What Will God Remember About You? “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more” (Hebrews 10:16-17). This is a great promise from God. If God remembers things, yes He will also forget some as well, by His own will. It was His design in sending His Son, Jesus Christ, Y’shua Moshiach, into the world to be born of a virgin, to live a sinless life and fulfill the law of God, to die on a cross for the sin of His people, to be resurrected and ascend back to Heaven, and to give us the great hope of His second coming to rule in this world. In His death, the blood He gave was for the remission of sin, for all who call upon Him in faith, by His grace. This blood of the Messiah was the only sufficient means for bringing us into peace with God, and our sin is washed away by His atonement, and we are at one with God. He is our peace, and has broken down the wall that was between us and God. In His presence on earth, those who saw Him were seeing God Himself in their presence. His Name was called Emmanuel (God with us) by both the Prophet Isaiah and the Evangelist Matthew. Micah foretold His birth to be in Bethlehem, which happened, and said that He was the One whose “goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” In Hebrews 1:8 we see, “But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.” Some say that Jesus never claimed to be God, yet in John 14:9 we find, “Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?” Following His resurrection, He dealt with the unbelief of Thomas. “Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God” (John 20:27-28). Thomas called Him “my God.” These things are written that we may believe. Some who saw Him believed, but there is a great blessing for those who never saw Him, and yet have believed. Those who believe know the forgiveness of sin, and what He overcomes in order to have the mercy and grace to receive us, and to remember our sin no more. But there is another question, and that is, if we are sinners through and through, and He forgets our sin, what is He going to remember about us? This is a question that we cannot adequately answer. We do not know the mind of God. We do have indications throughout Scripture, or things that others have been or done, and it has been remembered before God. Cornelius was a man seeking the Lord, and it was said that his prayers had come up as a memorial before God. Peter was sent to direct them to the Savior in truth. In Hebrews 11 we have a list of what is known as the “roll call of faith.” It is profitable for us to see how God remembered His people there~ 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. 5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith. 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. 9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: 10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, so many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable. 13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. 15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. 16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city. 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: 19 Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. 21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment concerning his bones. 23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the kings commandment. 24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaohs daughter; 25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; 26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. 27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. 28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should touch them. 29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned. 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven days. 31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace. 32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions. 34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: 36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: 37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; 38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. 39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: 40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect. As we live our lives, God knows every intricate part of us, and never forgets any of it, even if we never know some of it ourselves, such as He says, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). He knows, and eternally remembers everything about us, even if we may not. Perhaps He will remember our loyalty, as He did Uriah’s. It is possible that He will remember when we gave a cup of water to one in need, or met a need which no one else would, and He will remember what He promised, that if we should do those things to one of the needy, we have done it even so to Him. He will remember every kindness, and every action done in His Name, and He will note the righteousness of His people when we have come into His presence. Many people who are not His will also do some of the same deeds, but without recognition. He will remember their sin only when He judges. For His people, there will be no sin to remember. It is washed away in the blood of the Lamb of God, Jesus the Christ, Y’shua Moshiach. He forgets the sin of His people, and rewards them for what He did in, for and through them. This is the memory of God.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:44:36 +0000
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