ANDY ANDERSON

Life often leads us through times that cause us to look back and remember how God has worked to bring us to where we are. Reflection helps us see His steady hand through both joy and hardship. Even in the darkest times, God remains faithful to His people, though it may not always feel that way in the moment.

The story of Noah reminds us that God’s care never stops. Genesis 8 describes how Noah, his family, and the animals waited in the ark as the flood covered the earth. For months, they were surrounded by water, cut off from everything they had known. The silence must have been heavy, and Noah may have wondered if God had forgotten him. But Scripture begins that chapter with an important truth: “God remembered Noah.” When the time was right, the waters began to fall, the land dried, and life began again.

To say that God “remembered” does not mean He had once forgotten. Instead, it means He acted in faithfulness to His promise. God remembers His people by keeping His word and fulfilling His covenant. This truth appears throughout Scripture. When Rachel was unable to have a child, God “remembered” her and opened her womb. When the people of Israel suffered under slavery in Egypt, God “remembered” His covenant with Abraham and rescued them. God always acts according to His promises, even when His people cannot see how.

The Bible tells of two main covenants that shape all of history. The first, made with Adam, depended on perfect obedience. When Adam broke that covenant, sin and death entered the world. But God revealed another covenant soon after, the covenant of grace. In it, He promised that one of Eve’s descendants would overcome evil and restore what was broken. That descendant is Jesus Christ.

Jesus lived the life of perfect obedience that no one else could. He fulfilled every command of God and then willingly suffered death on the cross to pay for sin. His resurrection proved that His work was complete and that God’s promise was unbreakable. Because of Him, people can be saved not by earning it, but by trusting in what Jesus has already done. Faith, not human effort, brings people into God’s covenant of grace.

Throughout the Bible, we see God’s remembering in action. He remembered His people when they were lost, afraid, or silent before Him. He remembered them through exile, slavery, and hardship. After centuries of waiting, He remembered His promise and sent His Son into the world. Even when people thought He had forgotten them, He was preparing their deliverance.

God still remembers His people today. When believers go through times of suffering, loss, or confusion, He does not turn away. Like Noah waiting in the ark, they may feel forgotten, but God’s promise stands. His faithfulness does not depend on our strength but on His unchanging character.

One day, everything God has promised through Christ will be fully complete. Until then, His people can trust that they are never abandoned. His covenant is sealed by the blood of Jesus, and His love does not fail.

When life feels uncertain and prayers seem unanswered, we can remember that God has engraved His people on the palms of His hands. He cannot forget those He has called His own.

Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever abandon you,”

Hebrews 13:5