Remember when you were young and the school teacher said “We will be having a test in a few days?” That meant that it was time to start reviewing the things that you had learned in class. Hopefully, you had been studying all along.
But when he said it was time for the exam, it was time to stop and take a good, thorough review of everything that you had gone over. You had to try to remember everything, put it in its proper place, and know how to use it for your benefit.
The Bible is also full of reviews. Because reviews are mentioned so many times in the Bible, I think God wants to give us the message that sometimes we need to stop and review in our own lives. In the Old Testament (Exodus 15) Moses was a good example of someone who reviewed. After Israel was led to safety through the Red Sea Moses reviewed how God had destroyed their enemies and protected them.
Exodus 15:1 says that Moses and the people of Israel sang to the Lord. The entire song that they sang out to God was a review of the many things that God had done to protect Israel. He saved them from their enemies, showed mercy upon them, He led them safely through the wilderness, and generally just looked out for them and took care of them.
In Exodus, Moses and the people of Israel are a great example of reviewing, but there are plenty of other examples throughout the Bible. In Psalms there are a number of chapters where the Psalmists take the time to review and praise the Lord for how he has protected them in hard times. Psalm 18 is a great example where David writes of how God is his rock and fortress.
We can also look in the New Testament. In Hebrews chapter eleven there is a review not only of what God has done but of the faith of many people found in the Old Testament. It talks about faith as the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen. The chapter continues then to speak of the faith of Abel, Enoch, Noah and Abraham.
It is good for us to review. Never, never get too busy that you forget what God has done for you! Take time to count your blessings. Like the old song says, “Count your many blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.” Take time to review and to count those blessings!
