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Psalm 78:11a "And forgot His works..."

Day 113 – Psalm 78

“And forgot His works…” Psalm 78:11a

CAN A NATION FORGET ITS GOD?

Asaph addressed this problem. His answer was written with great candour!

“And forgot His works
And His wonders that He had shown them.”
Psalm 78:11

WARNING ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF FORGETTING GOD

None other than Moses himself warned Israel of the danger of forgetting God.

“Beware that you do not forget the LORD your God
by not keeping His commandments, His judgments,
and His statutes which I command you today…
When your heart is lifted up, and you forget the
LORD your God who brought you out of the land
of Egypt, from the house of bondage.”
Deuteronomy 8:11, 14

A SOLEMN HISTORICAL REALITY

Israel had indeed “forgotten” about God and His wonders which He had shown them. What does the word “forget” really mean?

1. Is it a mere lapse of memory?

No!

2. What then is involved when we speak about forgetting God?

a) The significance of God’s works has diminished over the years.
b) The significance seemed to have been understood by the generation which saw God’s works.
c) Subsequent generations failed to comprehend the significance of God’s works.
d) They were not taught about the significance of having a deep faith-relationship with God.
i) The works of God represented His power.
ii) They represented His protection of His people.
iii) They represented proof that He was of utmost importance to the nation.
iv) The significance of believing in God faded in the process of time.
v) God was rendered almost irrelevant and His deeds were noted only as history.