| Our verse to DATE the Word on December 7 (12/7) is I Samuel 12:7 |
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| I Samuel 12:7 says “Now stand here quietly before the LORD as I remind you of all the great things the LORD has done for you and your ancestors.” |
| A DAY TO REMEMBER On a historical note, I would think that most of us know that December 7th is a very important date in history going back to December 7, 1941. President Franklin Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would be a day that would live “in infamy as the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”  81 years later there are still very special moments of remembrance. As President Roosevelt predicted Dec. 7, 1941, continues to live on. Considering our verse to DATE on December 7 (12/7) we have in 1 Samuel 12:7 a day in which God’s people were to PAUSE and be reminded of all the GREAT things the LORD had done. In I Samuel 12 the Prophet Samuel called God’s people together for a “family talk.”  As part of the family talk, he took them down memory lane by REMINDING them of all the GREAT THINGS God had done.  He wanted them to CONSIDER God’s great and miraculous actions that had been done on their behalf!  Taking them down memory lane he reminded them of what God had done in the PAST. Wouldn’t it have been awesome to stand there and hear this prophet, this man of God retell the stories of how God worked in individual lives and in the life of the nation of Israel?  Makes your wonder what stories he told! He reminded them of what God was doing in the PRESENT! It is important to tell of God’s working in the past but it is VERY important to be telling what God is doing in the present, the here and now! God is the God of the past but we need to know that He is WORKING right now! Every now and then it is good to sit quietly and reflect on the GREAT THINGS the LORD has done for you and others!! It is good to review the past, bringing up precious memories and it is good to reflect on the present, staying aware of what God is doing today! BTW – Our calendar here in America provides this by offering us at the end of November a day to reflect and give thanks. Then we have Christmas and New Year’s Day.  I have found that the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a great time to sit quietly and reflect and give thanks for all that God has done over the past year. Of course, it is a great time to write out resolutions and dreams for the coming year but it should be a time to look back over the past year before looking forward to a new year. I recommend that this is both personal and with family. Maybe it is possible that today you look ahead and schedule some time for a “family talk” before the end of the year!  Verse to DATE the Word on December 7 (12/7) is I Samuel 12:7. It says “Now stand here quietly before the LORD as I remind you of all the great things the LORD has done for you and your ancestors.” Continue Strong by remembering the GREAT things God has done and is doing! And remember to DATE THE WORD |