- Not Forgotten
Psalm 9.18
For the needy shall not always be forgotten: The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
The needy and the poor can take this as an unconditional promise: they will not be forgotten and their hope will not perish. The rest of us who are not physically poor may take this as an unconditional promise for our spiritual poverty. Once we admit that we are empty and needy, that we have nothing in our hands to bring, that we have no ability to be independently strong, and that we are completely dependent on God for life and health and every good, then this promise unconditionally includes us as well.
As a needy person I shall not be forgotten, and my needs shall not be forgotten. I may have prayed for daily bread and needs to be filled in the past and it seems the answer is delayed; but, rest assured, soul, you and your need will not be forgotten. God will remember, even if you forgot you prayed, and in his time and way he answers your prayer need. 1) God prepares the heart; 2) He suggests the prayer; 3) He hears what is prayed; 4) He answers the prayer. Have patience and wait for the Lord. God forgets your sin, but He remembers mercy. He will not always forget. The nations that forget God return to Sheol, but God does not forget his own
The hope or the expectation of the poor will not perish. Once the poor have placed their hope in God they expect God to come and answer. They may wait a long time, but the Lord may say, “Wait a little longer. Your hope will not die; your expectations will live on and you will live to see them fulfilled.” So it is for all of who have repented in humility and entered into a poverty of spirit by giving up striving for independence and control; we have made ourselves dependent on the Lord not only for forgiveness but also for everything good and needful. For the penitent, the spiritually poor and the helpless trusters God promises to hear their prayers and meet their needs. Even if it takes a while He will not forget, ever.