Why did he forget? How did he forget? He was in prison and a another prisoner told him that he would get out and work for Pharaoh again. Not only that. He told another prisoner he would hang and that happened, too. It was incredible, impossible, wonderful -- to regain his place before the King of Egypt.
Those are not the sort of things you forget.
Or did he not want to remember. Did he think to himself -- "Just forget it." Better to not talk about ever being in prison. It's hard enough for people to forget. Why bring it up. Besides who would ever believe his story, about the prisoner who interpreted his dream. Because who would believe him? No one. And mention this other prisoner to Pharaoh? Impossible. Pharaoh would think he'd lost his mind. Or worse yet -- he would be reminded of why he sent the cupbearer to prison in the first place. Pharaoh wouldn't believe. He wouldn't let the prisoner out. Just forget it. It's better that way. Don't create waves. Don't become a problem or bring up something so fantastic. Who would believe it? Perhaps, after all, it was only coincidence.
And as the months passed, it probably seemed less and less a miracle to him. Like it did when it first happened. Besides, it had been so long now -- it would be embarrassing to do it now, after so long a time, after neglecting to do it so long.
How many opportunities to mention God and Christ have we talked ourselves out of? How many fantastic and awesome things have we failed to give him credit for?
How did the cupbearer forget the man who saved him? How do we forget the man who saved us?
Make of it what you will.
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