Your spiritual memory is vital to your spiritual health. Do you remember what God wants you to remember? Are you grateful for what He remembers? “Remember His marvellous works which He has done, His wonders, and the judgements of His mouth. . . . He has remembered His covenant forever, the word which He commanded, for a thousand generations (vv.5,8).

We should remember God’s Words, His wonders and His works, but we often forget. How easy it was for the Israelites to forget what God had done for them. Each year they celebrated the Passover, and one reason for that celebration was to remind them that God had delivered them out of slavery in Egypt. Some things we ought to forget, such as “those things which are behind” (Phil.3:13). But the psalmist tells us to “remember His marvellous works” (v.5). Are you remembering God’s blessings? The next time you are tempted to criticise or get angry with God, just remember His marvellous works.

God also remembers, when God deals with us, He deals not on the basis of the law, but on the basis of His covenant promises. He has sealed the covenant with the blood of His Son. Don’t forget that His promise never fail. Even when we forget, He remembers. Even when we neglect God’s Word, He remembers it. God keeps His promises. He is faithful and will never lie.