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Psalm 78:9-16  

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle; they did not keep God’s covenant and refused to live by his law. They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them. He did miracles in the sight of their ancestors in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand up like a wall. He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night. He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them water as abundant as the seas; he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.

Satan is not that concerned when we deny God. The results are the same if we simply forget Him. I don’t have to be an atheist to act like one. I can wear a cross around my neck and have a fish sign on my car but that does not guarantee God’s guidance is followed in my life. 

The soldiers of Israel’s Northern Kingdom had all the equipment they needed, but when push came to shove they were not willing to use their weapons. They forgot all God had done and turned from the battle. God’s instruction for living was pushed aside to follow the path of their choosing. 

What about you? Are you engaged in the battle? Are you committed to live by God’s instruction regardless of the cost? Are you faithful to remember all that God has done in the past in order to live with confidence in the present? Remember, it is just as dangerous to forget God as it is to deny Him. 

Father, help me to engage in the battle. Don’t let me run from it. Don’t let me forget Your work in my life. Keep me living by Your instruction. Don’t let me make up my own guidelines. Don’t let me forget You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.