In 1948, Winston Churchill said to the House of Commons, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” Our own nation is in the midst of a revolution. An outright revolt against history. While not everything in our history is good, it is true. And only truth can guide us forward.

The attack is not new. It is one of Satan’s greatest strategies: cause people to forget their past and you can affect their future. We have for many years seen a wave of “revisionist history” at work in our educational system. Rewrite what you don’t like. Now, it is even more pronounced. Erase it all.

What is true on a national scale is also true on a personal level. We must never forget our heritage. We must remember where God has brought us from. We must not lose our history.

I am reading Stephen Mansfield’s book More Than Dates & Dead People right now. It is a wonderful reminder that if anyone should be concerned with history it is God’s people. Think how important it was to God to give Israel ways to remember Him and all that He had brought them through. We all need reminders!

Just this morning I was reading devotionally in the historical books of the Old Testament. In the midst of that history God spoke to me in a very definite way about my life. The past affected my present. History must not be ignored.

Scripture is full of history: the history of Israel, the history of world empires, the history of individuals and families, the history of the church. It seems the Lord is deeply concerned that we not forget. Listen to the words of 1 Corinthians 10:

Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant…Now these things were our examples…Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

History is most important as we near the end. Our generation needs a truthful perspective on the past, present, and future. It is time to take a long look at history again…

  • History causes you to look back. Such remembrance is a constant reminder of man’s failures and God’s blessings.
  • History causes you to look up. It is not just about man – it is about God. History is more than our story. It is the story of God’s dealings with a fallen world. History is intimately connected to theology.
  • History causes you to look within. We are a part of something bigger than ourselves. History is being written for the generations to come and our decisions have lasting implications. It’s our turn.
  • History causes you to look ahead. All of history ends at the throne of God. Every man must give account of his own life.

Someone has wisely said that what we learn from history is that no one learns from history. Let us do more than remember our history – let us learn from it.

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