Beware Lest Thou Forget
Deut 6:10-12 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,[11] And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
[12] Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
The word of God often times admonishes us to beware. Col. 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men and not after Christ." Luke 12:15, Jesus said beware of covetousness. Matthew 16:6, Jesus said beware of the leaven (sin) of Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Paul warned the church at Philippi; (Philippians 3:2) Beware of dogs, evil workers, concision. There are many more things we should, the Bible says, "beware of". These of which time will not permit me to add...But, Deut. 6:12 says, "beware lest you forget".
We have a tendency to forget because the blessings are always greater than the curses. It's what the scripture is in reference to in Jude 2:10 when it said there arose another generation which knew not, because somebody forgot where god brought them from. This is where we are as a nation and as a church. I'm not so jaded as to say that everyone in our nation has forgotten where they came from and what they came here for, just as I would never say the WHOLE church has forgotten where God has brought them from. A people that forget are blind and cannot see the future. Do you see the correlation, (1 Peter 1:9) when you forget that you were purged from your old sins, you can't see afar of. You're blind, no longer seeing men as souls possessing bodies. Instead you see, as the blind man of whom Jesus touched his eyes,(men as trees walking).
My God, I see so many church people in this miracle. He wasn't born blind; he knew what men and trees looked like. I see people on their pews who haven't always been blind, and they used to have the ability to see afar off. But somewhere in their walk, they stopped seeing all men clearly. They stopped seeing Revival as a blessing, but instead see it as work. They no longer see outreach as an opportunity to keep them and their families saved and on fire, but as an inconvenience. God stir us, God help us, lest we forget!
Vertically Minded,
Rev. Tony Spell
[12] Then beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
The word of God often times admonishes us to beware. Col. 2:8 "Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the traditions of men and not after Christ." Luke 12:15, Jesus said beware of covetousness. Matthew 16:6, Jesus said beware of the leaven (sin) of Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Paul warned the church at Philippi; (Philippians 3:2) Beware of dogs, evil workers, concision. There are many more things we should, the Bible says, "beware of". These of which time will not permit me to add...But, Deut. 6:12 says, "beware lest you forget".
We have a tendency to forget because the blessings are always greater than the curses. It's what the scripture is in reference to in Jude 2:10 when it said there arose another generation which knew not, because somebody forgot where god brought them from. This is where we are as a nation and as a church. I'm not so jaded as to say that everyone in our nation has forgotten where they came from and what they came here for, just as I would never say the WHOLE church has forgotten where God has brought them from. A people that forget are blind and cannot see the future. Do you see the correlation, (1 Peter 1:9) when you forget that you were purged from your old sins, you can't see afar of. You're blind, no longer seeing men as souls possessing bodies. Instead you see, as the blind man of whom Jesus touched his eyes,(men as trees walking).
My God, I see so many church people in this miracle. He wasn't born blind; he knew what men and trees looked like. I see people on their pews who haven't always been blind, and they used to have the ability to see afar off. But somewhere in their walk, they stopped seeing all men clearly. They stopped seeing Revival as a blessing, but instead see it as work. They no longer see outreach as an opportunity to keep them and their families saved and on fire, but as an inconvenience. God stir us, God help us, lest we forget!
Vertically Minded,
Rev. Tony Spell
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