June 2019 - LPNI

    

LPNI Devotion

  Being On God’s Mind

         No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared

for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9

Forgetfulness is normal. Some things we remember – many things. Some things we forget. The classic for us is walking into a room for something – uh, something – but when we get there, we can't remember what we came in for.

But we have a lot going for us. Our prayers include: Remember, oh Lord, your great mercy and love. Remember not the sins of my youth; according to your love remember me.  Psalm 26

I will remember the deeds of the Lord. Yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. Psalm 77

The important thing in this list is that God remembers me.

          We fear the disease of Dementia, which is not just forgetfulness, but losing control of our memory. This is understandably frightening. Not to diminish this concern, but even worse – infinitely worse – would be to be forgotten by God.   Jesus was forgotten for us, that we would never be forgotten. My God, My God. Why have you forgotten me? Matt. 27:26. This also brings to mind the famous prayer of Sir Jacob Astley before the 1642 Battle of Edgehill, “Lord, I shall be very busy this day. I may forget thee, but do not thou forget me, for I am lost without thee.”

God forgets our sins because of Jesus, but He never forgets us. The death of Jesus Christ our Lord is so significant a sacrifice, God could never forget it; never forget those for whom Jesus died. Jesus' Resurrection seals the victory ... that God will never leave me, forsake me, or forget me.  Looking to the cross, we know that God can never have Dementia.

No matter our level of intelligence or memory, we remember that God is mindful of us. ...no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2. As concerned as we may become and as forgetful as we may be, God has good things in front of us – more than any of us can ask or imagine. That doesn't change. God has made sure of it.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.  Phil 4:7

Rev. Fred Zimmermann

Cross Plains, WI, USA