BBD 04.12.14 Don't Forget (Classic)
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04.12.14
Don’t Forget
Do you
not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be
deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals,
nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor
revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. And such
were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were
justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God. - 1
Corinthians 6:9-11 NKJV.
The
Israelites had a continual problem with their memory. They would continually
forget how God had moved and worked in their lives. They would forget how God
had blessed them and made their lives better. The Israelites would swear oaths
and vows, which they would soon forget. As a result of their forgetfulness,
they returned to their old way of living over and over again.
Nehemiah
was a tremendous leader who confronted the Israelites living in Jerusalem with
the truth of God’s Word and brought about once again a return to the ways of
God. Toward the end of the book of Nehemiah, Nehemiah leaves Jerusalem for two
years. When he returns he finds many of the people are once again living as
they did previously. One of the greatest enemies to the rebuilding of the wall
around Jerusalem was Tobiah and his friends. Imagine how disappointed and upset
Nehemiah was when he returned to Jerusalem and found Tobiah living in a large
room in the Temple of God. A priest, Eliashib, who should have known better,
offered the room to Tobiah. Nehemiah threw Tobiah out with his furniture onto
the street. Many had also begun to intermarry with other ethnic groups as they
had previously. Here is how Nehemiah says he dealt with the situation, “So I contended with them and cursed them, struck some of them and pulled
out their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, ‘You shall not give your daughters
as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves
(Nehemiah 13:25).’”
The
apostle Paul reminds some of the Corinthians of where they had come from - they
had come out of sin. It is the same place from which we have all come because “all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23).” We tend to have the same memory problem as the
Israelites. Even though we like the priest, Eliashib, should know better, we
have invited the enemy back into our lives.
Living
the Christian life is a continual process. We have been given all that we need
to live victorious lives (Philippians
4:19). However, we must remember to take advantage
of those resources each day. We will never outgrow our need for prayer,
Bible study, and assembling with other believers. As soon as we neglect these
disciplines, these resources of God, we begin to slide back into our old way of
living.
Have
you invited the enemy back into your life? Kick him out onto the street and return to holy
living. Give your memory a reminder every day by reading and meditating on
God’s Word. Don’t forget where you came from!
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