HE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU
Introduction:
– You and I are important to God. Because of the fact that we are important to Him, He has no intention of forgetting about us.
– God has NOT forgotten about you.
– No matter what you feel, think or believe, God has NOT forgotten you.
– God tells us in His Word that He will NEVER forget about us.
– There are so many great confirmations regarding this wonderful fact.
– The fact is that God will not forget you.
– May this become a living reality to you today.
– May you live in the knowledge of the fact that God is thinking about you and will never forget you.
1. WE HAVE THIS ASSURANCE
– We have God’s Word as our assurance that He will not forget us.
– This is why we can be confident and have hope in our hearts.
– Look at the assurance that God gives us.
– Hosea 9:9 ‘The Lord does not forget.’
– Let me remind you that God has not and will not forget about you.
– You can rest in this sure fact.
2. GOD NEVER FORGETS US
– Not only will God not forget us, but also the Bible tells us that He constantly thinks about us.
– God is thinking about you constantly.
– Psalm 40:17 ‘I am poor and weak, yet the Lord is thinking about me right now!’
– Look at this wonderful promise.
– Isaiah 49:14-16 Yet they say, ‘My Lord deserted us; He has forgotten us.’ ‘Never! Can a mother forget her little child and not have love for her own son? Yet even if that should be, I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed your name upon My palm.’
– You are special and valuable to God.
– He constantly thinks about you and has no intention of forgetting you!
3. WE ARE IMPORTANT TO GOD
– It is because you are important to God that He will not forget you.
– Don’t underestimate your value to God.
– Luke 12:6 ‘What is the price of five sparrows? A couple of pennies? Not much more than that. Yet God does not forget a single one of them. And He knows the number of hairs on your head! Never fear, you are far more valuable to Him than a whole flock of sparrows.’
– Let me remind you today that you are valuable and important to God.
– No one is insignificant enough to be forgotten by God.
– NO, NO, NO and NO!
4. HE WILL NOT FORGET US
– Even when everyone else forgets you, He will not.
– Even when you feel totally alone and lonely, He is with you.
– Even if all your friends and family desert you, He remains true.
– God will not do what humans do, He will not forget you.
– Isaiah 49:14-16 Yet they say, ‘My Lord deserted us; He has forgotten us.’ ‘Never! Can a mother forget her little child and not have love for her own son? Yet even if that should be, I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed your name upon My palm.’
– Just think about the fact that your name may be written on His hand.
– How marvelous and how wonderful is this thought.
– Write it down, stick it up, do something, BUT never forget that God will never forget you.
5. NEVER IS A LONG TIME
– Never is an exceedingly long time.
– Never is not only for your lifetime.
– Our time reference in life is our lifetimes.
– For some people it is about 70 or maybe 80 years.
– That is the length of the concept of ‘never’ for us humans.
– But ‘never’ to God is eternal, it has no end.
– Even beyond your physical lifetime, God will not forget you.
– Isaiah 49:14-16 Yet they say, ‘My Lord deserted us; He has forgotten us.’ ‘Never! I will not forget you.’
– If God will not forget us through all eternity, why will He forget us during this short earthly experience?
6. HE WILL NOT FORGET US BECAUSE HE LOVES US
– It is because of the fact that the Lord loves us dearly that He will not forget us.
– Deuteronomy 4:31 ‘For the Lord your God is merciful – He will not abandon you nor destroy you nor forget the promises He has made to your ancestors.’
– God intends to remember us and come through for us.
– He is a merciful loving God.
– John 3:16 ‘For God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.’
– God loves us and that is why He made a way for us to connect to Him through Jesus Christ.
– I am here to tell you that God loves you and He has NOT forgotten you, AT ALL.
7. WE MUST NOT FORGET GOD
– In life, we may forget God, but the reverse is never true.
– We should make that quality decision not to forget Him.
– Deuteronomy 8:11 ‘Beware that in your plenty you don’t forget the Lord your God and begin to disobey Him.’
– Verse 19 ‘But if you forget about the Lord your God and worship other gods instead, and follow evil ways, you shall certainly perish.’
– Forgetting God leads to death.
– Job 8:11 ‘Those who forget God have no hope.’
– Forgetting God leads to hopelessness.
– Ecclesiastes 12:1 ‘Don’t let the excitement of being young cause you to forget about your Creator.’
– Perhaps you have forgotten God in all the activities and busyness of life.
– Now is the time to remember and determine never to forget God.
8. A LIVING REALITY
– God wants the fact that He will not forget you to become a living reality in your life.
– He does not just want to be someone in the Book.
– He never forgot the people of faith throughout history.
– Genesis 8:1 ‘God didn’t forget about Noah and all the animals in the boat! He sent a wind to blow across the waters, and the floods began to disappear.’
– And He will not forget you, NO, never!
– Isaiah 44:21 ‘I made you, and I will not forget to help you.’
By Andrew W Roebert
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