How could you forget?

Exodus 17:13-14

And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

  So Joshua puts a huge whooping on Amalek, Moses' arms are like jello, and the victory was awesome. Why then the command to "rehearse it in the ears of Joshua"? Who's gonna forget this?
 
  Let me use myself as an example. I have watch God totally carry me through life's trials. His faithfulness is amazing. I have fought in the trenches, doubted if it would work, and God came through.

  Will I remember former victories when I fight future battles? Will I have those around me to strengthen me as Moses did?

  Then there is poor old Moses. He starts to tire, his arms come down, and his side starts losing! No pressure there! What if some ants started crawling up his leg and he just had to swat at them?! How uncomfortable.

  Then there is the uptight baptist who said, "Who is that crazy guy on the hill holding his hands up?! We are fighting here and he is holding some praise and worship service up there?  The heretic!"

  I should make this into a small play. The humor would be great.

Prayer app

  I installed a prayer app for my phone. Basically I put the people I want to pray for and their needs into this app and it reminds me to pray for them. I can put people in a daily prayer routine or randomize it. It is fully adaptive to whatever I want.

  So my prayer life is different now. I hadn't realized just how much I never prayed specifically for people!

  I just marvel at the fact that God has blessed me with so many people I can pray for, the ability to be reminded, and the power to actually do it!

  So think about your prayer life. An app for the phone helps to remind, but it doesn't really make it any easier to actually do!

Women poem

I have read a lot of poems
About how women are like flowers

Women are God's pinnacle of creation
The perfect display of His awesome powers

I think about my wifes love
And the years I have caused her pain

Will I see her in full bloom,
Or is she destined to not flower again?

Flowers need lots of gentleness
I suppose men do too

But men are more like fertilizer
We are often full of poo