"Limited Memory"

"They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy." (Psalms 78:42) You can bet that no one actually sets out to do what we sometimes do, but don't think for a moment we don't have control over anything, because I think we always do. As I was praying, I caught a small little glimpse of what Peter's face might have looked like; the look of determination in his eyes, as he was telling Jesus how much he was even willing to die with him, if it should come to that. And then seeing the same look of determination, as he was trying to convince others that he never new the man. It might appear that Peter had no control over what he would do; almost as if he was under a spell or a curse; after all, Jesus did tell him that Satan was going to sift him as wheat. Obviously there is more to it than that; but the basic point Jesus was making is not that Satan was going to make Peter deny Him, but the fact that Peter was going to deny Him was going to tear him up, and Satan would be right there encouraging him to give up. You see, it's not that we are going to fail that is our problem, because it's bound to happen, it's just what we are. But it's our tendency to let those failures take away from what God has done or can do in our lives, those are the real problems we face. We cannot look at what we do as the proof that God has power enough to save us, yet we have been programmed to think of it in that light. Our salvation started the day that we accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, but our salvation will not be complete until we are with Him in heaven...
"As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw the Egyptians overtaking them. They cried to the LORD, and they said to Moses, "Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren't there enough graves for us in Egypt? What have you done to us? Why did you make us leave Egypt? Didn't we tell you this would happen while we were still in Egypt? We said, 'Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It's better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!'" But Moses told the people, "Don't be afraid. Just stand still and watch the LORD rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The LORD himself will fight for you. Just stay calm." Then the LORD said to Moses, "Why are you crying out to me? Tell the people to get moving!"" (Exodus 14:10-15) NLT