We often use the word remembered to express something that is brought back to our mind, something that we have forgotten. I often misplace my keys (among other things) and occasionally after thinking for a moment I will remember where I left them. Sometimes when I get home from work I remember that I did not pick up milk. So it is not unusual for us to look at Genesis 8:1 where it says “And God remembered Noah,” and reason within ourselves that God must have at one point forgotten about him.
It is easy for us to think of God as we are; limited, forgetful, and fallible. It is a hard thing for us to think about God as omniscient (all knowing). We are relative creatures; we learn and understand by relating our thoughts to things we can see and with things which we have experienced. God is not like us! We must learn as we grow closer to Him that He is not limited by our imagination nor does He think on the same level as we do. We see this expressed in Romans 11:33.
That being said we can start to understand that when God remembered Noah and every living thing on the Ark 19:29 ), and Rachel (Gen 30:22) that it was not a remembrance of a former forgetfulness! It was rather a statement of “I have not forgotten!” When it truly sinks into our being that God does not forget His people or His promises, then we can begin to trust in Him and lay aside the fear of being alone in our situation. God will never abandon His child! (Isaiah 49:15)
Regardless of what you are dealing with today, God remembers. You can be confident that you can call upon His name and He is there waiting holding you in His arms. It may not always feel like He is there with you, but He is. He has not put you on a back burner and forgotten you. He does, and He will remember you!
Pray
God help me today to realize that you remember me! You know the things that I am dealing with and I acknowledge that you are in control and you have not forsaken me. Give me the strength to cling close to You and Your word. Open my eyes today that I may see the ways in which you are working in my situation. I know the promise you made that all things work together for good for those of us who love you and are called to Your purpose (Rom. 8:28 ). I do love you Lord and I am trusting today that you remember me! In Your Son Jesus’ Name I Pray, Amen (Let it be done).
