Will God Forget?

Alzheimer's disease.

Those two words carry immediate temptation to fear and worry, particularly when spoken over a parent or family member. How would I respond if one of my parents had Alzheimer's disease? What would I say to them? What if I was the one diagnosed?

One of the privileges I have in serving as a pastor is to provide care for families who are walking through the elderly years of parents and grandparents. I came across a moving blog post the other day from songwriter and Sovereign Grace pastor, Mark Altrogge. He talks about how he has found the sweet grace of God in the circumstances that all families fear. Mark writes,

God has promised never to forget his blood-bought children. He's engraved us on his hands and written our names on his heart. He never slumbers nor sleeps as he watches over us. He knows our rising up and our lying down, our going out and coming in. He never leaves us or forsakes us. If we fly to the sunrise or sink in the sea, he'll be there. He can't forget us because we've been joined to Christ. When he looks at Christ he sees us. Oh yes, God remembers us.

In our Family Friday blogs we’ll deal with child raising, school questions, and other stuff of life in our busy homes, but there’s a lot more to family at Covenant Fellowship. Even if you don’t anticipate walking a parent through the later years of life, take some time to read this post – its what families do.

Here's the link: Did God Forget my Mom?

May God use it to strengthen you today with His great and precious promises.