{"id":368,"date":"2012-02-20T13:58:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T13:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=368"},"modified":"2020-05-19T14:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T20:04:04","slug":"memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=368","title":{"rendered":"Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"
When my granddaughter Joy was younger, bath time for the two of us was special and so enjoyable. A couple times a week, I\u2019d get the chance to sit with her while she splashed, laughed, colored, and many other memorable types of play in the tub. One of which was singing. We would sing all kinds of music. Mostly children\u2019s music, but still, it was so much fun to hear a child sing about Jesus or the alphabet.<\/span><\/div>\n
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When it came time to wash her hair, we\u2019d jump to my favorite musical, \u201cSouth Pacific,\u201d and sing, \u201cI\u2019m gonna wash that man right out of my hair. I\u2019m gonna wash that man right out of my hair. I\u2019m gonna wash that man right out of my hair and send him on his way.\u201d Then I\u2019d let Joy take the floor and she\u2019d say, \u201cGet the picture?\u201d It always brought a smile to my face to hear that phrase in her little voice.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve given Joy a bath and with that, haven\u2019t sung this song in quite a while. The other night, out of the blue, I decided to sing this song. I started and when I got to her part, she didn\u2019t say anything. So I filled in for her. I repeated the words again, and again, she didn\u2019t respond, so I did once more. Then she asked, \u201cWhy do you keep saying that?\u201d She didn\u2019t remember. None of it. I don\u2019t even know if she remembered any of the bath times we had shared. Needless to say, I was disappointed. These moments were special, very precious to me and it wasn\u2019t even a memory to her.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I suspect this is exactly the reason God gave us a particular command in Deuteronomy 6:6-9. \u201cThese commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.\u201d<\/i> <\/span><\/div>\n
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God knew that we\u2019d forget. Forget His commandments and His promises. Life would get in the way or maybe we\u2019d simply grow up and forget all that He has given us. Forget and take for granted the promises He made to us. Oh, how I want to remember. All of it. Peter writes a tiny verse in 2 Peter 1:13. He says, \u201cI think it is right to refresh your memory\u2026\u201d<\/i>Yes! It is right to refresh our memories of some of God\u2019s promises. They are too numerous to recount here, but a few might jolt your memory to dig a little deeper.<\/span><\/div>\n
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  • \u201cFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (John 3:16)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cPeter replied, \u2018Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Acts 2:38)<\/span><\/li>\n
  •  \u201cCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Matthew 11:28-30)<\/span><\/li>\n
  •  \u201cBeing confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Philippians 1:6)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cAnd my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Philippians 4:19)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • \u201cGive thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.\u201d<\/span><\/i> (Psalm 107:1)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    These are just a few, but maybe these are a few that can be memorized, kept in our hearts, impressed upon our children, or written on our doorframes. God doesn\u2019t want us to forget. \u201cGet the picture?\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Donna<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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