When We Forget, We Limit God!

A Call to Remember

Greetings this beautiful Monday morning. I have a question for you today:

How many times in our lives have we forgotten what God has already done for us?

If you’re anything like I once was and perhaps sometimes still is,, the answer might be too many times. Today’s Scripture is both powerful and sobering because it shows us something we don’t often consider—that we can actually limit God in our own lives.

Psalm 78:41–42, 22 (NKJV)

Yes, again and again they tempted God,
And limited the Holy One of Israel.
They did not remember His power:
The day when He redeemed them from the enemy…
Because they did not believe in God,
And did not trust in His salvation.

The psalmist tells us plainly: the children of Israel limited the Holy One of Israel. How is that even possible?

The word limit here means to cause pain, to grieve, to wound, to set boundaries or marks. In other words, their actions caused God grief and placed limits on what He desired to do in their lives—and even in the lives of their children.

Let’s focus on three key ways this happened.

1. They Wanted to Turn Back When Things Got Difficult

God had shown them miracle after miracle. He rescued them, fed them, sheltered them, protected them, and remained with them through His Presence. Yet when the journey became hard, they wanted to turn back.

Instead of thanking God for what He had already done—and what He was still doing—they complained. They even mocked Him, saying, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? Can He give bread also? Can He provide meat for His people?”

Their complaining didn’t just express frustration—it limited their ability to receive more of God’s blessing.

2. They Chose Not to Remember His Power

Verse 42 says they did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the enemy.

This hits close to home. How often do we forget what God did the day we were saved? The day He freed us once and for all from our enemy? When we forget His power & love, fear and doubt begin to shape our expectations instead of faith.

3. They Did Not Believe or Trust in His Salvation

Verse 22 brings it all together: they did not believe in God or trust in His salvation.

Belief isn’t intellectual—it’s Spiritual – of the Heart!  It’s choosing to trust God for who He says He is and what He says has already been done and what He will do.

A Call to Remember

This week let’s intentionally turn our thinking back to what we know God has already done and what He is still doing on our behalf.

Romans 8:31 reminds us:

“If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Choose to believe God because you trust His character. We can always trust the salvation Jesus provided over 2,000 years ago—a salvation that is eternal, secure, and unchanging.

• Be thankful.
  Remember His goodness.
  Remember His promises.
  God never breaks His Word.

He has ransomed, redeemed, rescued, and delivered us from our enemy forever.             

Colossians 1:13-14 TPT – He has rescued us completely from the tyrannical rule of darkness and has translated us into the kingdom realm of his beloved Son. For in the Son, all our sins are canceled, and we have the release of redemption through his very blood.

So dream with God. Let Him do in your life all that He destined for you before the foundations of the world.

Remember: You are Loved, You are Righteous, and You are His!