Week 35: Don’t Forget
Today’s Text: Psalms 102-104
Key Text: Psalm 103:1-5
Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Sometimes the most important thing we can do is simply remember.
When the world is rushing by – or pressing in – on us – it’s sometimes important to just remind ourselves, “don’t forget.”
Don’t forget what?
The Psalmist has the answer. Don’t forget
- To praise God
- His benefits
- His forgiveness
- His healing
- His redemption
- His love and compassion
Remember all that – at just the right time – and you will indeed find that “your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”
Too often we think we have to “do” something; find a way out; come up with the answer no one else has. Instead, maybe it is enough to just remember that God has already provided a way out; already given the best answers to our deepest questions.
So, when all else fails – or better yet – before that happens – don’t forget – remember God
Remember all God has done; can do; and will still do.
Just remember.
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By Paul Simrell
The Reverend Paul W. Simrell has served for over thirty years in a variety of congregational and institutional settings. He is a recognized minister with standing in the Virginia region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada and is nationally endorsed by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) for specialized ministry in both pastoral counseling and chaplaincy. Ordained in 1982, he has served congregations in Kentucky, Texas, Florida, and Virginia. He currently serves as the pastor of Elpis Christian Church, a small, historic congregation located just a few miles west of Richmond, Virginia. “Elpis” is the Greek word for “expectant hope.” He is a graduate of the University of Florida and Lexington Theological Seminary and has done advanced clinical training in chaplaincy and pastoral counseling at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, Children’s Medical Center and Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas and the Virginia Institute of Pastoral Care in Richmond, Virginia. He is a Certified Pastoral Counselor, an ACPE Practitioner, a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors, and a member of Spiritual Directors International. He is a Certified Facilitator of the Prepare-Enrich relationship assessment and skills-building program and served as a volunteer chaplain for over twenty years with the CJW Medical Center campuses in Richmond, Virginia. His avocational interests include playing the piano and drawing. He is very happily married to his wife Elizabeth Yeamans Simrell, a free-lance writer, who is also a Certified Facilitator for the Prepare-Enrich program.
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