LORD, REMEMBER ME!
LORD, REMEMBER ME!
"For God is not unjust. He will
not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to
him by caring for other believers, as you still do.” – Hebrews 6:10 NLT.
Introduction
Dear brethren,
In the midst of life's trials and
tribulations, it is often easy to feel forgotten and abandoned. We may question
whether anyone sees our struggles, hears our cries, or remembers our pain. It
is during these moments of despair that divine remembrance which believers seek
most becomes a beacon of hope.
Our message today is a plea to God to
remember us. If we hope on man to remember us, man can fail, but God will not.
That is why we should turn to God in every situation.
In a quaint little village, a group of
politicians arrived and generously presented the female residents with bags of
rice. The women in charge issued an order that anyone absent during the
distribution would automatically forfeit their portion, unless they made a
prior request. As fate would have it, on the day of sharing, one woman was unable
to attend due to an engagement at her church. She turned to her close friend
and entrusted her with the task of collecting her share. Unfortunately, her
friend, plagued by an unfortunate memory lapse, completely forgot about the
rice. When the woman returned from her church activity, eagerly anticipating
utilizing her portion for dinner, she was met with her friend's apologetic
confession: "Oh, I completely forgot!" Disheartened and filled with
sorrow, the woman's face revealed her disappointment. She pondered the numerous
acts of kindness she had shown her forgetful friend and questioned why she
would forget to collect the rice. Was it a deliberate attempt to deprive her of
enjoying the benefits of this democratic gesture, or was it simply an act of
forgetfulness? Gazing fixedly at the words written in Genesis 40:23, which
recount the story of Pharaoh's cup-bearer, who conveniently forgot about
Joseph, never sparing him another thought, the woman couldn't help but wonder.
The Bible says "Pharaoh's chief cup-bearer,
however, forgot all about Joseph, never giving him another thought".
The story of the woman is what some of
us are going through in life. Some have trusted their friends and even their
children, but in the end, disappointment becomes the order of the day. Some of
us have helped people become who they are today. You have helped them with your
money, advice, prayers, and resources, yet no one remembers you. No one thinks
of you anymore. Whether you exist or not, everything you did for them is forgotten.
In most cases, no one values or regards you anymore. At this point, you begin
to see that people only value your services and forget about you when you need
them most.
Joseph was a gifted dreamer and dream
interpreter. It so happened that people needed his services but didn't value
him. First, his father needed his service to see how his brothers were doing
(Gen. 37:13-14), but his brothers didn't value him (Gen. 37:8). Second, in
prison, the officials of Pharaoh - the cup-bearer and the baker - needed his
service to interpret their dreams, but the cup-bearer forgot to tell Pharaoh
about Joseph's plea to be released from prison. The Bible says Pharaoh's
cup-bearer completely forgot about Joseph. This means that the cup-bearer never
thought of Joseph, let alone remembered his suffering in prison or how he
predicted his rescue. Everything about Joseph never crossed his mind, let alone
announcing Joseph's kindness and anguish in the prison to Pharaoh. Joseph
remained in suffering for a reason he knew nothing about. I tell you that what
you don't know will not know you.
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There
are many of us who helped others survive, but today they have forgotten about
us.
·
Some
people we helped have failed to mention us to their rich and wealthy brothers,
wives, or husbands.
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The
people we helped in life have failed to mention us to their relatives who are
in a position to help us.
The good news is, don't put your hope
in any person, and God will remember you and deliver you from the condition you
are currently going through. Whatever you do, do it for the glory of God, and
he will reward you.
A. God is not unjust to forget you –
Hebrews 6:10 "For
God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how
you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still
do.”
I want to tell you that our God is
just in all his dealing with human beings. Whatever you do is in his record. He
is seeing how hard you have been working for him – your love for him, and how
you have been helping and caring for others to survive. Do you think, as mighty
as God is, he will forget you?
• God knew that Joseph was very
innocent to suffer. He knew that Joseph was falsely accused by Potiphar’s
wife. And he was aware that Pharaoh’s cup-bearer had forgotten about Joseph in
prison. So, God created a scene – making Pharaoh dream a dream that could not
be interpreted by Pharaoh’s magicians. It was at the moment that no one could
interpret Pharaoh’s dream that Pharaoh’s cup-bearer remembered Joseph. Do you
see that people look for you when they need help from you, and thereafter, they
forget anything about you? Also, do you know how many years Joseph had been in
that prison because of forgetfulness? Do you think that two full years are nothing?
And have you seen that when human memory has failed to remember anything again,
God can create a scene that will help the memory to remember? The issue of
emphasis now is that, do not allow your divine talent to die in you because of
your condition. Despite facing challenges, Joseph remained faithful, forsaking
living an immoral life, running away from sleeping with Potiphar’s wife, and
God continued to use him which resulted in his deliverance. May the Lord
deliver you from every spiritual prison your enemies are keeping you. May the
Lord remember you from where you have been dumped, and forgotten. Again, every
condition has a purpose. If the Chief cup-bearer had told Pharaoh about Joseph
before, it could be that Joseph might be released without any further
entitlement or Pharaoh might not listen to him. To tell you that God was
interested in any matters concerning Joseph, he caused Pharaoh to have a
disturbing dream. And this helped to remind the Chief cup-bearer to remember
his fault of not letting Pharaoh know about Joseph. Whatever power delaying
your deliverance and miracles is arrested today in the name of Jesus Christ.
• God knew that NOAH and his family
members had suffered. He had seen their hard work and righteousness. And
God destroyed the earth with heavy rain and flood due to the wickedness of the
world, and then locked up Noah and his household in that boat. Noah and his
household members were locked up but were not forgotten. But God remembered
Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a
wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede – (Genesis
8:1). Do you feel that you have been in the high sea of frustration, in the sea
of delay in marriage, and in getting things done the way you plan? I pray by
the power of the Most High God, may the surging floodwaters of failures and
disappointment recede in your life. No act of your righteousness will God
forget in your life. Keep on following his instructions, and may he remember
you today. Amen!
2. Lord, please remember me and my needs today. Pour out your blessings upon my life and grant me favor in every area.
3. Father, just as you remembered Noah in the ark, Joseph in the prison, and Hannah in her barrenness, remember me in my current situation. Open doors of opportunity and bring breakthroughs in my life.
4. God, remember your promises to me. Help me to hold onto your word and believe that you will fulfill every good thing you have spoken over my life.
5. Lord, when you remember me, let it bring about restoration. Heal the broken areas of my life, mend relationships, and bring reconciliation where it is needed.
6. Heavenly Father, when you remember me, let it bring about divine provision. Supply all my needs according to your riches in glory and release financial blessings into my life.
7. Father, remember me in my times of trouble and distress. Grant me strength and peace, and deliver me from every situation that seeks to bring me down.
8. Lord, when you remember me, let it bring about divine guidance. Direct my steps and lead me on the path that you have prepared for me.
9. God, remember me with your divine favor. Let your favor open doors of opportunities, promotion, and success in my personal and professional life.
10. Heavenly Father, as you remember me, let it bring about spiritual growth and transformation. Help me to draw closer to you, deepen my relationship with you, and become more like Christ in all that I do.
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