THE POWER OF RECOLLECTION

Hello people of God, it's another beautiful day and hurray it's a new month and I say 'Happy New Month' friends. May this month be sweet and fruitful for all of us in Jesus name, Amen.
Our Bible reading today is from the book of Deuteronomy chapters 1-3 and our memory verse is from Deuteronomy 3:21 "And I commanded Joshua at that time, 'Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings; so will the Lord do to all the kingdoms into which you are going over. We finished reading the book of Numbers yesterday and today the reading of the book of Deuteronomy started with Moses recollecting on the journey so far. The message today is drawn from Moses' act in Deuteronomy 1-3. There is this popular song that says; "count your blessings, name them one by one, count your blessings, see what God has done, count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done." You can not successfully count your blessings without recollecting. And someone will ask; what is recollection? Recollection is a process of remembering. It simply means to recall past occurrences. Thus the act of recollecting aids in identifying the following;

1. The take off point i.e where it all started 
2. The situation of things before it started 
3. The process of change as it started
4. The challenges encountered while the process is ongoing .
5. Achievements recorded since it all started.
6. Current situation of things.

The list is endless depending on the point of analysis. My point therefore is that Moses deemed it fit to recollect their journey so far, while he was doing that he pointed out what God has done for the children of Israel right from the land of Egypt. He also pointed out the ugly attitude of the children of Israel, how their attitude have angered God and also how their attitude has affected his relationship with God. He also revealed why he will not be stepping into the promised land. Above all in his recollecting the journey so far, it became clear to the people that as long as God is with them and they obey His commandments they will possess their promised land.
The year 2019 just started, we are already done with the month of January, and today we are already in February, you probably have a plan for the year and in that plan, there strides to be made in January. For some those strides were made successfully while some didn't accomplish theirs. You need to recollect and identify the things you did right, the ones you did wrong, the ones you ignored and see the points God intervened.
In recollecting we are able to count our blessings and appreciate God for His marvelous works in our lives.
Till I come your way again, remain blessed.