Remember Me
When I log on to the West Ridge Journal site in order to comment or review comments I am confronted with a option that has a box next to it. The options speaks to me without a voice, but nevertheless, it speaks loud and clear. It asks if it wants me to be entered its memory for future visits with the tag: Remember Me. Matthew 13:14-16 is Jesus’ comment on the same subject. He said: the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:
“‘You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.
15 For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed,
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
By citing Isaiah’s prophetic proclamation, Jesus drew the Jews of His day into the word of the prophet. When He did this, it was with an admonition and an exhortation that has a twinge of sadness, as Jesus said that they had forgotten God.
An old friend of mine was rudely confronted with our societies position in light of this prophetic challenge at a Hallmark’s recently. Dave Jefferies, a man I went to Bible College with in the 1980’s was looking for a Religious Sympathy Card to no avail. He asked for help and… well listen to his own account of what happened: “I went to Hallmark and the manager asked me if I needed any help. “I’m looking for encouragement cards, something Spiritual”, I said. “Oooh, that’s a problem”, she replied, ‘We removed everything Spiritual to make room for Easter!’”
The Faith had been exchanged by a Bunny. When our President says we aren’t a Christian (or religious, for that matter) nation, rather we are: “a nation of citizens,” it is safe to say that we have forgotten who we are as a people. We have exchanged the Cross for Chocolate. Let me temper that comment by telling you that I have no problem with egg hunts, baskets, cards and candy. I think are a fun way to help our children see Jesus and to just have well, a little fun. But in the midst of where we seem to be going as a nation, please let it never be said of us that we have forgotten the Rock from which our faith was hewn out from. Here Jesus say: Remember Me and check the box that gives you access to Him!
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