A Memorial Before God

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Wednesday, September 9
Chinaemerem Joshua Ibezim

A Memorial Before God

"And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God." Acts 10:4

When the angel met Cornelius, he said that his prayer and his alms had gone up before God for a memorial. The Bible says that the man gave much alms to the people. God remembered his alms and sent Peter to him in order that he would be saved. God was unwilling to let such a man with a good heart perish.

Dorcas was said to be a woman "full of good works and almsdeeds which she did." When Dorcas died, the brethren sent a very urgent message to Apostle Peter asking him to come and raise her up from death! The woman did not have so much; she was a tailor; but she did a lot of good, especially to widows. When Peter got there, the widows were weeping, they showed him some of the gifts that they got from her; Peter was stirred up; he went in, prayed for her, and God restored her life. Hallelujah!

You see, God is a helper; He's an ever present help in time of need. When we help, we're manifesting the nature of God that is within us. If a life could be raised from the dead because of her kindness; if God was unwilling to let Cornelius perish because of his kindness to people, then imagine the miracles you can receive just by being a helper. Some of you need to take this seriously because it's the key you need to unlocking several doors in your life. Your gifts and good deeds are seeds and sacrifices that become memorials before God. You may never remember them, but they continue to speak for you in heaven; and as a result, you will never cease to testify.

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