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Crossing Cultures Devotional Memoir

Forgetful

Are you forgetful? I am. 

Reading through old journals and letters never fails to delight. Surprise. And confound. Highlighting my forgetfulness about experiences and facts from our personal history.

“Don’t forget” and “remember” are two exhortations. Repeated in Scripture. For good reason.

“Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mind as long as you live.
Teach them to your children and your grandchildren.”
Deuteronomy 4:9 CSB

Journaled memories. Image by Hannah Olinger on Unsplash.
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Declaration

Over and over. Ezekiel repeats the phrases. 

“The word of the Lord came to me.”

“This is what the Lord God says.”

“This is the declaration of the Lord God.”

A rhythm. Keeping the Lord prominent. Essential. To all the prophet pens on the page.

The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel.
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Deliberate

In-your-face. Deliberate. Disobedience. 

A story old as time. And ongoing in this day and age.

Jeroboam of Nebat’s name is repeated in Scripture. Often. Echoing through the history of the kings. 

Not remembered for noble acts or extraordinary wisdom. 

But for his evil ways. 

Deliberate disobedience, 1 Kings 13:33. Image by me.
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