Remember What You Know About God (Day 278)

Monday, October 5 | Psalm 77

Remember What You Know About God

by Torrie Slaughter

Scripture Anchor:

“I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old.” — Psalm 77:11

There are moments when what we are experiencing seems completely inconsistent with what we know about God.

Psalm 77 begins in one of those moments.

Asaph cries aloud. He seeks the Lord, but his soul refuses to be comforted. He remembers God—and instead of immediately feeling better, he becomes troubled. Then come the questions: Has God forgotten to be gracious? Has His steadfast love ceased? Have His promises come to an end?

These aren't the questions of someone who has never known God. They are the questions of someone trying to reconcile what he knows about God with what he is presently experiencing.

Then something changes.

Not the circumstance.
Not God's character.
Asaph changes what he is remembering.

Instead of repeatedly rehearsing what seems absent, he begins remembering what God has already done.

“I will remember the deeds of the LORD.”

That is an important practice as we learn to know God as El Olam, the Everlasting God.

Our circumstances are constantly giving us new information. One day brings joy; another brings disappointment. Doors open and close. Relationships change. Bodies age. Plans shift. What felt certain yesterday may feel uncertain tomorrow.

But none of those changes rewrite God's character.

When today makes God difficult to understand, we can return to what He has already revealed about Himself. We remember His faithfulness. We remember His Word. We remember what He has brought us through. Most importantly, we remember the story of Scripture—the testimony of a God whose faithfulness existed long before our present problem appeared.

Psalm 77 ends by remembering the Red Sea. God's path went through the waters, yet verse 19 says His footprints were unseen.

Perhaps that is where you are today.

You cannot see His footprints.

That does not mean He has stopped leading.

Heart Turn

Before allowing today's circumstances to tell you who God is, remember what God has already revealed about Himself.

Write down one thing you know about God's character and one way you have witnessed His faithfulness. Let remembrance interrupt the conclusions you may have been forming from what you can presently see.

Prayer

El Olam, Everlasting God, when my circumstances make me question what I know about You, help me remember. Bring Your Word back to my heart and Your faithfulness back to my mind. When I cannot see Your footprints, teach me to trust Your character. You were faithful before this moment, You are faithful within it, and You will remain faithful beyond it. Amen.

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