The Absent-Minded Professor
A professor was having breakfast with his family. His wife said to him, "Now, remember. This is the day we move. When you come home, go to the new house and not this one." All day he knew there was something he was supposed to remember, but he couldn't remember what it was. He went home after class, and the house was empty. "Oh yes, we moved. I wonder where we moved to." He saw some children playing in the yard. He said to a little boy, "Do you know the people who used to live here?" The boy said, "Yes, sir."He said, "Do you know where they moved?" The little boy replied, "Mother said you would forget."
—Frank Pollard, "Our Greatest Victory," Preaching Today, Tape No. 175. Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5.
Deuteronomy 4:9 (TLB) "But watch out! Be very careful never to forget what you have seen God doing for you. May his miracles have a deep and permanent effect upon your lives! Tell your children and your grandchildren about the glorious miracles he did.
Deuteronomy 6:12 (TLB) Beware lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, the land of slavery.
Psalm 9:17 (TLB) The wicked shall be sent away to hell; this is the fate of all the nations forgetting the Lord.
Isaiah 51:13 (TLB) And yet you have no fear of God, your Maker—you have forgotten him, the one who spread the stars throughout the skies and made the earth. Will you be in constant dread of men’s oppression, and fear their anger all day long?
