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Pastor Wale Olulana is the Senior
Remember UK and Nigeria. He was commis-
Pastor of Harmony Christian Centre,
sioned by God to “restore and raise
God a people above all limits” in 1996 (As
stated in Isaiah 58:12).
He is an Apostle of God, challenging
Believers in Christ to rise up in the
marketplace. Through his internation-
wish they had done things differently and al crusades and Beyond Limits Media
had more time. Outreach, he reaches thousands an-
nually with the Word, leadership train-
Youth is not about advancing in age or ing, free medical services, food and
Isaiah 46:9 “Remember the former things clothing. There are many testimonies
of old, For I am God, and there is no oth- spending your thriving days looking good; of the power of Christ at work through
er; I am God, and there is none like Me.” rather use your time, wisdom, strength,
and ability for God. Caleb at 85 years old him.

said, “Give me this mountain, I’m still as
To Remember means to bring to mind, to Having received victory over a dec-
become aware of, to focus on, to take into strong today as the day Moses sent me ade of barrenness with two miracle
account, or to meditate on something. It out” (Josh 14:12). children, Pastor Wale and his wife
starts in our minds and may be expressed carry a message of hope and res- Amen!
in words or actions. The thriving days are not a time to spend toration. He believes that, “there is Contact: admin@hccentre.org.uk
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Interestingly, today’s text asks us to “re- mold a better you!” Mailing Address:
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member the former things, Nor consider the 3. Remember God in your Temper In your moments of anger, may you be Dagenham RM8 1ST
things of old…” able to refrain from doing or saying what
Psalm 4:4 “Be angry, and do not sin. Med- will cause you to regret in Jesus Name.
There are things that God wants you to for- itate within your heart on
get and things that He wants you to remem- your bed, and be still”
ber. For instance, He does not want you
to remember past failures, sins, and times Many people feel that their
when you were bound to sin. However, God anger justifies a vicious re-
wants you to remember and tell of the sponse, and so they use
victories that He won for you and of His hurtful words and regretta-
power at work in you. ble actions are committed
in the heat of their fury. At
Human by nature is forgetful, especially times, some Christians go
when good times come. For this reason, as far as saying, “Please
when the children of Israel passed through leave God out of this, I’m too
the wilderness, God kept stressing to their angry, even God knows!”
fathers, to keep records and remember His
faithfulness and the wonders that He per- However, God would have
formed for them by way of festivals, sym- us remember Him even in
bols and telling their stories from generation our anger. Consider this:
to generation. God also gets angry, but in
His anger, He doesn’t for-
It’s easy for people to forget, hence God get that He is God, His at-
commands us to remember. Unfortunately, tributes or purpose. He still
people find it easier to remember bad things tempers justice with mercy.
over good things. All the more reason to put
in more effort into remembering the good. He wants us to be like Him
and not a people controlled
7 things that God wants by their temper. Many have
us to Remember walked out of relationships,
careers, ministry, and op-
portunities in their anger
1. Remember God in your Trial
and offence, forgetting the
God who started with them.
Jonah 2:7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord…”
At a time that He should
have been angry, Jesus still
A time of trial can be dark and difficult, but
you must remember that God is able. In all treated men with love. Even
your attempts to get a solution, remember at the point of death on the
God, His ability, faithfulness and the truth cross, He prayed, “Father
that He can’t fail. forgive them.” Thus, it is
possible to be angry and not
No matter what you are going through, sin!
God is able to deliver you. As Shadrach,
and his two friends in Daniel 3 said to Nebu- I pray that like Jonah lifted
chadnezzar. “Our God is able to deliver us.” his prayers to God when
Men may fail, but God cannot. his soul was fainting and
God answered him, you will
2. Remember God when you are doing remember and trust in the
well faithfulness of God to deliv-
er you in times of trials. May
your youthful days and tal-
Eccl 12:1 “Remember now your Creator in
the days of your youth...” ents never go to waste and
may your time be put into
Many people are running around because redemptive use in Jesus
of their careers, businesses, and other con- name. I pray that today’s an-
cerns and they do not have enough time ger will not rob you of your
for God. A time will come when they would future blessings.