REMEMBER

Gen 8:1 But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided.

Gen 19:29 Thus it came about, when God destroyed the cities of the [z]valley, that God remembered Abraham,

Gen 30:22 Then God

remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and opened her womb.

Exodus 2:23-24. 23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God. 24 So God heard their groaning; and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

…truth is as much encounter as it is propositions.

To the Jew, the deed was always more important than the creed.

ZAKAR 2142

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Gen 40:14

Only keep me in mind (zakar) when it goes well with you, and please do me a kindness by mentioning (zakar) me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house.

Summary

Memory is more than a mental exercise. It's a recognition that

leads to or results from an appropriate action.

Luke 1:54 Mary's song - helping Israel in remembrance of His Mercy

Luke 1: 72 Zechariah's prophecy - Remember the covenant

1 Corin 11:1-2 I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain traditions even as I delivered them to you.

*extras: 2 Peter 3:1-2;1 Corin 4:17;2 Tim 2:14

Luke 22:19 And when He had taken some bread andgiven thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying,“ This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

HUMAN MEMORY

Reflecting on 2013

• Be aware of our selective perspective.

• God has not finished His story.

• Praise God in (not for) all things.

• Draw on previous God encounters.

• Draw upon the cross and the covenant you have with Christ.

• Remind the Father of this covenant ‘oneness’.