“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news”

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Isaiah Writing to the rebellious Writing to those have suffered for their rebellion Comforting with words of... Hope, salvation and redemption Explanation, warning and rebuke Future Saviour

Rebellion Rebuked – Future Hope – Humility required - Calling Rebellion Rebuked – Future Hope – Humility required - Calling “How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news”

I knew you’d forget today!

Do you know what today is? Oh no!! It’s your birthday!

Happy Birthday darling. I bought you a beautiful gift.. But... I... left it at work

I’ve been planning this all year... I’ll go back to the office and get the gift..

I’ve been planning this all year... I’ll go back to the office and get the gift.. And Ill pick up the cake I ordered yesterday

TODAY’S YOUR DENTAL APPOINTMENT!

Isaiah You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Forgetting God: Forgetting what He has done Isaiah “I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you that you fear mere mortals, human beings, who are but grass, 13 that you forget the LORD your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, that you live in constant terror every day because of the wrath of the oppressor, who is bent on destruction? For where is the wrath of the oppressor?

I wonder is it true that those who turn to God in crisis tend to forget God when the sun shines bright and the weather is fair? Deborah A. Koontz, Glory Days I wonder is it true that those who turn to God in crisis tend to forget God when the sun shines bright and the weather is fair? Deborah A. Koontz, Glory Days

You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid. There are no dead ends, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that "works." A lesson is repeated until it is learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can then go on to the next lesson. Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned. "There" is no better than "here." When your "there" has become a "here," you will simply obtain another "there" that will, again, look better than "here." You will forget all this.

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. You will learn lessons. Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. You will learn lessons. There are no dead ends, only lessons. Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. You will learn lessons. There are no dead ends, only lessons. A lesson is repeated until it is learned. Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. You will learn lessons. There are no dead ends, only lessons. A lesson is repeated until it is learned. Learning lessons does not end. Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. You will learn lessons. There are no dead ends, only lessons. A lesson is repeated until it is learned. Learning lessons does not end. "There" is no better than "here.” Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Some rules for being Human You will receive a body. You will learn lessons. There are no dead ends, only lessons. A lesson is repeated until it is learned. Learning lessons does not end. "There" is no better than "here.” You will forget all this. Michael D. Powell, “Look, Listen, Love, and Live

Isaiah You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Forgetting God: Forgetting what He has done Forgetting to seek His will first Isaiah 30 1 “Woe to the obstinate children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out plans that are not mine, forming an alliance, but not by my Spirit, heaping sin upon sin; 2 who go down to Egypt without consulting me; who look for help to Pharaoh’s protection, to Egypt’s shade for refuge.

It’s hard to remember that Jesus did not come to make us safe, but rather to make us disciples, citizens of God’s new age, a kingdom of surprise. Unknown

Isaiah You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Forgetting God: Forgetting what He has done Forgetting to seek His will first Forgetting our dependence on Him Isaiah 31 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in the multitude of their chariots and in the great strength of their horsemen, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, or seek help from the LORD.

The tumult and the shouting dies The Captains and the Kings depart Still stands Thine ancient sacrifice, An humble and a contrite heart. Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget - lest we forget! Rudyard Kipling

Isaiah You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Forgetting God: Forgetting what He has done Forgetting to seek His will first Forgetting our dependence on Him Forgetting He is with us Isaiah Why do you complain, Jacob? Why do you say, Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God”? 28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

What really counts in life is that at some time you have seen something, felt something, which is so great, so matchless, that everything else is nothing by comparison, that even if you forgot everything, you would never forget this. Søren Kierkegaard

Isaiah You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Forgetting God: Forgetting what He has done Forgetting to seek His will first Forgetting our dependence on Him Forgetting He is with us Forgetting to build relationship Isaiah The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught”

Isaiah You have forgotten God your Saviour; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress. Forgetting God: Forgetting what He has done Forgetting to seek His will first Forgetting our dependence on Him Forgetting He is with us Forgetting to build relationship Forgetting His love Isaiah “Remember these things, Jacob, for you, Israel, are my servant. I have made you, you are my servant; Israel, I will not forget you. 22 I have swept away your offences like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.

Isaiah But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.” 15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! 16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Unforgotten by God Sins removed Isaiah “I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.

Isaiah But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.” 15 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! 16 See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Unforgotten by God Sins removed Upheld through difficulty

Unforgotten by God Sins removed Upheld through difficulty Isaiah 41 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. 10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

How do we remember? Confession

Merciful God we confess have forgotten you our Saviour; We have not remembered you the Rock, our fortress. We come near with our mouths and honour You with our lips, but our hearts are far from you. Have Mercy and forgive us But you O God made us, and, will not forget us. You have swept away our offences like a cloud, our sins like the morning mist. We return to you, for you have redeemed us. We said “The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.” But as mother cannot forget her baby Though we may forget, You will not forget us! You have engraved us on the palms of you hands; Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. for the LORD has redeemed us From Isaiah 17, 44, 49

How do we remember? Confession Heart’s desire expressed in prayer

Psalm I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. 11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. 76 May your unfailing love be my comfort, 77 Let your compassion come to me that I may live, 93 I will never forget your instructions, for by them you have preserved my life. 105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. 114 You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. 133 Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me. 141 Though I am lowly, I do not forget your teaching. 175 Let me live that I may praise you, may your laws sustain me. 176 I have strayed like a lost sheep. S eek your servant

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