Forgotten

Forgotten

 

God can not forget those who care for others!

For God to forget those who care for others

He would have to be unjust.

There was a movie about a mother

who struggled to make ends meet.

She met a guy and ran off with him

along with her kids.

The man in her life did not want

anything to do with the kids.

They stopped to get a bite to eat

and the plan was set.

After the food was brought back to the car,

 the mother said to her child,

“Honey don’t forget the straws.”

As the children went back to get the straws,

the mother and boyfriend left the children.

Maybe you have heard those words as you were growing up,

“Don’t forget the straws.”

Maybe you think God has said to you,

“Don’t forget the straws.”

He sent you out on a mission

and now you feel all alone.

You feel forgotten.

In Isaiah 49, we are told… 

That if it is possible for a mother to forget her child,

God will not forget you.

In Hebrews 6, we are promised…

That God is not unjust to forget our works 

and the love we show to those in need.

Those of us who have helped others

and continue to do so

will not be forgotten by God.

In Hebrews 13 God promises… 

To those who help others that He will never leave them

and He will be their helper.

A Gentile named Cornelius was

a God-fearing man who helped the poor.

Cornelius’s prayers came up to the Lord

and God sent an angel to him

because he cared for others. Acts 10

If God sends you out to get the straws,

to help others,

He will not forget you.

If it were possible for a mother

to forget her child,

God will not forget you!

Scripture Reading

Isaiah 49:15 NIV

15 "Can a mother forget the baby at her breast

and have no compassion on the child she has borne?

Though she may forget,

I will not forget you!

Hebrews 6:9-12 NIV

 10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work

and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people

and continue to help them.

11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end,

in order to make your hope sure.

12 We do not want you to become lazy,

but to imitate those who through faith

and patience inherit what has been promised.

Hebrews 13:1-6 NIV

13:1 Keep on loving each other as brothers.

2 Do not forget to entertain strangers,

for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

3 Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners,

and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure,

for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and 

be content with what you have, because God has said,

"Never will I leave you;

never will I forsake you."  

6 So we say with confidence,

"The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.

What can man do to me?"  

Acts 10:1-4 NIV

10:1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius,

a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment.

2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing;

he gave generously to those in need and prayed to God regularly.

3 One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision.

He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, "Cornelius!"

4 Cornelius stared at him in fear. "What is it, Lord?" he asked.

The angel answered,

"Your prayers and gifts to the poor have come 

up as a memorial offering before God.