Hello there. I have a message from the Lord to share with you. Two days to the wrapping up of the year 2010 AD, the Lord gave me a message, telling me some of the things He will do in the year 2011 AD. He told me it is a year of remembrance, a year He will remember His people. I know you may wonder if the Lord forgot His people or whether He can forget His people. But I want to address this question by saying that God does not and cannot forget His children. So why then did He tell me the year 2011 AD is a year He will remember His people?
The word “remember” in the Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew word zâkar which according to Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Dictionaries means “to mark (so as to be recognized), that is, to remember; by implication to mention”. As we read our Bibles we often come across some verses that minister to us in some special way and we use a marker to mark those verses so we can easily locate, recognize or remember them any time we pick up our bibles to read. From this we can understand that what the Lord is saying is that in 2011 AD He shall do the same thing with us – He shall mark us out for a special attention and for special blessings; He shall mark us to be remembered in a very special way.
Now let me outline in details the things that God shall remember in the year 2011 AD.
1. In the year 2011 AD, the Lord shall remember you and show you mercy for your sins and for the mistakes you made in the past.
“And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee” - Judges 16:28
Sampson had a calling upon his life. He was anointed of God to be a deliverer to his people. But he had a problem with obedience to God’s instructions; he embraced a life of sin and rebellion. As a result of this, several terrible things happened to him, and there were some things he lost that he couldn’t recover, including his sight.
Sin has consequences. People who rationalize sin with the mentality that they can always get God’s forgiveness after all, need to understand that God’s mercy and forgiveness is not a magic wand that can wipe away our past and the consequences of our actions and foolishness.
However, if we have sin, it is better to seek God’s face that we may recover our relationship with Him, even though we may have lost a lot of things including our reputation. The only thing Sampson recovered was his relationship with the Lord and his strength, and that made a whole lot of difference. The Lord remembered Sampson and showed him mercy for his sins and mistakes, and He will do same for us if we humble ourselves and seek His face. Sampson had to call upon the Lord before the Lord remembered him. If you do the same this year, He will remember you… He will mark you out to show you mercy and bring restoration to your life.
2. In the year 2011 AD, the Lord shall remember you and reward you for your goodness and for the labor of love that you have done over the past years. In the book of First Kings we learn that the Lord remembered King Hezekiah to reward him for his goodness.
‘Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed: "Remember, LORD, that I have served you faithfully and loyally and that I have always tried to do what you wanted me to." And he began to cry bitterly. Isaiah left the king, but before he had passed through the central courtyard of the palace the LORD told him to go back to Hezekiah, ruler of the LORD's people, and say to him, "I, the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and in three days you will go to the Temple. I will let you live fifteen years longer. I will rescue you and this city Jerusalem from the emperor of Assyria’ - 2Kings 20:2-6(GNB)
We can find another case in the book of First Samuel where the Lord remembered Hannah and gave her the desire of her heart.
“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. Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD” - 1Samuel 1:19, 20
Hannah did not conceive and bear a son because she had sex with her husband (they had been doing that for the past couple of years), but because “the LORD remembered her”. In the year 2011 AD the Lord shall remember you (mark you out), and as a result of this you will experience success in those things you failed in the past without necessarily doing anything different. The only thing that will make the difference is that the Lord will remember you – He will mark you out to be blessed.
Mordecai was another righteousness man who at a time was not rewarded for his goodness and righteousness. The Bible records that,
“In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told it unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king” - Esther 2:21-23
The good deed of Mordecai was recorded but he was never rewarded. However, the Lord remembered him and caused his name to be mentioned to the king, for God was about to reward him for his goodness and righteousness. The Bible says,
“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. And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him” - Esther 6:1-3
The Bible says the “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will” (Proverbs 21:1). He caused King Ahasuerus to have sleepless nights and to command that the book of the records be opened because God’s book of records in heaven was opened and Mordecai’s name was mentioned and marked out for a special reward. In 2011 AD, God’s book of records will be opened and your name shall be mentioned in heaven for the Lord to visit you and bless you in a very special way.
In 2011 AD, the Lord shall also remember His servants. Ministers of the Gospel who have toiled in the Lord’s vineyard for many years will be marked out by the Lord for a special blessing and reward for their goodness and for the labor of love they have done for the past years. Hebrews 6:10 says, “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”. The Greek word adikos translated “unrighteous” here means to be unjust; wicked; treacherous. But God will remember you and reward you because He is not treacherous, unjust or wicked. The Bible says there is only goodness in Him.
For a long time many of God’s people have felt that there is no reward for doing right, because they had continued to suffer in spite of the fact that they seek after righteousness; it has seem as though the wicked get rewarded with good for the evil they do. But in 2011 AD, the Lord shall cause kings (people who are in a position to reward) to recognize you and bless you. God shall move the hearts of kings to recognize you and reward you for the good that you have done over the years. The Lord shall do this because it is written in His Law that “to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward” (Proverbs 11:18). In 2011 AD God shall surely reward you!
3. In the year 2011 AD, the Lord shall remember you and bring an end to the hardships, difficulties, tests and trials that you have faced all these years. In Genesis 8:1, it is recorded that
“God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged”
Water (or flood) in scriptures is often symbolic of difficulties, tests, and trials. The Psalmist said to the Lord, “Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place” (Psalm 66:12). The Good News Bible says, “we went through fire and flood” (also see Psalm 69:1, 2 & 14).
Just as God remembered Noah to bring an end to the flood, in the year 2011 AD, He shall remember you and bring and end to the flood of hardship, difficulties, tests, and trials that you have faced over the years.
4. In the year 2011 AD, the Lord shall remember your oppression by the enemy; He shall bring an end to the oppression and affliction of the enemy and also reward them accordingly. The Bible says, “and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies” (Numbers 10:9). You have to understand that the Lord did not and has not forgotten you while you suffer the oppression of the enemy; He did not and has not abandoned you. God is so wise that He often uses the plans of the enemy to achieve His own purposes. If you observe your life, you will discover that one way or the other God has used the plans of the enemy against you to achieve something valuable in your life. Never forget that He is the head of all principalities and powers, and in consequence of this, all the wisdom, plans, and strategies of the enemy against us are beneath His wisdom, power and authority. In Jeremiah 15:15 the prophet prayed,
“LORD, you understand me. Remember me and take care of me. People are hurting me. Give them the punishment they deserve. You are being patient with them. But don't destroy me while you remain patient with them. Think about me. Think about the pain I suffer for you” (Easy-to-Read Version).
In the year 2011 AD, your name shall be mentioned in heaven, and the Lord shall mark you out to bring an end to the oppression of the enemy in your life. Also, the Lord shall remember that there is a reward for those who oppress His love ones and shall reward them accordingly.
I pray that this word from the Lord should become flesh in your life. If you bring yourself under the banner of this message by accepting it and speaking it in prayer to the Lord, you shall see it come to pass in your life.
God bless you.
Maikh Etto
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