July 18, 2025 -- Psalm 105:4-5 -- The Vital act of remembering

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Seek the LORD and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!
5 Remember the wondrous works that he has done,
    his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,
Psalm 105:4-5 ESV
 
That word remember carries a lot of freight. In the Ten Commandments that same word is used in reference to the Sabbath Day: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8). It is obvious the word remember requires action. It is more than mental activity. The act of remembering means there will be suitable activity which results from the remembering. For example, to remember the Sabbath means the people of God prepare and bring their sacrifice. The people of God bring tithes and offerings. The people of God cease from working so that the day is filled with the knowledge of God through public worship and private devotions and family devotions.
 
Back to Psalm 105, to remember the wondrous works that He has done means that believers will think about

  • the beautiful way in which the Father brought them from death to life through Jesus Christ

  • what it means to be dead to sin and alive in Christ

  • in view of the life that theirs in Christ they will flee temptation.

 
To remember His miracles means that believers will

  • consider the creation and know God made you in His image, therefore you are called to worship Him alone and yield to Him your obedience

  • ponder the resurrection of Jesus from the dead

  • recognize your union with Christ Jesus means God the Father Who chose you for life, raised you up to life in Christ through the same Spirit Who raised Jesus from the dead and your life is sealed in Christ

  • recoil in horror at their own sin, understanding to sin is in effect to say to God, I’d rather be in the clutches of the devil and bound over for death.

As you can see the act of remembering His miracles is a very personal, new-life-in-Christ affirming action that invigorates your faith.
 
Blessed are You, O God, my Father. You express great and steadfast love to Your people through Jesus Christ, in Whom we are reconciled to Yourself.
Blessed are You, Lord Jesus Christ; to contemplate Your grace and truth is to realize You live here, among Your people.
Blessed are You, Spirit of the Living God, guardian of the spiritual inheritance granted us in love through the work of Jesus Christ.
Triune God, give us such holy memory that we hate our sin more and more and cling to Jesus ever more closely as our minds and souls are filled with the glorious vision of living with You now and into eternity. Amen.
 
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