| He Called Me by Name by Elena Ramirez |
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Long ago, when lost and all alone I had no strength, to carry on So sad was I, that all I did was cry Try as I could, It did me no good... You see, I knew of God I had been raised to believe But, I did not hold his truth And had no mind to cleave To follow his ways, I had no mind to pray... The way, that I should each day... I thought, I knew which way to go But, in my ignorance, I did not know All I had, was mistakes to show When it seemed, I could no longer go on... I thought I would die The enemy with his lie Said yes, go on, and try... This was never in my heart But, I thought I had no place to start. But God in his goodness Stepped in and said "NO, You my child, can win Let me, by my son, take away this sin." He would not let me settle for less And looked at me with compassion And offered me his very best... For whatever reason, I now know I wandered into a Christian store Where, there, the Lord, had so much more. I found a book on a table That spoke my name, And said with him I was able So strange to me, but I could see The book in its title, had my name written, ever so clearly. The title read and spoke to my heart and said If you Love me Elena, Keep my Commandments It struck me as a jolt, and I stood their silent And I wept... I read the pages so carefully, For you see, my name is not common to many There I read, in just a moment or two Of His redeeming grace that came through Of course, I bought the book And to my heart, and home, it took... For He called Me by Name He said, "My Child Look at your life I and only I, can deliver you from strife. Keep my Commandments, if you truly love me You will be blessed, to see The plan I have for you Will come through... But you must obey me, wholeheartedly Love me as I love you.... Read my word, and understand Only with me, Your God, you can Turn from the ways of the world Repent, live a life that is clean For my eyes are upon you and have seen Your struggle to juggle, to live right But you truly have no insight Do not pollute your mind Or spirit, with things that bind. Live life free, For whom I set free is free indeed And with great speed... You will see the difference As you rely on me as your dependence." As a true testimony, I write this for all When he spoke my name, and he did call The Lord, delivered me from a great fall From shame....For it came... Before it was too late And delivered me from the enemy's gate For that was not my fate... How merciful, how kind How wonderfully divine, That God gave this to me as a sign It is not coincidence, that this happened to me But his saving grace that spoke to me that let me see, and set me free. He will call you by name If you claim, his son, Who came and died for whosoever Believes in Jesus name Will be made free, and free indeed Listen to him... Turn away from the sin And with him, you will win.. I call you by name, For you are mine July 21, 2004 One of my testimonies of his love... God knew long ago... He would call me by name This poem is dedicated In honor of my Godfather, and Uncle Felipe Rivera who passed away this July 20th 2004 at age 78 God bless him, and his family For they struggle... Help them please, My Lord.
Isaiah 43:1 |
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