Mon.’s Devo - Remember

Read: Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25; Luke 7:11-35: Psalm 68:19-35: Proverbs 11:29-31
Moses gathered the people and read to them the law that he had been given on Mt. Sinai. This was their marriage covenant with the Lord. If they would obey these laws it would go well with them and their children forever. They would live and prosper and live long in the land God was giving them. They were to impress them on their own hearts and the hearts of their children and talk about them as they went about their day. They were not to forget them when they became prosperous and blessed. They were not to forget the slavery that God brought them out of.
This is a great reminder to us. We pray and pray for God to bring us out of our tough situations and when he does, how quickly we forget. Life is so distracting but God doesn’t want us to forget the wonderful things he has done for us. It becomes part of our testimony that we can use to encourage others of what God can do for them. It is also what keeps us humble and grateful.
In Luke, Jesus walked into a funeral possession of a widow’s only son. He had compassion on the mother and raised the young son from the dead. This caused quite a stir and the miracle reached John’s ears in prison. He sent his disciples to Jesus to ask him if he was the Messiah or did they need to wait for another. They watched as Jesus healed the blind, the lame, the lepers, delivered the oppressed and preached to the poor. Then he told John, “blessed is he who shall not be offended in me.” John knew the scriptures and knew that the Messiah would do all these things, but he also knew that the Messiah would open the prison doors and set the prisoner free and he was in prison. That is why Jesus said, “blessed are those who are not offended in me.” He knew that John was fighting offense against Jesus because he didn’t set him free. It was not John’s time to be set free. He had done his commission and had to die so that Jesus could live. It was part of the plan even though John didn’t understand.
That is so true in our lives. We do not understand the trials we have to go through but they are divinely chosen for our growth and our path. We have to learn to submit to God’s plan even when we don’t understand and it doesn’t make sense.
Lord, help us to trust when we cannot see beyond our hurts. You are our loving Father who never lets us down.