Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.
Psalm 103:2

It is so easy to forget all that God has done for us. It is so easy to focus on our problems and needs, rather than on all the good things God has given us. We are prone to forget.

Not surprisingly, throughout the Old Testament God calls his people to remember. Remember what God has done for you. Remember God’s provisions for you. Remember God’s gifts to you. Remember God’s rescues of you. Remember!

The whole purpose of Passover was for the Jews to remember what God had done in rescuing them out of slavery in Egypt. Similarly, Jesus gave us communion so that we would regularly remember what he did for us on the cross, in delivering us from our slavery to sin.

We humans can forget so quickly the things God has done for us. We must be deliberate and intentional in remembering how God has gifted us and rescued us and blessed us and protected us.

So, dear child of God, remember! Remember with a grateful heart. Remember with gratitude. Remember and give thanks.

Sometime soon, carve out an unhurried time with the Lord and make a list of all God’s gifts to you. Write down everything you can think of. Write down big things and little things, distant things and recent things. Routine things and exceptional things. Write down as many things as you can. Then get down on your knees and give thanks.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.