An Exhortation To Remembrance
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2 Peter 1:12-15
This is Memorial Day weekend—It is about remembering. Remembering is one of the most important things we do in life. Remembering is a way of holding on to what you never want to forget.
We are prone to forget. Therefore we are often admonished in the Bible to remember (text; 1 Tim. 4:6; 2 These. 2:5; Phil. 3:1; Jude 1:5).
Memorial Day is a day when we should remember the value of human lives— Men and women who gave their life that we might have the life we enjoy today.
Society today puts very little value on the human life. Mass killings…Abortions… Murders…
We live in an age where people put more value on THINGS than they do on people.
PEOPLE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THINGS!
I. LOOK BACK
- Memorial Day is about LOOKING BACK! LOOKING BACK involves remembering—Remembering those who helped make our country great by paying the ultimate price of their lives.
- Some say we should not look back, but always look ahead.
a. But, if we did not LOOK BACK, we could not learn from the mistakes we, and others have made. “Remember Lot’s wife.”
b. If we did not LOOK BACK, we could not show our gratitude for those who have made such an investment and impact on our life. “Remember the Alamo / Pearl Harbor / 9/11.”
3. While some are partying and picnicking this Memorial Day, we need to LOOK BACK and remember the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
II. LOOK OUT
As we LOOK BACK at those who made an impact on our life, we must not forget to LOOK OUT for those who are making an impact on our life today.
A. Paul put great importance on people who impacted his life. Paul named over 100 different people in his epistles who helped him. That Paul would remember 100 individuals BY NAME showed how much he valued people.
How many people can you remember by name who have helped make a difference in your life?
B. Those who have really discovered what life is all about have learned to LOOK OUT and see the value they found in people.
III. LOOKUP
Luke22:19–“This is my body which is given for you: this do in REMEMBRANCE of me.”
What will you be remembered for?
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