Recognize n Remember

I know I feel convicted by it. The need to recognize and remember God.

Sometimes this conviction shows up in the small sense. The need to

take moments from my day to stop and reflect on the Lord. It can be

reminding myself to pray or have a daily devotion or even staring out

my window and feeling heartfelt admiration to my Lord.

Reading over this verse I feel that conviction in a newly flavored

way. Here God is instructing the Israelites about how to remember Him

and His Passover, a protection and deliverance for His people. As I

draw more into this notion the beauty of this reminder begins to

unpack. God’s call of His people to uniquely blend an out of the

ordinary act (the unleavened bread) into a week of their lives. That

they should not only harken to Him normally but in this time to extend

an even further glorification of their God in remembrance.

This idea is beautiful. To show that additional dosing of love and

worship, like an already full cup being overfilled. In my mind it

beckons me to think of the holidays I experience throughout the year.

How in these times I can extend a deeper remembrance of my family, my

friends, and my blessings even though I already cherish them daily.

All in all, as I read this verse, I do think about taking particular

time during holidays such as Easter or Christmas to further remember

my God, but I also begin to convict myself of how I can begin to go

out of my way to remember my Savior beyond these celebrations. In what

ways can I say this week or period I will set myself to loving God

uniquely beyond my daily practice. Essentially, how can I spark those

twists of loving devotion to my King, for He and all He has done are

truly worth remembering.

Benjamin C

   ’94 / ’14  Sioux Falls Sd