Forget Not From Where You Came

Exodus 23:9 Also you shall not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of the stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

The Lord commanded the Israelites to never forget from where they came as He instructed them to “not oppress a stranger, for you know the heart of a stranger, because you were strangers in the land of Egypt.” It is so easy within our natural man to allow ourselves to forget from where we came before Christ Jesus delivered us from our sorrows. We soon forget that it was us who once struggled in the depths and the bondage of sin. It was us who was held hostage by our own selfishness. It was us who fought the battle with alcohol or drugs. It was us who lived sexually immoral lives. It was us who were once quick to lie and steal and were prone to outburst of rage. Yes, it was us who were bound in the grip of our sins yet God through His grace and mercy offered us pardon through Jesus Christ and set us free. Therefore, we have no right to be pious or condemning toward those who live now at our old address. Instead, we should remember that we once lived there and bound just as they.  We should never foget the heart-ache of the misery of sin.  We should with empathetic hearts extend the message of hope found only in the gospel of Jesus Christ to them. Again, let us never forget from where we came.