Scripture: Genesis 41:9-13
KEY STATEMENT : Until a man is divinely remembered, he remains in obscurity.
God never forgets anyone. The all-knowing God could never forget to do whatever He promises to do. God is ever alert and sensitive to the performance of anything He says He will do.
God says himself in Isaiah 49:15,
”Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee”
So if God never forgets, what does it mean when the Bible says "God remembered so and so" ? or when some people pray God to remember them?
Divine remembrance does not mean that God can ever forget. It means God's special and particular attention toward someone. The same way you zoom your camera lens on an object, divine remembrance zooms God’s attention on the remembered.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DIVINE REMEMBRANCE IS AT WORK?
1) When God remembered Noah, he made a wind blow over the earth and the water to go down.
Genesis 8:1 God remembered Noah and all the wild and domestic animals with him in the ship. So God made a wind blow over the earth, and the water started to go down.
2) When God remembered Abraham's prayer, he allowed Lot to escape from destruction.
Genesis 19:29 When God destroyed the cities on the plain, he remembered Abraham. Lot was allowed to escape from the destruction that came to the cities where he was living.
3) When God remembered Rachel, Hannah, he opened their womb and allowed them to conceive.
Genesis 30:22 Then God remembered Rachel. God answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children.
1 Samuel 1:19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
4) When God remembered the covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, he came down to terminate 430 years of slavery, of groaning, of servitude in Egypt.
Exodus 2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
Exodus 6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.
5) When Moses prayed and asked God to remember the covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, God made a U-turn from his decision to destroy the people of Israel.
Exodus 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.
6) When God remembers a man, those who have forgotten him will just suddenly remember him.
Case no 1 The butler who had forgotten about Joseph for two full years suddenly remembered Joseph.
Genesis 40:23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
Genesis 41:9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
Case no 2 The King who had forgotten Mordecai for years had a sleepless night just to remember him.
Esther 6:1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.
WHAT TO DO TO CAUSE AND TRIGGER DIVINE REMEMBRANCE?
1) BUILD THE ALTAR OF PRAYER
Isaiah 38:2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
Isaiah 38:3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. [...]
Isaiah 38:5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.
2) OFFER SACRIFICES
- Sacrifice of thanksgiving
Psalms 107:22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.
Psalms 116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
- Sacrifice of praise
Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving thanks to his name.- Sacrifice of your body
Romans 12:1 Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you.
3) VOW A VOW
1 Samuel 1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
4) REMIND GOD HIS COVENANT
Exodus 2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
5) GIVE OFFERINGS
Psalms 20:3 [The Lord will] send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion; remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
6) CONTINUE TIRELESSLY TO DO GOOD WORKS
Hebrews 6:10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Malachi 3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.
Galatians 6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Case no 1 The Lord remembered Dorcas and brought her back to life remembering the coats and garments she used to make for others.
Acts 9:39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.
Case no 2 The Lord remembered Mordecai and promoted him causing the king to remember the good works he did to him.
Esther 6:11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour.
Case no 3 The Lord remembered Cornelius'gifts to the poor and heard his prayer and saved him.
Acts 10:31 "He said to me, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and has remembered your gifts to the poor."
7) REMIND GOD HIS PROMISE
Psalm 105:42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant. 43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;
PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS AND PRAYERS
# God had remembered Joseph. Joseph was not the only prisoner, but when God brought him into focus, he was the one the king sent for.
DECLARE AND PRAY ____________________________
# It doesn’t matter how many people know how to do what you do, when God brings you into focus, you are pulled out of the crowd.
DECLARE AND PRAY ____________________________
# Today, I see God remembering you. I see God zooming His attention on you. I see God bringing you into focus. This divine force will pull you out of obscurity into limelight. It will give you the position you do not deserve. It will terminate years of stagnation and pain. God will remember you today in Jesus Name.
DECLARE AND PRAY ____________________________
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JESUS IS LORD !
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Pastor T.D. KASUKU K.K.
The Word Of Life Church International
Nairobi/Kenya
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