MEMORY PROBLEMS

KEY TEXT: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Numbers 11:4-5

The Israelites had a serious memory problem. Even though it had only been a short time since God had delivered them from their slavery in Egypt; their recall of the conditions had completely erased the harsh conditions of their environment.

They remembered the fish, cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic with great factuality (that is assuming they were correct about that – because as we will see our memory can play tricks on us in this area too) but they completely forgot about the cost… “At no cost”

They had memory problems… But are we any different?

We remember the GOOD, but forget the BAD
We falsely remember what we HAD, but forget about the COST
We remember the BAD that people do, but not the GOOD that people do.
We remember the CRITICISM we receive, but forget the COMPLIMENTS
We remember our PAST, but forget the FUTURE God has promised us in Him
We remember our FAILURES, but forget our SUCCESSES
We forget the PROMISES of God , but remember the LIES of the enemy
We remember our FEARS, but forget to have FAITH
We remember those who SIN AGAINST, but forget how we have SINNED AGAINST others
We remember UNANSWERED PRAYERS, but forget the miraculous ways that God HAS
ANSWERED
We remember the NO’s but forget the YES’s
We remember what He PROMISES to give us, but FORGET what He asks us to give Him
We remember to COMPLAIN about what we don’t have but FORGET to give thanks for what we
do have