One thing Christians forget

Think about a time you forgot something essential—maybe your  wallet before a long  trip. The anxiety and disappointment you felt highlight how  one oversight can change everything. In the Christian journey, forgetting vital truths or responsibilities can have far greater consequences. In this lesson, let’s discover why remembering these spiritual essentials is not just important, but absolutely necessary for a meaningful, faithful life.

Eccl 1:9-10

What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun. 10 Is there anything of which one can say, “Look! This is something new”? It was here already, long  ago; it was here before our time. NIV

You have heard some people say, ‘I live in the suburbs. No one there minds how  we come looking to church.

You have heard people say, ‘I was at one wedding with dancing and all, the elders were present and they said nothing’

‘You have heard of an event filled with worldly music, the pastors being there, having done or said nothing, You have heard arguments like ‘this is the twenty-first century, things have changed, let’s face reality’

While we do so, we always forget to ask ourselves this one important question. When God destroyed the world  by a flood, who was he angry at?

Gen 6:5-7

5 The Lord saw how  great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from  the face of the earth — men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air — for I am grieved that I have made them. NIV

We always think that it is the wicked last generation of the antediluvians that made God regret, but the bible tells us otherwise. Here is what it says

Ex 34:6-7

6 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God,  slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, 7 maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.” NIV

It all began with Adam and Eve, and as sin increased, God was compelled to intervene. Those in the last generation who  sinned were not acting in isolation—they were continuing a legacy of separation from  God,  much like Adam or Cain, who  distanced themselves from  His presence. Today, when we justify wrong actions or follow the crowd, we are in danger of repeating history. Don’t be deceived by clever justifications or cultural shifts—these are distractions from  the enemy, pulling  us away from  the truth and the life God desires for us.

Matt 23:29-32

29 “Woe to you,  teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. 30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ 31 So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who  murdered the prophets. 32 Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your  forefathers! NIV

There is greater deception when truth is mingled with error. Again, the greater the deception when what is meant to be the truth is accompanied by some justification. A man can discover more truth by delving backwards into the bible and human history than forward. Enoch is a good example.

Gen 4:25-26

25 Adam lay with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time, men began to call on the name of the Lord. NIV

Gen 5:24

24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. NIV

As some people began public worship, Enoch stood out by truly living the faith of Eden—walking closely with God.  Because of this, God took him away. The takeaway: there is nothing truly new in this world;  history repeats, and today’s choices often mirror  the past. For Christians, no change in technology or thought can replace the core essentials of God’s law. Remembering and living these truths is necessary for a faithful life. God bless you,  see you in the next lesson.

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