SCRIPTURES:
Revelation 3:15-17
15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Mark 4:12
Scripture Focus:
- I sam 8
- Amos 3:1–7 (Spiritual Amnesia in Israel)
- Luke 15:11–32 (The Prodigal Son)
- 1 Peter 2:9 (“You are a chosen generation…”)
MAIN POINT:
Introduction
Have you ever seen someone who forgot who they were? In the natural, we call it amnesia. But in the spiritual, it’s far worse. Today, I want to speak to you about Spiritual Amnesia — when a child of God forgets who he is, where he came from, and what he’s destined for.
We are living in an hour where spiritual amnesia is not just an occasional case; it’s a pandemic across the Church.
- Luke 15:11–32 — The Prodigal Son
- Romans 7:15–25 — Paul’s struggle with the flesh:
“For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing… What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me?”
This is identity confusion. Paul is describing the tension between the old man and the new creation. - 1 Peter 2:9 — “You are a chosen generation…”
- Revelation 3:17 — “You are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked, and you don’t know it.”
A diagnosis of full-blown spiritual amnesia. - Galatians 4:6–7 — You are no longer slaves, but sons.
Amnesia is a condition characterized by memory loss, and it can be caused by several factors that affect the brain’s ability to store, retain, or retrieve information. Here are the main causes:
1. Head Injury or Trauma
- Concussions or more severe brain injuries can damage memory-related areas of the brain, such as the hippocampus.
- This can lead to retrograde amnesia (loss of past memories) or anterograde amnesia (inability to form new memories).
2. Stroke
- A stroke can damage brain tissue by cutting off blood supply, particularly in areas involved in memory and cognition.
3. Infections
- Brain infections like encephalitis or meningitis can cause inflammation that affects memory functions.
4. Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia progressively erode memory over time.
5. Lack of Oxygen (Hypoxia)
- Events like heart attacks, near-drowning, or carbon monoxide poisoning can cause memory loss due to reduced oxygen supply to the brain.
6. Psychological Trauma (Dissociative Amnesia)
- In some cases, severe emotional shock or trauma can cause the brain to block out memories as a defense mechanism.
7. Substance Abuse or Medication Side Effects
- Long-term alcohol abuse (e.g., Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome), drug use, or side effects from medications (e.g., benzodiazepines) can impair memory.
8. Brain Tumors or Surgery
- Tumors or surgical removal of brain tissue, especially in memory-critical areas, can result in memory loss.
1. The Condition: What is Spiritual Amnesia?
Spiritual amnesia is when a believer loses the memory of his divine origin, his divine calling, and his divine future.
- Like Israel in Amos’ day, who forgot they were God’s chosen people.
- Like many today, who trade sonship for status, holiness for popularity, and destiny for distraction.
1. Symptoms of Spiritual Amnesia
“You don’t know where you belong… You’re confessing ‘Christian’ and denying the Word… You can’t identify yourself with the Scriptures.”
“They belong to church, pay tithes, live good lives — but forget the Blood of Jesus is the only covering.”
“They act like the world. They receive the heart of the world. That’s spiritual amnesia.”
“If you don’t believe the sick are healed, or the Holy Ghost is for today, then you’ve got spiritual amnesia.”
A. Case Studies in Identity Loss
- Israel forget’s her identity : 1 Sam 8
- The Prodigal Son — forgot he was a son.
- Nebuchadnezzar — forgot he was a king, and lived like a beast.
- Israel — forgot where their blessings came from. They were chosen, delivered, and fed — yet went into idolatry.
“He gave them houses they didn’t build, wells they didn’t dig, victories they didn’t win… and they got rich and forgot God.”
B. Paul’s Struggle: A Man Torn Between Two Identities
Paul’s lament in Romans 7 is not failure — it’s friction between old identity and new life in Christ:
“Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!”
This is the awakening — the moment he came to himself.
Symptoms include:
- Forgetting God’s Word.
- Living like the world.
- Denying the power of the Spirit.
- Losing hunger for the supernatural.
Quote from the document:
“When you forget the Word, you are suffering from spiritual amnesia”.
2. The Story: The Prodigal Son — A Portrait of Lost Identity
Luke 15 tells the story of a young man who forgot who he was.
- He was born into a house of blessing.
- He had a future of inheritance.
- He was a son — but he acted like a servant to the world.
- His identity crisis led him to the pigpen.
He didn’t lose his DNA — he lost his awareness.
Luke 15:17 — “When he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!’”
Notice: He had to come to himself. Recovery began when he remembered who he really was.
3. The Consequences: What Becomes of Someone Who Forgets?
When a child of God forgets their identity:
- They settle for less.
- They become enslaved to the systems they were meant to rule over.
- They accept bondage instead of blessing.
- They live beneath their inheritance.
Brother Branham said it clearly:
“Israel forgot where her blessings came from, and became spiritually diseased”.
Spiritual Implication:
5. Modern Church: The Epidemic of Identity Loss
“They say they are rich, have need of nothing… but they are poor, blind, miserable, and naked.”
“They’ve hybrid the church so much, they’ve got the disease of spiritual amnesia. They can’t reproduce real faith.”
“They’ve accepted creeds and denominations instead of the Word. They’ve forgotten their name.”
Matthew 13:10-17
4. The Response: How Should We Treat a Brother or Sister With Spiritual Amnesia?
When someone has lost their place:
- We do not condemn them.
- We do not shame them.
- We restore them.
Galatians 6:1 — “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently.”
We remind them:
- You are a son!
- You are a daughter!
- You are royalty! (1 Peter 2:9)
We call them back to the Father’s house — not to a place of judgment, but to a place of restoration.
5. The Cure: How Do We Prevent Spiritual Amnesia?
- Stay in the Word — “Man shall not live by bread alone…” (Matthew 4:4).
- Stay filled with the Spirit — “Be filled with the Spirit…” (Ephesians 5:18).
- Stay in spiritual fellowship — iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17).
- Stay reminded of the Cross — never forget where you came from and where you’re going.
Brother Branham warned:
“Stay identified with the Word, or you are suffering from spiritual amnesia.”
Conclusion: A Call Back to Identity
Today, God is calling the Prodigals back. Today, God is awakening the slumbering sons and daughters. Today, the trumpet of identity is sounding across the land.
Remember who you are. Remember whose you are. Remember where you are going.
The cure for spiritual amnesia is a fresh encounter with the Father’s love.
Come to yourself. Come home.