Genesis Calls Us To Remember

After the death of Moses, Joshua became the leader of Israel; in some of his first words to these people he said, “Remember the word that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you…”  Genesis is relevant for many things, but most of all it should cause us to remember who we are and where we have come from.  Created in the image of God with purpose and value; this reminder should never be missed, and yet…

In some of the most disappointing words spoken in the Bible, “And the people of Israel did not remember the LORD their God, who had delivered them from the hand of all their enemies on every side…”  Forget God, how could the Israelites forget God?  He made them a people through Abraham, He brought them through a famine in Egypt and He parted the Red Sea as a way of escape from Pharoah’s chariots; how could they forget?
Moses recognized the nature of the human heart with his cry to “remember the days of old”.  He recognized nature of the human heart; it is self-serving to the core.  As much as God did for His chosen people, they lost their focus.  You could say they took their eyes off of the prize and in doing so,they rejected God.
 
In our nation, in our homes and even in some cases; our churches, we have forgotten who we are, we have forgotten upon what foundation we were called to stand upon.  Remember Genesis, it is the bedrock of who we are and a picture of the nature of God.  You are a unique and special creation of God; Genesis should serve as a great reminder of all that we are and to whom we belong.

Remember Genesis, Remember God