Do Not Forget the Lord Because I Have Redeemed You the Creator of Heaven and Earth

Do Not Forget the Lord

Because I Have Redeemed You the Creator of Heaven and Earth 

God has not forgotten you in the span of history

History, we live in a time

where there is 6000 years of it.

Museums and memory statues and markers are not far from

where you live no matter where you are in the world.

The interesting thing about history as old

as it might be, is it is still being made today.

Much of history points to time of

hardship and the victory over it.

 The scriptures are more than a history

book even though it is full of history.

Abraham and Sarah are a pivotal point in history.

Their family is the Jewish people.

You will find Jewish people all over the earth but their

greatest concentration is found in the land of Israel, named after

Abraham’s grandson Jacob who God gave a new name Israel.

Looking at their history you will discover

Abraham’s children are called God’s people.

You will also discover these people many times were

living under harsh governments, even made as slaves.

Throughout history there have been those

committed to destroying the children of God.

The history of the Jews and the church is full of these stories.

Isaiah speaks the Word of the Lord to Israel in one of these times.

There are 3 key things to note…

In times of trouble we forget the Lord V. 12

 

All of us who have an image of God being loving and struggle when

we see things happening that we did not believe God would allow.

It becomes hard for us to understand why God

would allow bad things to happen to good people.

The Word of the Lord through

Isaiah gives us two things to note…

The first is do not forget the Lord your “Maker”.

I have found this advice to be helpful

to me many times in my struggles.

I go back to creation and before long I can

see everything God created was good.

Full of purpose and provision.

In verse 11, is the second thing, hope.

In the 1970’s and 80’s, the church used to sing a lot of

scripture put to music and Isaiah 11 was one of those songs.

“The ransomed or redeemed of the Lord will return…with singing...everlasting joy…

Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away”

God speaks these words to us to comfort us.

Our historical prospective is important.

It starts with God creating the heavens

and the earth and the human race.

We are still making history whether the time

of history is filled with peace or turmoil.

Remember this… the Lord will return.

He wants you and I to have hope “an

everlasting joy” will crown our heads.

Put on the crown.

Let gladness and joy overtake you.

 Because you know God will cause

the sorrow and sighing to flee away.

That is what remembering the Lord can

do for you now and for all eternity.

God has not forgotten you in the span of history.

 

Scripture Reading

Isaiah 51:11-13 NIV

11 The ransomed of the Lord will return.

They will enter Zion with singing;

everlasting joy will crown their heads.

Gladness and joy will overtake them,

and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

12 "I, even I, am he who comforts you.

Who are you that you fear mortal men,

the sons of men, who are but grass,

13 that you forget the Lord your Maker,

who stretched out the heavens

and laid the foundations of the earth,

that you live in constant terror every day

because of the wrath of the oppressor,

who is bent on destruction?

For where is the wrath of the oppressor?