{"id":2568,"date":"2020-10-04T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2020-09-22T09:31:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T14:31:08","slug":"what-are-you-sure-never-to-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2020\/10\/04\/what-are-you-sure-never-to-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT ARE YOU SURE NEVER TO FORGET?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cDoes a young woman forget her jewelry, a bride her wedding ornaments? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number.\u201d (Jeremiah 2:32 NIV)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women don\u2019t forget their jewelry, men don\u2019t forget their wallets, but we all forget God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremiah was a young prophet called by God to carry a message of repentance to the people he loved.  His message is timeless because sin never ends.  The idols of Jeremiah\u2019s day, wealth, talent, and position are the same as today.  His book is the longest in the Bible.  According to the New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, Jeremiah understood relationship with God is moral and spiritual.  We are responsible for the sin in our lives.  Bad behavior has consequences.  The new covenant with Jesus is a spiritual bond that forgives our sin, remembering it no longer.  Does God\u2019s forgiveness mean we won\u2019t suffer the consequences of our actions? No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcohol offers an easy analogy.  If you drink too much, it\u2019s a sin.  God\u2019s word tells us moderation is vital.  Overindulging is gluttony, and alcohol has the potential to take the place of God in your life.  When you repent, God forgives.  He loves unconditionally and accepts you with open arms.  But you still have the hangover the next morning.  Our battle with sin becomes a tug-of-war between our fleshly desires and our spiritual ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Battling our sinful nature deepens our relationship with God.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the best illustrations I\u2019ve heard was in a sermon long ago.  The pastor said a man struggling with alcohol addiction came to see him.  He asked the clergyman, \u201cWhy doesn\u2019t God take away my desire to drink alcohol?\u201d  The man said he hadn\u2019t drank in a long time, but each day he battled the desire to succumb to temptation.  With sincerity, the pastor asked, \u201cWhat kept him from drinking?  \u201dSimple,\u201d the man said, \u201cevery day I ask God to help me not drink.\u201d   Pointing out with love, the pastor said, \u201cWould you pray every day if you didn\u2019t have this battle?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, in our desperation, we find God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus spent 40 days and nights in the desert, fasting.  To say He was hungry when the devil tried to convince him to turn stones into bread is an understatement.  Jesus didn\u2019t succumb; instead, He responded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is written: \u2018Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.\u2019\u201d (<\/em>Matthew 4:4 NIV<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing most people won\u2019t forget is their cell phone.  Thanks to Life Church<\/a> and the Youversion app<\/a>, that also means you have easy access to God\u2019s word.  In days of old, you had to carry the Bible with you in book format, now it\u2019s pages are available at the touch of a finger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access God\u2019s word to fight your battles.  Memorize His promises, so they become something you never forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question of the Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What promise of God\u2019s do you need to memorize today?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further Reading: <\/strong>Jeremiah 2:31-4:18 NIV<\/a>, Colossians 1:1-17 NIV<\/a>,  Psalm 76 NIV<\/a>, Proverbs 24:21-22 NIV<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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