Brittany's Baby Book
Read:
Malachi 3:16-17;Colossians 3:23-24
Memorize:
Hebrews 6:10
"God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love."
"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him."
How about you?
Aren't you glad God remembers the good things you do? Don't dwell on your failures and mistakes. Confess them to God and ask Him to help you do better. Thank Him for what you can accomplish with His help.
Brittany watched as Mom pulled a box of keepsakes from a closet shelf. "This is your baby book," said Mom as she took a pink book from the box and sat down beside Brittany. She opened the book. "Here's a lock of your hair-and look at your footprint."
Brittany grinned. "Wow!" she exclaimed. "It's really tiny, isn't it? What does the book say about me?"
Mom smiled. "It says you walked and talked early. You took your first step at nine months. You said 'Dada' at five months-at least, your dad said you did-and you could sing the a b c's by the time you were two and a half. You were a smart little cookie."
"Really?"asked Brittany. "Well, I'm always doing dumb things now. I'm not smart anymore."
"Sure you are," said Mom. "Sometimes you just dwell on your mistakes too much." She pointed to the baby book. "Why do you think I didn't write down, 'Brittany fell down fifteen times today trying to walk'?"
Brittany laughed. "That wouldn't sound very good."
"No, but falling down is part of learning to walk," said Mom. "I don't remember how many times you fell, but I do remember that first step. I didn't record the times you cried for hours, but you were a sweet baby, and I recorded that." She turned a page. "Look here," she said. "This says, 'When Brittany showed her temper, she could never go to sleep until she apologized for being naughty.'" Mom smiled at Brittany. "Mothers write good memories in baby books," she said, "and that reminds me that God has a book of remembrance, too."
"Really?" Brittany's eyes sparkled. "Does He write down only good things in His book-like mothers do?"
"I like to think so. Of course, He knows everything we do, and there are consequences for all we do. But when we trust in Jesus as Savior, all of our sins-that is, all the bad things we do-are forgiven," said Mom. "When we sin after we're saved, God wants us to confess it to Him, and He always forgives. God sees all we do and the Bible says He will reward His servants." She smiled at Brittany. "Let's remember to do things we'd like to have Him write in His book of remembrance."
Do things you'd like to have remembered