More and more so God has impressed upon my heart the importance of remembrance in relation to my own spiritual life. Forgetfulness is truly a crippling factor for many seeking to continue their walk for God. The inability to grasp and keep on grasping the promises of God for our life and the fundamentals of God’s character can be a frequent stumbling point. It is said our belief affects our behaviour, thus failure to remember what we believe will undoubtedly affect our ability to live out the Christian life. Through my study of the Bible over the last few weeks I have been attentive to what it means to remember and the things God does to encourage remembrance amongst His people.
Thus the Bible is full of symbols, motifs, rituals and stories which show how God commanded His people to remember the good things he had done for them, the character of his faithfulness and loyalty to his people. In the modern church we have lost the true value of symbolism and what it means; so often the church dismisses symbolism as idolatry, some thing to flee from quickly. In this piece of writing I hope to explore some of the rich symbols and motifs throughout the Old and New Testament, the symbols God gives to his people to help them remember the good things He has done for them, His incomparable character and the role God must play as Lord and Saviour in our everyday lives. Hopefully we may begin to value symbolism and incorporate it within our Christian lives helping us remember all of God’s goodness and combat the problem of spiritual forgetfulness.
The next few posts will shall walk through some scripture and see what we can learn about both remembering and symbolism, until then....
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