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Day 171, or June 20. How soon we forget! Our thoughts today are from Psalm 105, verse 5.

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Remember the wonders He has done.

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First, the big picture surrounding this verse. Two of our three Psalms today were written

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to remind the Israelites, and all the rest of us too, that God has been faithful since

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the beginning. Psalm 105 concentrates on Genesis, Exodus and Numbers, whilst Psalm 106 covers

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the period from Genesis to Judges. We don't know who wrote these Psalms, but it's clear

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that God guided them, as they penned these words.

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And now, our action step for today. All too often, when we look forward, we forget to

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look into history occasionally. When we progress like this, we can take two steps forward,

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then one step back. Throughout the Bible, the same weaknesses come to the surface as

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God guided His people. They repeatedly refuse to trust a God who has a perfect reputation

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for being as good as His Word. We had a discussion in our house group recently about miracles

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and how persuasive they would be. Initially there was a sense of envy towards people who

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witnessed miracles, how much easier it was for them to trust God. Then the question was

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raised, do you think your grandchildren would believe you when you told them of miracles

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in your life? Before an answer came, there was another question. Do you think your grandchildren's

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grandchildren would be persuaded by stories from the old days? The penny dropped. It was

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no easier for Bible characters to believe than it is for us today. You can read the

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Bible looking for a reason to doubt, or you can look for reasons to believe. Both take

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time and effort. One leads to frustration and sadness, the other leads to eternal life.

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It's been said that you can rejoice when you find something in the Bible that you don't

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understand because if it's God's Word, it's extremely unlikely that you'll understand

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all the Bible.