Title
Do Not Forget
Scripture
My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.
(Proverbs 3:1-2)
Devotional
Unfortunately, we have an innate tendency to forget God’s law because it is contrary to our sinful natures. We repeatedly need to be reinforced and to be reminded to do the things we know to do. Because of our propensity for sin, being told once is not enough. This may be why there are four gospels and why the commandments of God are repeated time and again in the scriptures.
For example, reading our Bibles once or even twice is not enough. We ought to be in the Word of God daily, reading it, studying it, and memorizing it. Likewise, we get spiritual reinforcement from each other. We are to be in regular fellowship with other believers, studying, praying and worshiping together. This is one of the main purposes of the Church of Jesus Christ; that we not forget God’s law, and that we keep His commandments, so that we may have full and prosperous lives.
Text For The Day
Proverbs 3:1-2: My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart keep my commands; for length of days and long life and peace they will add to you.
Thought For The Day
“Many people have their bad memory to thank for their clear conscience.” Unknown
Questions To Ponder
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Whether parents or children, we are commanded not to forget to honor our parents. What is the best way to do so?
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The commandment to honor our parents comes with a promise. What is that promise?
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As parents, how are we to instill the laws and commandments of God? As children, how are we to keep them?
Morning Study Guide
Definition: The law of which Solomon speaks is translated from the Hebrew, torah: instructions, teachings, etc. Commandment here is the Hebrew word, mitzvah: directives, orders, traditions, etc.
Reference: “Every commandment which I command you today you must be careful to observe, that you may live and multiply,” Deuteronomy 8:1.
Application: Parents give direction to your children, “Do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord,” Ephesians 6:4. Likewise, “Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old,” Proverbs 23:22.