Do Not Forget!

Do Not Forget!

“Do not forget to entertain strangers . . . .” Heb. 13:2. This is written in command form! It is strictly forbidden to forget it! There is no excuse for such forgetfulness. It is only sin and the self-life that causes you to forget it.

“But do not forget to do good and to share . . . .” Heb. 13:16. If I forget this, I have forgotten Christianity; or, in other words, I have forgotten that I have become a disciple of Jesus Christ, or in still other words, that I have forsaken all that is mine. Then I am definitely sleeping sweetly and dreaming many nice dreams that prove not to be true when I wake up again!

Such forgetfulness and such sleep are strictly forbidden. We are saved when we obey the command, not otherwise. My beloved friends, take the words in Hebrews 5:9 seriously to heart and keep them there day and night for the rest of your life, during the time of your sojourn! Then you will have truly received wisdom and love in your heart! It cannot succeed for you without them, but with them you will certainly succeed in reaching the glorious goal. God be praised who so sincerely desires to give us everything we need in order to reach the goal!

Look up “forget” in the Bible concordance. It is remarkable how often it says in the Bible that they forgot their God! There are therefore no limits to this corrupting, strictly forbidden forgetfulness!!! By carefully reflecting on the matter and on closer observation, it is clear as day that a person always forgets God when he does not keep His commandments, and he always forgets God when he forgets to do good. This is how serious the matter is!!!

For example, who thinks about God when he keeps on quarreling or arguing with his neighbor, or when he is angry, or when he accuses his neighbor, or when he repays evil with evil, or when he is dissatisfied and unthankful? It is simply impossible to do anything like that and at the same time think you are pleasing God; or, carrying on with empty talk, thinking that you ae pleasing God at the same time!

“Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God . . . .” Deut. 8:11. “They forgot the Lord their God . . . .” Judg. 3:7. “They forgot God their Savior . . . .” Ps. 106:21. “And forget not all His benefits . . . .” Ps. 103:2. “I will not forget Your word.” Ps. 119:16. “And [he] immediately forgets what kind of man he was.” “A forgetful hearer . . . .” Jas. 1:24 and 25.

Alas! Alas! What a lot of forgetfulness!