Verse for Today

Before the blog ever existed, I used to type a "verse for today" and email it out to some family and friends.  Yesterday's post reminded me of this one.  I found the pictures so I added them.  The original date was 9/1/2008. 

Verse: 

They exchanged their Glory for an image of a bull, which eats grass. They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, miracles in the land of Ham and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. So he said he would destroy them-- had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him to keep his wrath from destroying them. Psalm 106:19-23 

Personal Thought:

It was over 10 years later, God reminded me of that day. The day I forgot about. The day I thought I’d never forget. It was early spring and a slight drizzle, about 7 AM and I was driving to work. I lost control of the car. As it went spinning, I watched my life flash before my eyes, all I remember saying (maybe screaming) is , “OH Dear LORD, please not yet!”. It must have been shock, because after the car went airborne and landed on it’s roof, I didn’t even hear it crash. I only remember looking up and seeing the passenger door open. That door! It annoyed me all the time, it never shut right. At that moment I just remember thanking God I was alive and the door was open, it was the only way to crawl out of the car. One scratch on the top of my head. I know….I know…how could I forget? The hum drum of life on earth got in the way and I had forgotten, it’s a miracle I’m alive! How could I forget the day my LORD heard my cry and spared my life? 

Now, before you all think I’m completely crazy because I forgot about the miracle, go with me on this one: It’s more than 5, maybe 10 or more years later and God reminds us of the day He touched our hearts and we cried out to Him. Yet isn’t it weird how life gets in the way? Our busy schedules, family, and friends! The annoyances of things like passenger car doors that don’t shut right! Have we forgotten that day? That day He spared our life for all eternity? Am I the only one God needs to remind? 

Prayer: 

Dear Lord Father. Lord I pray my friends and family are not like me, or like the Israelites who exchanged their Glory, and they do not lose sight of that day. The day they cried out and You saved them for all eternity. Lord sometimes the busyness of life gets in the way of our focus, it gets in the way of remembering our miracle. Lord, Jesus stood in the breach before You to keep Your wrath from destroying us. For you did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thess 5:9) Oh Lord THANK YOU! We cried out and You answered. Lord forgive us, IF we have forgotten, and remind us. You Lord have spared our lives! In our Savior Jesus’ name, Amen.