O Israel Thou Shall Not Be Forgotten By Me

May 7

O Israel, thou shall not be forgotten by me

Isaiah 44:21   Remember these, O Jacob and Israel;

for thou art my servant: I have formed thee;

 thou art my servant:

O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

What tenderness, mercy, and love are here! Friends forget us, relatives are careless about us, and we sometimes fear our God has forgotten us; but here He assures us that we shall never be forgotten by Him.

Our names are in His book, our Representative is always before His throne, and we are objects of His constant care.

He cannot forget us while Jesus pleads for us; and if He does not forget He will never neglect.

There is only one thing He has ever said to forget, and that is our sins; but He is always mindful of His covenant.

He will not forget their circumstances in which we are placed, the wants by which we are pained, or the prayers we put up at His Throne.

But though we are assured our God will never forget us, yet we can find no satisfaction, but as the Holy Spirit humbles us, empties us, and exalts Christ before us, showing as our pardon, peace, and salvation in His life, death, and intercession.

Beloved, let us mind the things of the Spirit, and daily seek humbling, quickening, and sanctifying grace.

O Lord my God; whose sovereign love

Is still the same, nor e’er can move,

Look to the covenant, and see,

Has not thy love been shown to me?

Remember me, my glorious Friend,

And love me always to the end.

James Smith