Big Sky Buckeye

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His Good Purpose

Posted on November 14, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Philippians 1:20: “It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be put to shame in any way, but that by my speaking with all boldness, Christ will be exalted now as always in my body, whether by life or by death.”

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Facing world’s wickedness

Knowing God walks with thee

Surrounded by darkness

His good purpose foresees

Feeling Spirit’s mercy

Turning to Father’s aid

Rejoicing with boldness

His good purpose conveyed

Living in Christ brings gain

Soaking up trusting Word

Finding joy in faith’s hope

His good purpose now heard

Praising the Lord our God

Following divine moves

Feeding faithful hunger

His good purpose approves

Lifting up each stranger

Setting prisoners free

Loving with righteousness

His good purpose shall be

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From Psalm 146:5: “Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.”

Anne Graham Lotz Quote

Posted on November 7, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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Faith is like a tender plant, rooted in Christ alone, watered by the Spirit and the Word, strengthened by the winds of adversity and the sunshine of blessing.

From Isaiah 53:2: “For He grew up before Him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; He had no form or majesty that we should look at Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him.”

Searching for Father

Posted on October 13, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Amos 5:4: “For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: Seek Me and live.”

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Searching for Father

Walking stark valleys

Running through darkness

Checking back alleys

Seeking divine Lord

Wandering each day

Sinking, lost again

Retreating to pray

Finding Calvary

Kneeling at sin’s cross

Seeing scarlet stains

Witnessing God’s loss

Feeling Christ’s Spirit

Scanning empty tomb

Understanding now

Reaching Father’s room

From Amos 5:14: “Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said.”

Richard Halverson Quote

Posted on September 26, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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When we as a nation, strive in vain to preserve the beauty of national life, forgetting our biblical roots, we are doomed.

From Colossians 2:6-7: “As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on September 24, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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This abandon to the love of Christ is the one thing that bears fruit in the life, and it will always leave the impression of the holiness and the power of God, never of personal holiness.

From 2 Corinthians 5:14-15: “For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. And He died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died and was raised for them.”

Tempest Brewing

Posted on August 4, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 89:8-9: “O Lord God of hosts, who is as mighty as you, O Lord? Your faithfulness surrounds you. You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.”

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Approaching storms

Burdened with fear

Now darkness forms

Hope’s light unclear

Tempest brewing

Drowning with fright

Life’s undoing

Faith must invite

Our Prince of Peace

Seeing our plight

Renews life’s lease

Turns night to light

Lord’s mighty voice

Storm’s rage resigns

Angels rejoice

Peace rules divine

Heart’s calmness grows

Lord takes control

Dark chaos slows

Christ on patrol

From Psalm 107:28-29: “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out from their distress; He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.”

Here is a familiar hymn, “Eternal Father, Strong to Save.” While I have used this hymn in the past, this shortened version features the true intensity of the “tempest brewing.” We can always look to our Father’s strength to help us persevere.

Sojourner Truth Quotes

Posted on May 27, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Christ came from God and a woman. Man had nothing to do with Him.

I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote

Posted on May 26, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Christian brotherhood is not an ideal which we must realize; it is rather a reality created by God in Christ in which we may participate.

From Psalm 133:1: “How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!”

Living in Christ

Posted on May 12, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From Colossians 3:1-2: “So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.”

Living in Christ, never alone

Marked with genuine, lasting love

Walking in daily harmony

Bread of Life, feeding from above

Living in Christ, finding mercy

Filled with thirst for Holy kindness

Quenching faith with living water

Spirit healing sin-filled blindness

Living in Christ, cherished moments

Covered by His forgiving grace

Centering on infinite love

Patience guides, finishing life’s race

Living in Christ, tasting His love

Called to follow in faithful ways

Building new life with righteousness

Heavens singing with blessed praise

Living in Christ, God’s chosen ones

Baptized, newest children of God

Praising Heavenly Father’s love

Comfort received, His staff and rod

From Colossians 3:14-15: “Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on May 2, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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Have I entered into the glorious privilege of being crucified with Christ until all that is left is the life of Christ in my flesh and blood?

From Romans 6:6-8: “We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. For whoever has died is freed from sin. But if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with Him.”

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