THE VALUE OF REMEMBERING

Remembering...

GIVES REASSURANCE WHEN WE ARE DISCOURAGED-
I remember the days of old, I meditate on all that thou hast done, I muse on what thy hands have wrought. -Psalm 143:5

REMINDS US THAT GOD IS GOD-
Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there is none like me. -Isaiah 46:9

STRENGTHENS US FOR HARD TIMES-
But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings. -Hebrews 10:32

ENABLES US TO BUILD ON GOOD, OLD FOUNDATIONS-
Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to dwell in.

LETS US RECOVER LONG-LOST, PRECIOUS TRUTHS-
Thus says the Lord: "Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls." -Jeremiah 6:16

HELPS US STAY HUMBLE UNDER GOD'S MIGHTY HAND-
You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and the Lord you God brought you out thence with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm.
-Deuteronomy 5:15

TEACHES US THE LESSONS OF GODS'S GREAT DEEDS-
Do you not yet perceive: Do you not remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets you gathered? -Matthew 16:9

WARNS US AGAINST THE FOLLY OF THE FOOLISH-
Remember Lot's wife. -Luke 17:32

STIMULATES REPENTANCE-
Remember then what you received and heard; keep that, and repent. -Revelation 3:3

SHOWS WHAT IS TRULY UNIQUE AND MARVELOUS-
Ask now of the days that are past, which were before you, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from one end of heaven to the other, whether such a great thing as this has ever happened or was ever heard of. - Deuteronomy 4:32

POINTS TO A GLORIOUS NEW AND UNPRECEDENTED FUTURE-
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing. -Isaiah 43: 18-19

John Piper from "A Godward Life"