TRIBUTE TO PASTOR TOLA CHRISTOS-WAHAB
Before I begin any Tribute on our dearly beloved in-law, please permit me to say the prayer below:
Oh heavenly Father, we pray for strength for this difficult time and moments. Teach us acceptance of what we cannot understand, teach us understanding of what we cannot change. For our lives, dear God are in Your good hands, You give life, sustain life and grant eternal life. You and You alone, know us individually in our depths and know the sorrow in our hearts. Keep us, comfort us and surround us with the love and presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
TEXT SCRIPTURE – PSALM 115 v 1-3
“Not unto us O Lord, Not unto us, but to your name, we give glory, because of your mercy, because of your truth. Why should the Gentiles say, “So where is their God? But our God is in heaven; He does whatever He pleases.”
There is no pain in writing these words about our dearly beloved Pastor Tola, who was called to eternal glory because the quote and verse below remind us of and illuminate the person he truly was:
‘It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died, rather we should thank God Almighty that such men lived’ – George Patton.
‘A good name is better that precious ointment and the day of death than the day of birth’ Ecclesiastes 7: 1
We are eternally thankful that God created our amiable in-law (Pastor Tola) and brought him into our lives. Within the short period both families met through the coming together of Holy Matrimony between our precious daughter and her heartthrob – Yanncik it seemed like we have known each other for decades. He was elegant, simple, and his evergreen smiles endeared him to many. His knitted family epitomizes his position as the father like no one to his children, and pillar of support to his dear mother, and jewel of inestimable value to his lovely wife., Little did we know that this was going to be very short lived, But we take solace in the fact that he came, he saw and he conquered but not the grave and as such has gone to be with the Lord.
Jesus, You have come to heal the brokenhearted. Our heavenly Father, comfort the Christos-Wahab family because You have loved them. Give them everlasting consolation and good hope through your abundant grace.
Give this family who mourn in Zion, beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called a tree of righteousness, the planting of the Lord that You alone might be glorified.
May the Holy Spirit - Thou Creative Arm of God and Great Comforter uphold his wife
May He Breathe on her, breath of God and Fill her with life anew.
May the Holy Spirit replace the darkness within her with His gentle Light;
Replace the Tension within her with His Holy Relaxation;
Replace the Bitterness within her with the sweetness of His Grace,
Replace the Fear within her with His Strong Faith;
And the anxiety within her with His Quiet Confidence. Because she seeks You oh Lord let her find fulfillment in Jesus name.
Pastor Tola has ran his own race by completing his assignments here on earth and has witnessed his own RAPTURE, What about the REST of us? When the TRUMPET shall sound where you will be? Where and how do you want to spend ETERNITY? NOW is the day of SALVATION and REPENTANCE.
Heart-felt Condolences from the Dabiri Family (Mrs Omofela Olatoye nee Dabiri)