Who He Is
During some of the hardest parts of last year, there was one phrase God told me more than others.
"You forget Who I am."
When I've been on my knees in my closet, scrawling God's promises to me out on the walls, that phrase soon joined them.
In the midst of my everyday, in the middle of any crisis we face -
We end up forgetting Who He is.
Isn't it strange? How we can develop this soul-amnesia, lose sight of all that He's gotten us through?
Remembering the past and passing down stories of their ancestors was very important to the people of Israel. There were accounts delivered from generation to generation by word of mouth. There were feasts, festivals, sabbaths, fasts and even certain years in their entirety set apart as a time for the people to gather, rest and remember. Remember the faithfulness of their God - how He had delivered them, brought them to the place they called home, gave them victory over powerful armies - and would soon send His Messiah.
When Jesus gathered with His disciples for what is known as the Last Supper - they had gathered together to celebrate the Passover together. The Passover was an extremely important event to the people of Israel. It was required that the night of the Passover be spent in Jerusalem in order to celebrate it properly. There were various elements that were involved in the Passover meal - symbols to stir the memory of the people.
Then, in the midst of the traditions and the re-telling of the old covenant - Jesus proposes something new. "This is My body, which is for you.....this cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of Me." Jesus' arrival was the fulfillment of the old covenant, and the significance behind the traditions.
"You forget Who I am."
When I've been on my knees in my closet, scrawling God's promises to me out on the walls, that phrase soon joined them.
In the midst of my everyday, in the middle of any crisis we face -
We end up forgetting Who He is.
Isn't it strange? How we can develop this soul-amnesia, lose sight of all that He's gotten us through?
Remembering the past and passing down stories of their ancestors was very important to the people of Israel. There were accounts delivered from generation to generation by word of mouth. There were feasts, festivals, sabbaths, fasts and even certain years in their entirety set apart as a time for the people to gather, rest and remember. Remember the faithfulness of their God - how He had delivered them, brought them to the place they called home, gave them victory over powerful armies - and would soon send His Messiah.
When Jesus gathered with His disciples for what is known as the Last Supper - they had gathered together to celebrate the Passover together. The Passover was an extremely important event to the people of Israel. It was required that the night of the Passover be spent in Jerusalem in order to celebrate it properly. There were various elements that were involved in the Passover meal - symbols to stir the memory of the people.
Then, in the midst of the traditions and the re-telling of the old covenant - Jesus proposes something new. "This is My body, which is for you.....this cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this as often as you drink it in remembrance of Me." Jesus' arrival was the fulfillment of the old covenant, and the significance behind the traditions.
May we make room in our hearts for remembering the mighty works of God and how He has brought us to where we are. For building our own ebenezer like Samuel - for "till now Yahweh has helped us". (1 Samuel 7:12)
Jesus, don't let us forget.
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