"They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped the molten image.
They exchanged the glory of GOD for the image of a bull that eats grass.
They forgot their Savior GOD, who had done great things in Egypt, wonderful works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Sea of Reeds.
So HE spoke of destroying them, but Moses, HIS chosen one, stood in the breach before HIM to shield them from destruction."
- Psalm 106:19-23
(It is not only praise that the remembrance of our past calls forth: the story of the Old Testament is a story of people's sin and GOD's mercy, and 'we have sinned like our ancestors'. We join with our ancestors in confessing it. To have sinned is not fatal; but to fail to acknowledge it, is. This cuts us from the people of GOD, the people redeemed, the people of GOD's mercy. The words of the Psalmist are similar to the good thief recorded in Luke23:42, 'JESUS, remember me when YOU come into YOUR kingdom.' This is very powerful acknowledgement which brought instant results. It teaches us not to lose faith, even at the eleventh hour and in the very last minute. JESUS always answers our prayers now, as HE did then in Luke 23:43, 'Truly, you will be with ME today in paradise.'
With this psalm, we recognize ourselves sinners before GOD, sinners as our parents, and we expect to be saved by grace.)
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