Friday, May 12, 2023

Reflection - Dennis DeHaan - Reading And Remembering

Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 53, "Reading And Remembering", Page 61.
By Dennis DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Author


 My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. - Psalm 119:81
PHOTO: My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. - Psalm 119:81
Read: 2 Timothy 4:13-18

My elderly aunt was having difficulty with her memory. She tried to recall Scripture verses she had learned earlier in life, but they weren't coming to mind. This bothered her. I told her that God understands our weaknesses. He remembers His promises even when we can't. It's more important that we rest in His faithfulness.

Author Lillian Helm learned that lesson, too. At 91, she spent an hour each day reading her Bible and Christian literature. Her friends asked: "What good does all that reading do if you can't remember much of it?" She replied by recounting her blessings and saying: "My cup runneth over. I'm not concerned about my memory. I just do my reading and God does the remembering."

Paul was in prison awaiting execution when he wrote to Timothy: "Bring . . . my scrolls, especially the parchments." (2 Timothy 4:13). He knew the importance of keeping his mind filled with God's truth. All of us need to do that every day of our lives.

But Paul's confidence wasn't in his books. It was to God, who would lovingly care for him and preserve him for His heavenly kingdom (2 Timothy 4:18). That's true for all of us, even if we can no longer read or remember.

Memory may fail, but never God's promises.


My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. - Psalm 119:81
Read: 2 Timothy 4:13-18
 

 My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word. - Psalm 119:81
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My elderly aunt was having difficulty with her memory. She tried to recall Scripture verses she had learned earlier in life, but they weren't coming to mind. This bothered her. I told her that God understands our weaknesses. He remembers His promises even when we can't. It's more important that we rest in His faithfulness.


 My elderly aunt was having difficulty with her memory.
PHOTO: My elderly aunt was having difficulty with her memory. She tried to recall Scripture verses she had learned earlier in life, but they weren't coming to mind. This bothered her. I told her that God understands our weaknesses. He remembers His promises even when we can't. It's more important that we rest in His faithfulness.
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Author Lillian Helm learned that lesson, too. At 91, she spent an hour each day reading her Bible and Christian literature. Her friends asked: "What good does all that reading do if you can't remember much of it?" She replied by recounting her blessings and saying: "My cup runneth over. I'm not concerned about my memory. I just do my reading and God does the remembering."


 Author Lillian Helm learned that lesson, too.
PHOTO: Author Lillian Helm learned that lesson, too. At 91, she spent an hour each day reading her Bible and Christian literature. Her friends asked: "What good does all that reading do if you can't remember much of it?" She replied by recounting her blessings and saying: "My cup runneth over. I'm not concerned about my memory. I just do my reading and God does the remembering."
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Paul was in prison awaiting execution when he wrote to Timothy: "Bring . . . my scrolls, especially the parchments." (2 Timothy 4:13). He knew the importance of keeping his mind filled with God's truth. All of us need to do that every day of our lives.


 Paul was in prison awaiting execution when he wrote to Timothy:
PHOTO: Paul was in prison awaiting execution when he wrote to Timothy: "Bring . . . my scrolls, especially the parchments." (2 Timothy 4:13). He knew the importance of keeping his mind filled with God's truth. All of us need to do that every day of our lives.
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But Paul's confidence wasn't in his books. It was to God, who would lovingly care for him and preserve him for His heavenly kingdom (2 Timothy 4:18). That's true for all of us, even if we can no longer read or remember.
 

 But Paul's confidence wasn't in his books.
PHOTO: But Paul's confidence wasn't in his books. It was to God, who would lovingly care for him and preserve him for His heavenly kingdom (2 Timothy 4:18). That's true for all of us, even if we can no longer read or remember.
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Memory may fail, but never God's promises.
 

 Reflect and Pray
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I'll trust in God's unchanging Word
Till soul and body sever;
For though all things shall pass away,
His Word shall stand forever. - Anonymous
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Reflection - Dennis DeHaan - Reading And Remembering
Source (book): "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Chapter 53, "Reading And Remembering", Page 61.
By Dennis DeHaan, Our Daily Bread Author



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Reference
[1] From "Classic Gem: Timeless Devotions from Our Daily Bread Authors", Copyright © 2021 by Our Daily Bread Ministries, Chapter 53, "Reading And Remembering", Page 61.


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