In this moment, right now…remember
This is another great verse and reminder that God loves us…and in fact his love is old and from ancient times.
Why would the Psalmist ask the Lord to “remember”? That is my big question here…the Psalmist starts of with a call for God to remember - why?
It’s not because God forgot that He loved us.
It’s not because God even has to think about or consider his love for us.
It’s not because God needs to be told to remember
So why?
I think for a few reasons: they word means “in the present moment recall” which indicates to me that the Psalmist is saying “Please show up the way that you have from ancient times” AND I think it is as much a call for the Lord to remember as it is for the Psalmist…some times just saying “hey god don’t forget to show up for me now the way that you have showed up for us in the past” is a powerful reminder for US.
In fact…that may be really what it is all about - a not so gentle reminder for the Psalmist to consider all that God has done, from ancient times, and recall how God showed up with compassion and kindness for the people.
There are just times, when I am ‘going through it’ that I need to remember the ways that God has shown up for me, for others around me, and for his people throughout history. He never lacked in His mercy. He has never been found lacking in his love for his people. He has never NOT given to his people what they desperately need…and he won’t start now and he won’t start with me - there are times that I simply need the reminder that God’s love is ancient and it is old and it is a sure thing in this present moment when I turn my head and heart to receiving that which God faithfully offers his people.