Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God
Desire's Journey - Keeping Heart (part 1)
July 31st, 2010Previous |
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We have similar path we follow
- God shows up
- The lights turn on for those who respond
- Their heart is lifted; grateful tears flow
- Faith, hope, and love seem like the only way to live
- The next week, it is though nothing happened
Forgetting is not a small problem
Forgetfulness does not come against us like an enemy in battle formation
It comes unnoticed
We are warned about forgetfulness in the scriptures
The pattern so predictable, we have come to expect it:
- God delivers his people from the Egyptians by his display of power - plagues, passover, red sea
- Israelites celebrate with singing and dancing
- Israelites complain about the water supply
- God provides sweet water
- They complain about the food
- God drops breakfast from the sky
- They complain about the water again
- God provides water from a rock
And on and on for 40 years
Be careful and watch yourself closely so that you don't forget the things your eyes have seen -
Deuteronomy 4:9Key Phrase: The pattern of forgeting of God's people is so predictable, we have come to expect