March 26

Don’t Forget

When you have eaten and are satisfied, praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 8:10, 11).

Scripture: Deuteronomy 8:1-11

Song: “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

My family and I were homeless for a year, living in the basement of a family friend’s home during that time. When we moved back into a house of our own, I remember weeping tears of joy that the bathroom was ours, and that my bedroom was mine. I had my space. However, a few months later, I complained about the size, the location, and the backyard.

Today’s passage admonishes the people of Israel to not forget the Lord, the One who gives us all our good gifts. Remembering what they had endured and how God brought them into a land of blessing certainly would help them not forget their God. And yet the people did. And it can be all too easy for us to forget what God has done for us and all that He has given!

Help to remember is simple—learn to count our blessings. When we take time out of our day to remember God’s goodness to us and say “thank You,” to the one who gives us all things, we realign our focus. This leads us back into being grateful once again.

Lord, thank You for Your blessings each day. Thank You for the sun, the rain, and for another day of life in Your goodness. You are the giver of every good thing and I am blessed beyond compare. In Your name I pray, amen.