{"id":16456,"date":"2026-03-10T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/the-gift-of-memory\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:01:37","slug":"the-gift-of-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-men\/loved-ones-devotions-devotions-for-men\/the-gift-of-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift of Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>But the&#8230; Holy Ghost&#8230; he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance&#8230;\u00a0<\/em>\u2014John 14:26 (KJV)<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0was just thinking that everything that ever happened to me abideth in me somewhere, most of the time misfiled and misplaced in the most careless fashion. I mean, who was in charge of organization here, a newborn chipmunk? 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