Nov 10.98: Light For The Day - "Reading And Remembering"

"My soul faints for Your salvation,
but I 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. 

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 . . . the books, especially the
parchments," (2 Tim. 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 in
God, who would lovingly care for him and preserve
him for His heavenly kingdom (v.18). That's true for
all of us, even if we can no longer read or remember. 

-- DJD 
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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. --Anon.

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Behold, I long for thy precepts;
in thy righteousness give me life!

-- Psalms 119:40 (RSV)