Kay Cude poetry: When We Remember

Kay Cude poetry. Used with permission. Artist’s statement below.

As I continue to go through them my perspective is reinforced with the fundamental truth: it is necessary that we learn and grow through “issues” and situations we’d rather avoid. They will either drive us deeper into Scripture and prayer, or we will allow them to drive us into despondency, confusion and sorrow. When we experience breath-knocking blows, above all else it is necessary that we “remember” Who our first love is and that He, Christ is our ever-present secure help. He is our All-in-All, our sufficiency, protection, strength and giver of wisdom. We must remember that issues and circumstance have eternal purpose for His beloved redeemed.

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WHEN WE REMEMBER

The love of Christ
is a constant Guardian over His redeemed. With never wavering eyes is His sight steadily upon us. Selah

O Lord God our Saviour,
You are our ever-present Vigilance; in You our salvation remains inscribed. You are our Strong Tower; in You we live and exist and have our being. You are the Watchman over our spirit; in You is the permanence of our eternal forgiveness. You are the Appointed Hope and Source of our resurrection; You are the Propitiation through Whom we are reconciled to God the Father.

The Gate of our heart

is Yours, and with the jealousy of a husband do You stand in its entryway. Against the adversary is Your Word positioned as our Shield and Defender. Nothing prevails against You, our Bulwark.

These things we know–these things we believe, O God our Saviour! In our weakness Lord, we may forget; yet You lift us up from the depths of our weakness, and we remember! O Lord, with thanksgiving our hearts are prone before You – we remember!

Redeemed of GOD, with rejoicing, recount the patience and lovingkindness GOD THE I AM proffers through the Finished Work of

MESSIAH CHRIST, GOD THE SON! Selah

Kay Cude, September 08, 2017©

CHRIST OVERLOOKING JERUSALEM (c. 1885), Vasily Polenov. The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Polenov_MechtySAR.jpg