G, for Go.
My prayer opened with the deliverance of my two oldest sons into the hands of the Lord who goes before them as they head to college.
Now, as I continue to drink in Deuteronomy and listen to Moses speak his own good-byes to the children of Israel, I reflect on his plea to remember.
R, for Remember.
I can’t pray it better than he did, so here are his words—God’s words—to his children. Look at what God is doing in them.
“And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD…
“Take care lest you forget the LORD your God by not keeping his commandments and his rules and his statutes, which I command you today, lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them, and when your herds and flocks multiply and your silver and gold is multiplied and all that you have is multiplied, then your heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God…
Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’ You shall remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” (Deuteronomy 8:2-18)
I catch the verbs—what God does: leads, humbles, tests, feeds, makes, gives, confirms.
And I remember. I remember, boys, how you scampered through all those years of growing up. And how He was there, always.
I remember Him leading you into friendships, humbling you through injuries, testing you through disappointment, feeding you strength under pressure, making you aware of His presence, giving you more than you needed, and confirming His love for you in so many ways.
Do you remember? And will you keep on remembering?
Will you remember—when you are hungry (which is often)— that His word is needed more than bread?
Will you remember–when you are full and everything you possess is multiplying–that it is He who gives you power to get wealth? For His glory, not your own?
My prayer continues for you, as you go, that you will remember.
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