The God that Never Forgets

The God that Never Forgets

Hebrews‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”

There are things we know cannot happen with God. The Bible reveals God as the truth making lie antithetical to Him. So, the Bible concludes saying it is impossible for God to lie. It is not a case of refusing to lie, He cannot lie.

‭‭Titus‬ ‭1‬:‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“in hope of eternal life, which *God, that cannot lie*, promised before the world began;”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭6‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: that by two immutable things, in which *it was impossible for God to lie*, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”

We also know by the scripture reveals that God is the all knowing. Nothing is hidden from His knowledge. There was nothing of the past that escaped His attention, no activity of the present is hidden from Him and the future cannot catch Him by surprise. The all knowing God cannot be forgetful.

In our text above, Hebrews 6:10, the Bible says God is not forgetful of our labour of love, things we have done for others because of His name. The assurance I want to draw your attention to here is not the reward for your labour of love though that is certain but the unforgeting God.

God is not forgetful not because He is not a man vulnerable to the weakness of the human nature but because it is unrighteous of Him to forget. The word unrighteous here is from the Greek word _adikos_ which literally describes a wicked fellow, a treacherous person or someone who violates the course of justice. These descriptions are contrary to the nature of God revealed in scripture. So, God being righteous, He cannot and must not forget you.

Zion had charged God with forgetfulness because of the state of the nation Israel.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49‬:‭14‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me.”

God’s response was swift defending His honour saying, “…will I not forget thee.” It may be characteristic of humans to forget and a woman may even forget her baby but not the Lord. He never forget His commitments.

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭49‬:‭15‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.”

The assurance this offers the man in Christ is that he is not forgotten and should find great comfort in God that He is for you and has promised never to leave you nor forsake you. It is an eternal assurance.

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, *I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee*.

A believer must rest in God that He is with you. The appropriate response of faith is in Hebrews 13:6.

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭6‬ ‭KJV‬‬
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear What man shall do unto me.”

Do not give room or entertain the thought that God has forgotten you because He has not. To forget you will make Him unrighteous. Your experiences are not final. God’s word is true over and above all your experiences. The last words of the Lord to His chosen nation is this:

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭20‬ ‭KJV‬‬
“teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

You are not forgotten!

Isaiah 49:15-16, HCSB
"Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me."

Hebrews 6:10
"For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love."