Remember?

George Santayana said 

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

That's a very true sentiment. If I don't remember why I eat healthy, I'll stop. If I don't remember to eat healthy, I'll grab unhealthy choices. If I don't remember to read and remember the Word of God, I will forget it and compromise what I believe.

The Bible encourages us to remember a lot of things. Today, I'm sharing a few things that we should remember:

• ... remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2:12 ESV

Sometimes we forget where we came from and that without God, we were lost. As a result we take for granted where we are. If we remember why and the benefits of Salvation, we are more apt to hang on to the promises of God without compromise.

• My soul is cast down within me; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and of Hermon, from mount Mizar. Psalm 42:6

Sometimes, when we think we are without hope, we need to remember everything that God has done in the past. How He has been faithful. How He has consistently shown us love.

• Do you not yet perceive? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? Matthew 16:9

Even after we have seen the miraculous move of God, it is possible to forget what he has done.

Remembering is an active process. Let us struggle to remember God and not forget his benefits.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (Psalm 103 1-2)

List out the Benefits. Remember them. See how that impacts your day.