The Need To Record What God Has Done In Our Lives

“I will remember the works of the Lord: surely I will remember thy wonders of old,” the Psalmist wrote. We hear much about the works of the Lord. They are called wonderful or marvelous works at times. These are things the Lord has done that are noticeable or outstanding to you and I. Just as we might praise the artist or craftsman for what they have accomplished, so likewise we praise the Lord for what He has done. I have over the years categorized His works into four areas.
First, His creation works. That is creation. Look around at what He has created, and it stands out to us as a wonderful work. Then, His miraculous works.  Think of the many miracles He has performed. We think especially of Jesus walking on water and raising the dead. Third, there is His saving works. The work that is done when someone is drawn to the Lord and saved by His grace. What a wonderful work! Last, there is His providential works. They are events in our lives that worked out in a way that we see the hand of the Lord in it. We are in the right place at the right time because He is directing our paths. We are all familiar with His deeds in the Bible. God’s word is filled with examples of all of them. And we do find them thrilling at times. Further, we have heard from our parents and others of what God has done in their and other lives. That is good. But what about our lives? Surely He has done some wonderful things in our lives? Yes, He has. He has saved us. He has worked circumstances in divine ways. He has answered prayer in direct ways (a miracle-not technically-but similar effect). He has done something and we know He did it.  Brethren, it is at this point I am writing.  It has been my personal experience to forget so many things the Lord did.  I don’t remember more than not. Yet the Psalmist said he would remember the works of the Lord. This is especially needful and encouraging in regards to what He has done in our own personal lives. Yet we often can’t remember. Or if we do remember, it is vague as to the details. Let me encourage all of us to consider doing this. Remember His wonderful works in your and my lives. Begin to record what God has done in your life. Be specific.  Record it in a book. It will become a source of great blessing. It will enable to see the hand of the Lord in our lives. It will be something we can hand down to our children verbally and in written form. I have not done this, but imagined doing so many times. What assurance and reality such a record would give to our souls. Say as the Psalmist “I will remember the works of the Lord.” And remember specially the work that He has and is doing in your own life. It will do so much for your heart, and what a legacy to leave our children. To have them grow up hearing of what God has done in our lives. See to it and God will bless it.