Have We Forgotten?

      Moses spoke these words to the Israelites that roam the desert for forty years. These words could be applied to us today. Deuteronomy 8:11-14, 17 "Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied, then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. Beware lest you say in your heart, "My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth."
     Moses goes on to tell them that it was not their power that brought them wealth. Duet.8:18 "You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day." Moses warns them what would happen if they forgot what the LORD had done for them. Deut.8:19 "And if you forget the LORD your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I solemnly warn you today that you shall perish." So there are consequences in forgetting the LORD.
     The LORD will also discipline us like a father that disciplines his son. Deut.8:5, 6 "Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you. So you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in his way and by fearing him." The LORD loved the Israelites like a father and wanted the best for them. He did not want them to forget about him but to live by his words and prosper. He made a path through the wilderness for them to follow and have a beautiful life and all they had to do is to remember him and his commandments.
     The words in Deuteronomy chapter eight may have been written for the Israelites but they are important for us as well. The words tell us do not forget the LORD and what he has done for you. What did he do for us? He created us and gave us a world to which to live. His very breath brought us to life. We cannot say that we are independent from God. If he took that in which he created away the land, air and sky where would we be? Independents from God is an deceptive illusion and not based on reality. If we have forgotten about the LORD and all his works then we will be on a destructive path and only with the LORD's mercy can we be saved.

1 Corinthians 4:7 "What do you have that you did not receive? If then you receive it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?"

Psalm 76:11, 12 "I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.