God Remembers
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And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
REMEMBER THE DUCK
A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to Grandma’s back yard, he spied her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and let fly. The stone hit, and the duck fell dead. The boy panicked.
Desperately he hid the dead duck in the woodpile, only to look up and see his sister watching. Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing. After lunch that day, Grandma said, "Sally, let’s wash the dishes."
But Sally said, "Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today. Didn’t you, Johnny?" And she whispered to him, “Remember the duck!” So Johnny did the dishes.
Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing. Grandma said, "I’m sorry, but I need Sally to help make supper." Sally smiled and said, "That’s all taken care of. Johnny wants to do it." Again she whispered, "Remember the duck." Johnny stayed while Sally went fishing.
After several days of doing both his chores and Sally’s, finally he couldn’t stand it. He confessed to Grandma that he’d killed the duck.
"I know, Johnny," she said, giving him a hug. "I was standing at the window and saw the whole thing. Because I love you, I forgave you. I wondered how long you would let Sally make a slave of you."
Introduction: Does noting that God remembered something also imply God forgets things — and how can that be since God is perfect?
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “remember” as to “bring to mind or think of again,” or to “retain in the memory.”
It comes from the Latin rememorari, which combines re- (again) and memorari (be mindful of).
It doesn’t necessarily imply one has forgotten the thing one is mindful of, but rather that it is on one’s mind.
So, for God to “remember” means for God to have it on God’s mind.
God never forgets His promises or His people — He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, and the creator of the universe. He doesn’t suffer from memory lapses.
But God makes it clear that we, as His people, are to continue to cry out to Him with prayer and petition, with praise and thanksgiving.
And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.