Remember

 ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭44:21‬ ‭ESV‬‬
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.

https://bible.com/bible/59/isa.44.21.ESV

In the very chapter after God said 'remember not the former things', He says to 'remember these things'. We are to remember that we're God's creation, created in Christ Jesus to serve Him by doing good works, which He prepared in advance for us to do. We are to bear the fruit of the Spirit, to be loving, joyful, peaceful etc.

We are to remember that God will not forget us. We might sometimes feel like He's not remembered us, but He is omniscient, He's all knowing and able to always have each of us always in mind. He cares for each one of us individually.

Spiritually, it's not just the fleshly descendants of Jacob who bear his name. We're all spiritually 'Jacob'; deceitful usurpers of the glory of God. He deserves all the glory, not us.

Spiritually, we can all become 'Israel', not just his descendants. We can become princes of God who metaphorically wrestle with Him and miraculously and mercifully prevail. Through faith in the promised Seed of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, all the blessings of God can come to us.

'Father God, please help us to have faith in Your promised Son Jesus, through whom all Your blessings flow, and by Your Spirit. In Christ's name, amen'

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