Love Jesus 13

Excerpt from IndyCrowe

Forgetting God is no small matter. The Bible links forgetting with ingratitude as a root problem in our idolatry.

The problem with forgetting God and the gospel is we put something else in their place. When we neglect God’s role in our life, we fill His spot with something else (an idol). The throne of power and worship in our heart never stays vacant long. When we set aside the truth of God’s Word some other opinion or competing belief will take its place. Forgetting leads to sinning because it leads false beliefs, false hopes, false idols, and false promises. These not only hinder our holiness before God but harm us by stealing our joy in God.

We will either remember and follow God in worship and obedience, or we will forget and move towards some idol taking His place. Having forgotten God’s goodness and sin’s bitter bite, we wander toward the same siren traps we vowed to avoid.

“Idolatry is rooted in forgetfulness—forgetting what God has done for Israel. Fidelity is rooted in remembering.”[2]

Like your weed-pulling in summer, use the Word to rip out any subtle lies creeping up in your heart. Every day you open the Bible, God has something to teach you. It might be a new lesson but it’s just as likely an old lesson to guard yourself from forgetting. He wants to show you again who He is and what He’s like so you lean on Him. After reading the Bible, ask yourself, “In light of what I just read, what do I need to remember today?”