But Aloha and welcome to the Brits Town daily for Tuesday, January 12th.

And I just got to say happy new here.

My name is Jaron and I lead the youth community here at Brits Town Church.

So for today's daily, seriously, I could spend hours pointing out and studying the biblical command and theme to remember God,

which God calls His people to do quite often both in the old and new testaments.

And I could also spend a ton of time with you all discussing and learning about the dangers of forgetting God, that theme,

which God's people often did in the old and even in the new testaments, which generally concluded with dire consequences in sin.

But I obviously don't have the time. So for now, I want to bring to your attention that to remember and to forget

the goodness and works of God are themes latent in the entire story of God.

I mean, some of the many key scriptures that I'm going to point out to you include Deuteronomy 8,

one through two, where it says, remember how the Lord God led you out of the wilderness.

Or Deuteronomy 8, 10, be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God failing to observe His commands.

Or in the writings of the scriptures, Psalm 42, my soul is downcast within me.

Therefore, I will remember you from the land of the Jordan.

Or in the New Testament, Luke 17, the last supper in which Jesus is offering us the Eucharist, the thanksgiving of God through His body and His blood.

Or in the very last book of our Bible Revelation 3, verse 3, remember, therefore, what you have received and heard.

These are just some key scriptures that point to the theme of remembering and forgetting God's goodness and His works very important.

And I hope when you continue to read a Bible or read the scriptures in a year, you'll be able to see some of those themes at play.

And even in the Jewish culture in which our scriptures emerge, still embodies corporate acts of remembering through their annual feasts and festivals.

There's a quote here, Jewish festivals originating in antiquity and history are observed in Israel intensively and in many ways.

They are manifested in traditional and even now non-traditional customs and practice. This is really important.

And they leave their imprint on diverse aspects of Israel's national life.

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