Remember

A funny title for a late blog.  I did not forget to post this week.  I did not have a chance to do it sooner, and for that I apologize.  We are currently moving into a new house, and so my posts may be a little sporadic over the next few weeks, but I will do everything in my power to keep those Wednesday posts consistent.  

This has been a week of anniversaries for me.  My wife and I celebrated nine years together.  I often wonder what she did to get stuck with me.  It is also the third year anniversary of my installation at Our Father.  If anniversaries are anything, they are a time to remember.  On those days we remember the original event.  We celebrate it and give thanks for it.  This process then is one that allows us to relive those important and meaningful events in our lives.

The Scriptures often speak of remembering.  They tell us to remember the awesome deeds of our God.  How he has rescued his people.  How he has set them aside, and done for them, what would have been impossible if they had been on their own.  In remembering how he has worked in our lives, it allows us to be sure and certain of his presence in our lives and his care and concern for us as his people.  The Scriptures will often talk about the Exodus from Egypt in this kind of language.  God, stretched out his mighty hand and saved the children of Israel from slavery to Egypt.  As this event is remembered from generation to generation it allows those of us who were not physically present to be part of the event and to be included in that incredible number.

For us as Christians we also remember our baptism.  For in those waters our sins were washed away and God made us his own dear sons and daughters.  In baptism we are connected to the death and resurrection of Jesus and therefore have the hope and certainty of life everlasting.  

Remembering the important events in our lives can be a source of great joy and celebration.  Remembering how God has worked in our lives can be a source of joy and peace and hope and encouragement.  For it reminds us that no matter what we face, no matter what is going on, that he will continue to be a part of our lives.  Our God is always, always, always faithful.  And may he bless you this week and always in Jesus.

Pastor CJ