Passing Through Dalmanutha

We tend to forget many things. It is human nature to forget people, names etc. God is not like humans. He never forgets us. 
We cannot fully understand God. He is beyond our imagination and understanding.
Hebrews 6:10 ‘God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.’

God is never unjust. That is the speciality of God. He remembers even the smallest things we have done for him. Because he has a loving and kind heart.
Psalms 8:3-4 ‘When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?’

Psalms 136:23 ‘He remembered us in our low estate His love endures forever.’

We have a God who sees and remembers us in our valleys. Hallelujah!

God loves all his children equally. He sees and knows everything. 

What does 'God remembered' mean? Does he forget about his children and all of a sudden remember them? No!
‘God remembered’ means God is getting into action for that person. He is going to step into the problems that person is facing.  Like we see in the book of Genesis about Noah. 
God remembered Noah! 

Many of us feel that God is not working in our lives. And that he has forgotten us in the midst of our troubles etc.  Looking at the life of David, he was anointed at the age of 17. And the next 13 years were troublesome for him. King Saul was trying to kill David and it was only when he turned 30 years of age David was crowned King. This time period too seemed like God was not doing anything for David. 

In the case of Moses, he grew up in Pharaoh's palace and to save his brother he killed an Egyptian. He had to escape and lived the next 40 years as a nobody in a desert. He lived as a refugee. We might think 'where was God during this time?'. Moses had a desire in his heart to help his brothers and save them. 
After 40 years God remembered him. God stepped in to take charge of the situation. He met with Moses in the burning bush. 

Same is the story of Joseph. Almost 13 years of suffering. He was sold by his own brothers, sent to jail, and faced many problems. He was tried for something he never committed. And then we see that God remembered him. Hallelujah!
This does not mean that God forgot him before but God allowed certain things to happen to make him stronger. 

A preacher once said that Moses was brought up in the palace but had to move into the wilderness whereas Joseph was in the wilderness and he went to serve in the palace.
God trains some people in the wilderness to use them in the palace. And he trains others in the palace to use them in the wilderness.

Let's look at the life of our Jesus.

Mark 8:10-13 ‘he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha. The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.’

In the beginning of this chapter we read that Jesus did a great miracle of feeding the four thousand. And moments after this miracle, the Pharisees came and questioned Jesus. They demanded signs and wonders from heaven.
On one side Jesus has done mighty works for his people and on the other side there are a few who question him and test him.

There might be similar Dalmanutha areas that we may have to pass through. We may have to face questions and trials.

We see that 'Jesus sighed deeply'. Jesus was hurt by their questions. The one who created us is upset. The creation is trying to test the creator.

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