January 12, 1999, Tuesday

Does God forget about His chosen people and those who

are called by His Name? What makes the weak person

strong and able to withstand difficulties and trials?

How long is God faithful to those that love Him and

keep His commandments?

God spoke through Isaiah to explain why God will not

forget His children. It would be be with a great

exception if a woman were able to forget her child,

but an impossility with God to forget His children--

"Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have

compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may

forget, Yet I will not forget you" (Isa 49:15). He

can not and will not forget those that have been

born of His nature.

Jesus knew the frailty of the human frame and gave

the advice to gain strength for the coming trials--

"Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the

time of trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the

flesh is weak" (Mat 26:41). Prayer strengthens the

spirit and will of a person to withstand difficulty.

Moses exhorted his people not to let an important fact

escape their notice. God's promise and pact is forever--

"Know for sure that the LORD your God, He is God, the

faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy with them

that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand

generations" (Deut 7:9). We love Him and want to please

Him because He has been merciful and kind to us.

Let us remember who is the God that remembers all things.

God's name is Jehová El Berith. He is the God that makes

promises to His people, and does not forget. He does not

have the frailty of our human frame, and He is mindful

that we are but dust. Lift your hands to Him and Praise

Him today for the fact that He is the faithful God that

remembers His promises to us! Make your promises to Him

today and see the difference!