I Won’t Forget
When David declared in Psalms 139:14 that “he was fearfully and wonderfully made”, he no doubt was thinking of one of the most wonderful parts of our body, which is our memory. I’m not a doctor, however, I do know that I possess a part of my brain that allows me to store and retain knowledge and events .
The amazing thing about our memory is 99 cases out of 100, it’s the big things that elude our minds while the conglomeration of seemingly unimportant things will remain.
In one of his writings titled the “Poet at the Breakfast Table”,, Oliver Wendall Holmes tells how one “older man distinctly remembers being cheated out of six pence by an old strawberry woman at an English fair 50 years ago. Yet 100 matters of really first class of importance have failed, during that half century to make any lasting impression on his memory.”
Our memory is a very odd thing. It is amazing how that we can remember trivial things, but forget the things that are the most valuable.
Mark Morris, Retired UPCI Pastor and Author
I can still remember the outfit my wife wore on our first date. I can still recall her favorite type of perfume during our dating time. I even recall my clock number at the first factory job I worked in 50 years ago. But I’m at a struggle to remember valuable things such as what year is my vehicle I’m driving. How much did we pay for our house.
We may remember the first fish that we ever caught long years ago, but failed to remember more vital events in our lives that have faded away. I have seen many who remembered a sporting event they participated in years ago in childhood, but during the twist and turn of our later history important things have slipped into obscurity of forgetfulness.
David said in Psalms 37:25, “I have been young and now I am old yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread.”
I can imagine as David sits writing these words. His mind goes back to the times when he felt alone or when he was in the time of great need. Yet, his mind was flooded with memories where the Lord came through and he realized he was not alone, and at the right time the Lord became his provider. I may not remember all of the major events concerning my career. I may not recall the names of every person I baptized, nor the names of every couple that I performed their wedding. However, I must never forget the promises of the Lord, who said that “He would never leave me or forsake me. “ And I cannot allow my memory to become clouded with insignificant facts, and allow them to overshadow all of the good things that the Lord has done for me.
So today, let your mind be settled in on the good things that the Lord has done and don’t allow your memory to become haunted by failures and mistakes. Let’s dwell on the goodness of God.