As we have worked through the last week and over this last weekend, God has called us to REMEMBER. He has caused us to remember His faithfulness, His promises, His Truth, His provision and His love. Lora attended a women's retreat this weekend and the theme was REMEMBER. She found it quite like God to continue His personal revelations to her into the public forum at the retreat. What was even more like God, He stopped Jared this weekend to times of remembrance as well (even though Jared had no idea the theme of Lora's retreat).
God started our remembrance with our last post regarding Jara's birthday. Certain dates, especially birthdays, draw us in to look back on the past and give us perspective on the future. The recalling of dates (Jara's birthday, Laila's birthday, our re-birth days, God's call in our lives into missions and ministry) has reminded us of God's promises that He has given us. In the time since, we have been busy scanning our many, many photographs into the computer. (Trying to lighten our load, we are putting everything in digital format.) Of course, looking at these pictures from the last 14 years of our relationship and even pictures from our school aged years, this process has reminded us of God's love for us. For while we were still sinners, Christ died for our iniquities. He also reminds us of His faithfulness to us through any situation that we have and are to face in this life. He reminds us daily as we spend time in His Word that His Truth is sufficient for all our needs, is counsel for all our questions, and is absolute for all our answers. His Truth sets us free and calls us to rely on Him. He has reminded us of His provision as He daily supplies our needs of food and clothing and as He brings people into our lives who desire to come along side of us on this journey as financial sponsors and/or prayer partners.
God has been calling us to remembrance of His work and His hand in our lives. By calling us to this remembrance, He reveals His love... God remembers. God remembers us. He wants to show us that He loves us. He remembers... when He spoke but we chose not to listen yet despite us He still prevailed, when He provided protection from the enemy's attack on that road, when He gave us a choice and we chose Him, when He provided the money or that job just at the right timing (His timing), when He was faithful to see us through the consequences of our disobedience to Him, and on and on. God remembers that He loves us. He sees the Son that bears scars of that love. Yes, God remembers.
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