God never forgets anything? Even...
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God never forgets anything? Even the September tree lets go of its leaves -- dropping them, letting them crumble and go their way to feed the soil which nourishes spring growth. However, the God of the Old Testament, the prophet Amos says, "will never forget anything [that those who trample the needs and do away with the poor of the land] have done."
On the one hand, the image of God as the great scorekeeper causes the guilty to squirm. On the other hand, God's never forgetting leads those to whom an injustice has been done to erase the desolation of being wronged.
Physics tells us that energy, whether negative or positive, is not lost but only changes in form. Like the September tree, whose circle of energy continually recycles, the energy of no act is lost but gives fuel to change.
Those who commit an iniquity as well as those who are wronged can use this energy to choose to change. The family farmer who does not receive parity for the crops he markets has a choice. Negatively, he can hold an outstanding grudge toward those officials who do not have his best interests in mind. Positively, he can use the same energy to lobby in legislature or to find the most cost-effective means of raising his crops. The bottom line is his trusting that God never forgets any act including the farmer's persistence.
We must wait for the God of the New Testament to build upon God's never forgetting with the concept of his forgiveness.
On the one hand, the image of God as the great scorekeeper causes the guilty to squirm. On the other hand, God's never forgetting leads those to whom an injustice has been done to erase the desolation of being wronged.
Physics tells us that energy, whether negative or positive, is not lost but only changes in form. Like the September tree, whose circle of energy continually recycles, the energy of no act is lost but gives fuel to change.
Those who commit an iniquity as well as those who are wronged can use this energy to choose to change. The family farmer who does not receive parity for the crops he markets has a choice. Negatively, he can hold an outstanding grudge toward those officials who do not have his best interests in mind. Positively, he can use the same energy to lobby in legislature or to find the most cost-effective means of raising his crops. The bottom line is his trusting that God never forgets any act including the farmer's persistence.
We must wait for the God of the New Testament to build upon God's never forgetting with the concept of his forgiveness.
