"Then Samuel said, 'Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me' ..... And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal."
I Samuel 15:32a, 33b
This is a gruesome scene. It had its beginning several hundred years before when Israel was traveling from Egypt to the Promised Land. They were ambushed by the Amalekites, who attacked the "stragglers" at the back of the line – the weakest of the people, probably the elderly and disabled or sick. At that time, God commanded Israel to destroy the Amalekites when they got to their new land and emphatically said, "You shall not forget" (see I Samuel 15:2; Deuteronomy 25:17-19). Israel did forget but God didn't. Some may think that because judgment does not happen immediately, time will cover the offense. But God does not forget, lie, nor change his mind (I Samuel 15:19:b). Payday will come. I thank God for the cleansing of His forgiveness through Jesus. I do not have to fear the forgotten past.
Today's Thought: What God commands or promises will surely happen even if we forget.
Have a remembering day. Love you.
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