Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name. "They shall be Mine," says the LORD of hosts, "On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him."--Malachi 3:16-17
Dear Suzanne, Rebecca, Anna, and Mikayla,
These two verses are so beautiful. God is making Himself a scrapbook...a book of remembrance for those who fear Him and are loyal to Him...for believers like you and me! He will spare us, bless us..we shall be His and He will make us His jewels. We, who believe, are very dear to our Father in heaven.
What does it say God will remember...our meditations on His name. He will remember our conversations and meditations that were centered on Him.
The King James says this: "Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another; and the Lord hearkened and heard it."
Hearkened means He perked up His ears and listened....like a parent does when his child says something he wants to remember. I am sure God did not write it down like we do because He was afraid He would forget. I believe He wrote it down so that when we arrive in heaven, He could sit down with us and we could share all those memories He recorded together. Similar to what a parent might do with an adult child who stops by for a visit while he is cleaning out his attic. In looking through the memories that the parent saved, the child will be reminded of just how special he was and is to his parent. I am sure that there would be much shared by the parent that the adult child would no longer even remember. I believe it will be the same way when we get to heaven. We will be amazed at the memories and conversations that Jesus saved and cherished in our regard and will revel in His love!
What will not be recorded in those scrapbooks is our sin...they are remembered no more.
As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us--Psalm 103:12
