Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

Today’s devotion comes from Exodus 16:31-36.

“31 The house of Israel named it manna, and it was like coriander seed, white, and its taste was like wafers with honey. 32 Then Moses said, “This is what the Lord has commanded, ‘Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread that I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’” 33 Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar and put an omerful of manna in it, and place it before the Lord to be kept throughout your generations.” 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the Testimony, to be kept. 35 The sons of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land; they ate the manna until they came to the border of the land of Canaan. 36 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.) Exodus 16:31-36.

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What do we do to remember and to confess to others that the LORD has been faithful to us?

So to speak, the LORD has also fed us in the wilderness and also brought us out of slavery to sin. We should remember God’s faithful care when we become fearful and anxious to calm our hearts and to focus on the LORD. We should also confess God’s faithful care to others to build their faith.

Israel kept an omerful of manna in the their tabernacle. “Behind the second veil there was a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies, having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which was a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod which budded, and the tables of the covenant;” Hebrews 9:3-4.

There are various ways that we can remember and confess to others that the LORD has been faithful to us.

We partake of the Lord’s Supper.

Question 75. How are thou admonished and assured in the Lord’s Supper, that thou are a partaker of that one sacrifice of Christ, accomplished on the cross, and of all his benefits?

Answer. Thus: That Christ has commanded me and all believers, to eat of this broken bread, and to drink of this cup, in remembrance of him, adding these promises: first, that his body was offered and broken on the cross for me, and his blood shed for me, as certainly as I see with my eyes, the bread of the Lord broken for me, and the cup communicated to me; and further, that he feeds and nourishes my soul to everlasting life, with his crucified body and shed blood, as assuredly as I receive from the hands of the minister, and taste with my mouth the bread and cup of the Lord, as certain signs of the body and blood of Christ. Heidelberg Catechism.

Holy Baptism also helps us to remember that Christ’s blood washed away all our sins.

Question 69. How art thou admonished and assured by holy baptism, that the one sacrifice of Christ upon the cross is of real advantage to thee?

Answer. Thus: That Christ appointed this external washing with water, adding thereto this promise, that I am as certainly washed by his blood and Spirit from all the pollution of my soul, that is, form all my sins, as I am washed externally with water, by which the filthiness of the body is commonly washed away. Heidelberg Catechism.

We can daily read God’s Word to remember that the LORD has been faithful to us.

We can weekly attend worship services to remember that the LORD has been faithful to us.

To remember and confess that the LORD has been faithful to us, we can confess the creeds, including but not limited to: Apostles’ Creed, Nicene Creed, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dordt, Heidelberg Catechism, and Westminster Larger Confession. Here is a link to an article in my web site on the importance of creeds with links on the right margin to various creeds – https://reformeddoctrine.com/a-plea-for-creeds/

To remember that the LORD has been faithful to us, we can sing songs, particularly songs based on the Psalms.

We can write about our own meditations of Scripture and our own experiences. For example, around 1990, I started to write “Letters to Harry” which I later retitled “Gold Mining”. Here is a link to “Gold Mining” – https://reformeddoctrine.com/covenant-protestant-church-and-quotes-for-the-day/

We can tell our testimony to others.

There are also other ways that we can and do remember and confess to others that the LORD has been faithful to us.

And, we have help to remember and to confess to others that the LORD has been faithful to us.

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.” John 14:26.

“but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8.