February 6, 2002
Reading
“I remember you” (2)
The remembrance that God had for
These words also remind us that
Jesus Christ remembers His church. He looks at her as a bridegroom looks at His
bride. He loves her with a perfect love and cherishes her as the apple of His
eye; “He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirs up its nest,
hovers over its young, spreading out its wings, taking them up, carrying them
on its wings, so the LORD alone led him” Deut 10-11. Can anything less be said
of the Savior and the church for which He died? Eph 5:25. “Until the day breaks
and the shadows flee, I will go to the mountain of myrrh and to the hill of
incense. All beautiful you are, my darling; there is no flaw in you” Song of
Solomon 4:6-7. Jesus dotes on His church. It is that of which He said, “I will
build my church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” Matt:
But this remembrance must be two
ways for we are called upon to remember Him. “And He took bread, gave thanks
and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is My
body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me” Luke
Those who truly love Him never forget Him and He is continually on their mind. “When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches. Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice” Ps 63:6-7. When we remember Him and let our minds dwell on who He is and what He has done for us we will be led into the realm of praise and rejoicing, “When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me” Ps 42:4.
“Sing praise to the LORD, You
saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. For His
anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a
night, but joy comes in the morning” Ps 30:4-5. What better pastime can we have
than to remember His holy name? We can rejoice over that which He has done for
us but true praise is generated when we remember His name; who
He is; His magnificence, glory and holiness. There is no star or planet shines
as great as He. He is the Light in a dark world; He is the very essence of
brilliance and heaven is illuminated by it, “The city had no need of the sun or
of the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God illuminated it. The Lamb is its light”
The blood of Christ is like the blue thread in the tassel on the garments worn by the Jews (Num: 15: 39-40) so “that you may look upon it and remember”. Remember Him with thanks and praise in love, for He remembers you.