16 Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name. 17 “On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him. 18 And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
1 “Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the LORD Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves. 3 Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty. 4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.”
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God remembers. As a person whose mother suffered for years with dementia, it scares me when I forget things. These are usually small things, mainly coming up with the name of a person or a title from time to time. Then there is the occasional walking into a room and wondering why I walked in there. However, I do remember events as if they happened yesterday. The fact that God remembers and knows each person amazes me.
What does God remember? He remembers our work, our words, our tears and our desires. What does God not remember? Our sins. Colossians 2:14 says that our sin debt was nailed to the cross.
During this Advent season, let’s thank God for remembering us and for His grace. Let us thank Him for sending His Son who canceled our sin debt.