Embracing God’s ‘Nots’ - Forget Not (Daily Devotional)

Shalom and thank you for joining us to Living Supernaturally, where we look into God's word, encourage ourselves, look to scripture for application as we move in our walk with God. We have been looking at embracing God's nots, certain instructions of God that help us. Today, the instruction we're going to look at is from a familiar verse. It's from Psalm chapter 102 from verses 2 to 5, where it says to forget not. It reads, "Bless the Lord, oh my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgives all our iniquities, who heals all our diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagles." We often tend to forget the goodness of God, don't we? Life moves fast, things move on and we forget God and His goodness. In times of trouble, we're actually quick to remember our disappointments or our unanswered prayers, but how often do you and I pause to thank God and to remember His faithfulness? The psalmist understood the human tendency to forget and that's why he's speaking to his own soul and commanding his soul to bless the Lord and not forget all His benefits. So, we see that this is not just an encouragement again, it is a deliberate call to remembrance. When we intentionally remember what God has done, our hearts are filled with gratitude and our faith grows and our worries tend to seize. Forgetting God's goodness is actually quite dangerous. It can lead to discouragement, it can lead to doubt, it can lead to ingratitude. But when we choose to recall His mercies, our perspective changes, our paradigm just shifts. Instead of focusing on what's lacking, we rejoice in what He has already done. In these verses in Psalm chapter 32, David reminds himself not to forget benefits and he lists five of them here. Forgiveness, to not forget that God has pardoned and erased all of our sins. He emphasizes healing, to not forget that God heals all our diseases, physical, emotional and spiritual. The third is redemption, to not forget that God has rescued us from destruction and gives us new life. It talks about loving kindness and mercies, to not forget that He crowns us and surrounds us with His unfailing love and tender mercies. And lastly, satisfaction and renewal, to not forget that He provides all we need restoring our strength like that of the eagle. So, as you go through today, take a moment to reflect on God's goodness in your life and let gratitude replace that anxiety and let praise take that place of worry. Remember, He forgives, He heals, He redeems, He loves, and provides yesterday, today, and forever. Let's pray together, Heavenly Father, we pray that we will remember your goodness and your faithfulness in every area of our lives. Whether it be for our healing, for the forgiveness of our sins, for the fact that there's loving kindness that follows us, for our redemption, and for our healing. Thank you that you remind us and may we remind our souls that you are a God who blesses us in all ways, thank you once again, in Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Thank you for tuning in to Living Supernaturally, for more resources to strengthen your spiritual walk, please visit apcwo.org.