Have you ever forgotten?

Let me ask you something…have you ever forgotten something? Something that was really important? Now, I’m not talking about wearing white socks when you meant to wear black (shout out to JT) or even the occasional missed appointment. Unless, it was a court date that you had to make which resulted in a warrant being put out for your arrest, therefore, making you a criminal and a menace to society. Well, maybe just irresponsible. Anyways…no I am talking about that one thing that could affect the rest of your life, not just the rest of your day. Have you ever forgotten something important?

Maybe, it is your best friend’s graduation? Maybe, it is the day you were to say “I DO” to the woman or man you supposedly loved, adored and to whom you wanted to spend the rest of your life? Maybe, it is the moment you were to welcome your new born baby into the world? Maybe, it is the moment where you broke a promise that you were confident you would never forget? Maybe, it is the time you forgot to lift the toilet seat? What!? Importance is relative…maybe? Maybe…

I recently heard a story about a mother who left her three year old daughter at Chuck E Cheese. It is said that the family was there for a birthday party and when it got close to closing time, the mother was nowhere to be found. Harmony, the three year old, was left in a state of confusion, fear and chaos. In fact, the mother did not even recognize that she had forgotten her daughter until the 9’oclock news reported the sequence of events that had taken place. Important? Definitely!

When I heard this story, I thought to myself how could someone forget something so important? How could someone forget something that he or she claimed to love so much? Would not that person or thing that was so valuable always be in one’s heart and mind? Would you not speak the entire ride home? Then it occurred to me… I probably do it more than I would like to admit. Unfortunately, I would imagine all of us do it way too often.

How often do we forget about Jesus? How often do we forget about the One who died for us so many years ago? How often do we forget to softly whisper “I love you” while driving to work in the morning? How often do we only sing his praises in the good times and not the bad? How often do we make time for all the temporary things in life and not enough for the One who holds the eternal? How often do we fail to remember that we live in a world that needs something real? I could go on but again I ask how often?

Someone once asked Martin Luther, “Why do you preach the Gospel every Sunday? “ He said, “Because we forget it every day!”

Have you ever forgotten something important? Not Today! Today, I remember!

Deut. 6:12 “be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”