Reminders

People need reminders for anything and everything. To do lists, shopping lists, alarms, timers.

The most important reason, I love my wife is because she reminds me of Jesus. By this, I mean that she tells me to focus on and remember Jesus as and when it is necessary.

Sometimes I may say that I love her because of many other reasons. I tell people of all the gifts she has and I forget the Giver of the gifts. Those are just bonuses. She reminds me of Jesus when I need it most. That is all that's needed. Jesus is all we need in a marriage, in a business in any relationship. Jesus is all we need because with Him, you get everything else.

The bible says that
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver." Proverbs 25:11

Words are powerful. It can bring death or life (Proverbs 18:21). I would say that the "word" is the gracious Word of Christ. What is a word fitly spoken? The NLT and Amplified Bible point us to timeliness. The opportune moment. I think that's what reminders are all about. Reminders are the word fitly spoken. Reminders that point us to Jesus, reminders that tell us to pay our dues on time (Especially with parking coupons). Reminders that tell us to leave on time. Reminders that tell us what to do and what to get and where to be.

I treasure all these and the people that bring the reminders. But mostly, I treasure the reminders about Jesus and who we are.

May we all remind and encourage one another to look unto Jesus, to focus on Him, His goodness, His finished work and who we are in Him.