Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
If you really need to remember something, what do you do? It used to be that people would “tie a string around their finger.” In our high tech age we may set a “reminder” to go off when we near a destination.
Forget not! Can it really be that easy? God just tells me “not to forget” and my problems are solved? When Solomon said “forget not” he chose a word that can mean to “to mislay, or to be oblivious of. It has the idea of out of sight and out of mind.” When I mislay something, I do not have use of it at that moment. If I am referring to a tool, I still own the tool, but am not able to benefit from it until I “re-discover” it again. Sometimes I “forget” that I own something, and have never used it.
Over the years I have slowly acquired many different tools. Some are specialty tools, and some have been “made” or altered for a specific task. One special gift was my grandfather’s tool chest. Inside the tool box he had many different tools, some he had made specifically or altered for a job he had to do on that day.
God is telling us that it is very important that we do not overlook, ignore or become oblivious to His Word. We can easily become distracted and lose sight of God’s guidance for each circumstance. He goes beyond telling us not to forget and says “keep my commandments.” Keep has a military feel to it. Our heavenly Father tells us to intentionally guard or put a sentry around His Words so that they are never misplaced or stolen away.
His word has the power to completely change our day. When we pay close attention to God’s Word it can make us more productive each day, give us extra days and add serenity to our days. Consider what a gift that is! Productivity, Protection, and Peace!
How often do we “think that we do not have time” to read God’s Word? How often do we think we are just too busy? The truth is that we have doomed our day when we “forget” God’s Word.
God loves you so much that He has written about everything you need to know to be productive, protected and at peace. Why is it that we ignore it? Re-discover God’s Words to you today. Purpose to make it precious and set a guard around it. It will have wonderful results.
Protect your time with God!