Look Back and See Who's Got Your Back

[S] Deuteronomy 6:10-12 -- (boldface and font color added)
10 "Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you, great and splendid cities which you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant, and you eat and are satisfied, 12 then watch yourself, that you do not forget the Lord who brought you from the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 

[O] The key operand here is "I don't deserve" what God blesses me with because none of them are what I earn for but instead are provided for me simply because I commit my heart set apart to follow God by remembering His message of love for me.  All these blessings are what this society is pursuing after (umm, including myself) on our own efforts, stomping each other to get ahead.  This passage is followed by the Ten Commandments.

[A] I took a moment of silence after reading this passage as I meditated on how awesomely great my God is for me.  I've been learning about "surrendering" who/what I am in order to be "lifted up" in His timing and ways and this passage hit home about how He's got my back for good.  I must continue to surrender areas of my life so that I will only reflect His image without smearing it with my own.  Just like how God warned His people not to forget (in pink color), I must not forget His awesomeness.

[P] Dear Father, I want to learn to let go of the things I hold on to so I would decrease and You would increase.  Thank You for providing all I need as I surrender these things while remembering what You did for Your people throughout history.  May my faith increase such that I would rise above the culture of pride and selfishness for Your sake.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

Anti-fading of Memory

[S] Esther 9:28 --
 ²⁸So these days were to be remembered and celebrated throughout every generation, every family, every province and every city; and these days of Purim were not to fail from among the Jews, or their memory fade from their descendants.

[O] What a significant day to remember as the Jews because this is the day that God had literally saved them from being wiped out from this land.  God had displayed through the amazing timing of calling Esther and Mordecai's faith to take action where they responded to bring this beautiful result of His saving grace.  They didn't just left it there saying, "we were lucky," but they wanted to commemorate His wonderful power down the generations.

[A] My walk with God must be marked with these "victorious" moments where God just comes through amazingly and then I need to do all I can not to fade them from my memory down further generations after me.  A good side effect to this is that God will get all the credit of leading and preserving us.  Take a moment to remember the amazing wonders He's done in my life and praise Him for them.

[P] Dear God, thank You for my salvation, partaking in ministry, 10 years of giving full efforts on tentmaking, starting a beautiful family, children desiring to draw closer to You, many friends in Christ to hang out and to grow with.  I would not want to fade these wonderful works in my life and to request that you will continue to do these miraculous works in my life.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.