This is my body, broken for you. Do this to remember me." In the same way, after supper He took the cup and said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Each time you drink this cup, remember Me."
