Seize the Moment – Day 1231
Remember and Rehearse!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, July 31.
Psalm 105 is a history lesson of what God did for Israel from the establishment of the covenant with Abraham in Genesis (8) to the conquest of the land after the Exodus in Joshua (44). Three times in Psalm 105 the psalmist commands the current generation to remember and rehearse God’s redemptive role in their history:
- “Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples” (1).
- “Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders” (2).
- “Remember His wonders which He has done, His marvels and the judgments uttered by His mouth” (5).
The history lesson abruptly ended with verse 45, “So that they might keep His statutes and observe His laws, praise the Lord!” Therein lies the motivation for why the psalmist was commanding the current generations of Israel to remember and rehearse their history, so that they would love and obey God with all their heart, and with all their soul, and with all their might (Deuteronomy 6:5).
It is difficult to love in the abstract! The generations of Israelites who grew up after the conquest of the land were not privy to the many miracles of God’s power and provision that led to them receiving their homeland. They did not see with their own eyes what God had done so they needed to be taught to remember and rehearse the miracles that displayed God’s love for His people. God desires for your obedience to flow from a place of love for Him and thanksgiving for what He has done for you; this is true worship!
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 105, meditating upon the love of God, which compels us to share with others the good news of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:14-15). Do you remember and rehearse what God has done for you? Pass on your story to the next generation today!
God bless you!
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