DOES GOD FORGET HIS PROMISES?
When Nehemiah heard the report about the broken down condition of Jerusalem’s walls, he fasted and prayed with weeping. As he poured out his heart to God, he reminded God to “remember” His Word. This seems a little strange doesn’t it? Asking the omniscient God to “remember” His own Word? Yet, many biblical prayers contain similar language. Like a child who goes to his father saying, “You promised I could have a cookie if I ate all my broccoli.” Nehemiah called on the Lord to remember His promise that if they returned to Him, He would “gather them and bring them” back to Jerusalem and make His Name “dwell there” again. Nehemiah called on God to remember His promise.
The truth is, God loves it when His people repeat His Word back to Him in prayer. Of course, this implies that we know His promises, so that we are able to pray them back to Him. We ask God to remember His promises, not because He is forgetful, but because we want Him to see that we are putting our faith in Him and in His Word.
What promises are you asking God to remember?
PRAYER: Dear Father, teach us to claim Your promises when we are troubled and weary. Help us to focus on Your Word rather than the world and its problems. Lord, remember Your Word, we pray, and stretch out Your hand to strengthen us for Your work. In Jesus’ name, amen.