ForgetGod

Beware that you forget not the LORD your God, in not Keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I Command you this day: - Deu 8:11

When things come easily the tendancy is for us to begin taking them for granted. We ought always be Thankful in all things and for all things. Eph 5:20

Then your Heart be lifted up, and you forget the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of Bondage; - Deu 8:14

God wants our Hearts lifted up in Him. He actually wants to Glorify us with His Glory. It is only when we lift ourselves up and forget that it is God who enables us to be, to do and to succeed that we fall out of Grace.

And it shall be, if you do at all forget the LORD your God, and Walk after other gods, and Serve them, and Worship them, I Testify against you this day that you shall surely Perish. - Deu 8:19

We are all given TheMeasureOfFaith at birth and we are born with a sense that there is a God. However, lack of proper Education and misplaced Priorities lead children away from God.
Even those who come into Relationship with God can Forget Him - allow themselves to get distracted by the things of this World.

In order for a person to Worship False gods, they must first Forget the True and Living God.

As to serving these False gods, there is not alternative. False gods lead to Servitude and Bondage.

Regardless of the path a person takes to forgetting God, they will Perish - not because of something that God does to them but because in Him is Life while outside of Him is Death.

The Wicked shall be turned into Hell, and all the Nations that forget God. - Psm 9:17

Sheep, Belial

Now Consider this, you that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to Deliver. - Psm 50:22

Note that to ForgetGod is not the same as to not believe there is a God.

You believe that there is one God; you do well: the Devils also Believe, and tremble. - Jam 2:19

So HeadFaith is not sufficient to appropriate the Blessing. We must have HeartFaith to appropriate the Blessings of Grace.

So what does ForgetGod mean?

First of all, to forget something you must have previously known it.

So, the verses above speak to people or nations that have known God at some point.

God is merciful to those who have never known Him - to those who have never heard the Gospel Truth.

But to those who have 'known Him' we see terrible judgment on those who ForgetGod.

It is a Fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. - Heb 10:31

Apart from Christ Jesus our God is a consuming fire.

Of how much sorer Punishment, suppose you, shall he be Thought Worthy, who has trodden under foot the Son of God, and has counted the Blood of the Covenant, wherewith he was Sanctified, an unholy thing, and has done Despite unto the Spirit of Grace? - Heb 10:29

This verse applies to all who reject the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

For we Know him that has said, Vengeance belongs unto me, I Will recompense, says the Lord. And again, The Lord shall Judge his People. - Heb 10:30

The WhiteThroneJudgment followed by the LakeOfFire is in store for those who reject Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

It is a Fearful thing to fall into the hands of the Living God. - Heb 10:31

Apart from Christ Jesus our God is a consuming fire.

Rather than making ForgetGod to be something spooky or mysterious let's just keep it as practical as possible in order to understand it and its import.

My Son, forget not my Law; but let your Heart keep my commandments: - Pro 3:1

For length of days, and long Life, and Peace, shall they Add to you. - Pro 3:2

The SpiritualLaws of God produce Life when observed. When they are ignored Death Reigns.

Let not Mercy and Truth forsake you: Bind them about your neck; write them upon the table of your Heart: - Pro 3:3

So shall you find favour and Good Understanding in the Sight of God and man. - Pro 3:4

Trust in the LORD with all your Heart; and lean not unto your own Understanding. - Pro 3:5

In all your Ways Acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths. - Pro 3:6

Be not Wise in your own eyes: Fear the LORD, and depart from Evil. - Pro 3:7

It shall be Health to your navel, and marrow to your bones. - Pro 3:8

Honour the LORD with your Substance, and with the Firstfruits of all your Increase: - Pro 3:9

God deserves our best because He has given His best - Christ Jesus.

As we Give we experience the Law of Multiplication.

So shall your barns be Filled with plenty, and your presses shall burst out with New wine. - Pro 3:10

Christ Jesus has made it possible for us to Receive EternalLife and AbundantLife. We are to Prosper in every sense of the word.

Now, that is the positive aspect of acknowledging God - i.e. NOT forgetting Him.

So, to understand the implications of not acknowledging God we just take the contra-positive of the above statements.

This is a NewCovenant way of expressing the attitude God has towards those who ForgetGod.

When we ForgetGod we:
- don't live as long
- we lose Favor with God and man
- our paths go awry
- we fall into Evil
- we get sick
- we never have enough

Let's couple these OldCovenant statements with some NewCovenant ones.

He that has the Son has Life; and he that has not the Son of God has not Life. - 1Jn 5:12

Existence is not Life. This verse is speaking of EternalLife and AbundantLife that come only to a person who has Received Christ Jesus. Those who don't Receive Christ never experientce EternalLife or AbundantLife.

He that believes on the Son has Everlasting Life: and he that believes not the Son shall not See Life; but the Wrath of God abides on him. - Joh 3:36

All men fall into one of two categories:
1) Saved
2) Lost

Those who are Saved have Received Christ.

Those who have not Received Christ are Lost.

The Lost can be further broken down as
1) those who have never heard the Gospel,
2) those who have heard the Gospel and rejected it.

It is the job of every Christian to make sure that the people in their life have heard the Gospel.

A big part of the Gospel is that every person will stand before God.
Those who have Received Christ will enter into the Joy of the Lord.
Those who have rejected Christ will be cast into the LakeOfFire.

We see there is perfect agreement. In the OldCovenant the Relationship of the person was to God. In the NewCovenant the Relationship is with Christ Jesus, IncarnateGod.

Since God is Sovereign we exist at His Pleasure and we thrive at His Pleasure. His Pleasure is personal Relationship with us.

The blessings enumerated above are a result of us coming into agreement with His Pleasure.

The cursings enumerated above are a result of us rejecting His Pleasure, i.e. we ForgetGod.