I once heard someone say that Christianity is only one generation away from extinction. When you read through the Old Testament you see how many times a generation didn’t pass down their faith or thank God for what He did for them. It says that they forgot God. It’s easy to read through Scripture and judge them for that, but you and I are in danger of doing the same thing. Human nature is to cry out to God in our distress and then to forget about Him when things are going well. Good relationships require communication in good times and in bad. If you haven’t had many needs arise lately, when’s the last time you had a great time of prayer? Praying isn’t just about taking your needs to God. If it is, you’re in danger of forgetting God.
Here are some Bible verses on forgetting God.
1. But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.
Deuteronomy 8:11 NLT
2. That whole generation also died, and the next generation forgot the Lord and what he had done for Israel.
Judges 2:10 GNT
3. They forgot what he had done, the miracles they had seen him perform.
Psalm 78:11 GNT
4. But they quickly forgot what he had done and acted without waiting for his advice.
Psalm 106:13 GNT
5. But when you entered the good land, you became full and satisfied, and then you grew proud and forgot me.
Hosea 13:6 GNT
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Devotions by Chris Hendrix 