Our reading today is Psalm 78:32.
“In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; despite His wonderful works, they did not believe.”
Isn’t it remarkable how quickly we forget?
The Israelites had front-row seats to God’s greatest show. They watched the Red Sea split like a curtain. They tasted bread from heaven each morning. They saw water gush from rocks and pillars of fire light their path. Yet Scripture says they “kept on sinning” and “did not believe.”
How could they forget such wonders? The same way we do.
We forget the job that came just when we needed it. We forget the healing that surprised the doctors. We forget the peace that carried us through the storm. Our hearts, it seems, have a peculiar case of spiritual amnesia.
Here’s the startling truth, faith doesn’t come because we see one more sign. If it did, the Israelites would have been the most faithful people on earth. Instead, they grumbled, rebelled, and wandered.
Faith comes when God’s word finds a good heart. God has already done his part on the cross. Another miracle will not help, but a good heart will.
So today, choose remembrance over forgetfulness. Choose gratitude over grumbling. Choose to believe not because you’ve seen wonders, but because you’ve known the Wonder-Worker.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.